Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2020

BiophysicsWeek

The Biophysical Society sponsored several activities and resources throughout Biophysics Week.

BPSWebinars and Featured Lecture Virtual Networking for Nerds: How to Network and Find Collaborators from Afar Reporting Demystified: Tips for Effectivelyz and Efficiently Reporting Misconduct Biophysics 101: Introduction to Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Its Applications to Biological Systems BJ Classics A series of influential articles from Biophysical Journal : How the “Tumultuous Chemical Heterogeneity” of the Lipid Bilayer Membrane Was Finally Revealed in the Biophysical Journal Helical wheels: An Early, Pioneering Method for Predicting Protein Structure from Sequence Sometimes Less is More: How A Three-Page Letter Set Off a Series of Influential BJ Articles A 17-Year-Old BJ Article Explored the Ground Rules of Phase Separation in Lipid Bilayer Lay Summaries Short summaries of classical biophysics studies, accessible to scientists and non-scientists alike. Motor Proteins and Insights from Optical Tweezers Muscle Contraction and Sliding Filaments Ribozymes Discovery of the World’s Tiniest and Most Powerful Rotary Motor

Beauty in Biophysics: BPS 2020 Image Contest Finalists New Lesson Plan: Solar & Lunar Eclipses Featuring supporting video BPS Grassroots Advocacy Campaign Support the Women in STEM Caucus

The above resources are still available on the Biophysics Week website. Visit www.biophysics.org/BiophysicsWeek

Give the Gift of Membership To give the gift of BPS membership, visit www.biophysics.org/giftmembership

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