Biophysical Society Bulletin | March 2022

President’s Message

Officers President

Gail Robertson President-Elect Taekjip Ha Past-President Frances Separovic Secretary Erin Sheets Treasurer Samantha Harris Council Patricia Bassereau Henry Colecraft Erin C. Dueber Martin Gruebele Gilad Haran Kumiko Hayashi Syma Khalid Francesca Marassi Susan Marqusee Carolyn A. Moores

anticipating next month’s in-person meeting. I want to see my friends and colleagues and ask experts questions about new approaches we are trying in my lab. I want to meet train- ees and support their poster presentations by taking time to ask a question. I want to see presentations of the latest technologies from my gear-head colleagues. Triply vaccinated, masked, and among others of the same ilk, I am willing to take this chance for now. I do lament the anticipated absence of many of our members outside the United States for whom the barriers to travel may be insurmountable. Their involvement is crucial to our long-term success. But we soldier on, with the BPS staff bearing the greater burden of uncertainty,

weighing costs beyond just the hit to the budget, and responding by implementing every possible safety measure, save canceling the meeting. I am deeply grateful for their efforts and apologetic for the new gray hairs sprouted in the process. I welcome the membership to contact me via email (garobert@wisc.edu) or Twitter (@hergologie) and give me the opportunity to listen to your concerns and big ideas. I am honored to serve in a capacity that enables me to repay a debt of gratitude to the Biophysical Society. — Gail Robertson

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