Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2022

BiophysicsWeek

Gā ṅ geya Student Chapter, India In India, the Gā ṅ geya BPS Student Chapter hosted a Biophysics Week Webinar Series on March 25 that featured talks on hot topics in the field of biophysics. Milano Student Chapter, Italy The BPS Milano Student Chapter kicked off their first Biophys- ics Week event as an official chapter with a series of talks as well as a career panel for young biophysicists. This ambitious group seeks to create an inclu- sive community of students to raise awareness of the field of biophysics at an early stage of a student’s career.

into the international community. The underlying core principles of physics, data science, molecular biology, and organic chemistry were emphasized. Expert panelists led round-table discussions involving more than 200 participants who attended. These addressed how national and regional higher education and collabora- tive mechanisms could be overhauled to create the multidisciplinary biophysics culture. BPS Subgroup Events Celebrating Bioengineering in Biophysics: Personal and Scientific Journeys Together, we are stronger. Marking the occasion of the March 2022 Biophysics Week, the Bioengineering Subgroup of the Biophysical Society celebrated the scientific and life jour- neys of seventeen scholars of all levels from postdoctoral associates to senior professors, representing a breadth of subdisciplines as well as cultural backgrounds. Bioengineering has grown to be a broad discipline representing a breadth of technologies and applications and bringing the engineering mindset to solving biomedical problems. Biophysics is rooted in the fundamental underpinnings and inner workings of the technologies and the phenomena underlying complex physi- ological as well as technological systems and is a major force driving several biomedical subfields. The convergence of the fields of biophysics and bioengineering was aptly captured by the science and the life journeys of the featured speakers (from left to right, top row): Ning Jiang , Whelton Miller , Padmini Rangamani , Farid Alisafaei , Paul Macklin ; (middle row): Alison Pouch , David Odde , Erin Teich , Jerome Irainto , Kalpana Mandal , Aaron Streets ; (bottom row): Samaneh Farokhirad , Flavia Vitale , Rogelio Hernandez-Lopez , Jina Ko , Jeanne Stachowiak , Neha Kamat . The talks can be accessed from the Biophysics Week page of the Biophysical Society website and these stories can be accessed at https:/mailchi.mp/836818146b1b/biophys- ics-week-5285537?e=90b9bee071.

The newly created Milano Student Chapter of the Biophysical Society will organize a round of conferences for the biophysical week

Monday March 21, 15:00 (Hybrid Mode) Jeremy Gunawardena, Harvard Medical School: “ Using graph theory to understand the conceptual basis of biological systems ”

Monday March 21, 16:30 (Botanic Garden) Biophysical Week Opening , a refreshment is offered! Register at this link

Wednesday March 23, 15:00 (Online Only) “ Different Paths ” , how to grow in the quantitative world?

Hatice Holuigue, Università degli Studi di Milano Silvia Goldini , Bayer Pharmaceuticals Ugur Cetiner , Harvard Medical School Buscaglia Marco , Università degli Studi di Milano

Thursday March 24, 16:00 (Hybrid Mode) Giuliano Zanchetta , Università degli Studi di Milano: “ DNA liquid crystals: back to the origin of life ”

All hybrid talks will be held at the Department of Biosciences, room B7. Zoom link March 21, Zoom link March 23, Zoom link March 24

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Affiliate Event Workshop on Macromolecular Structure and Dynamics Affiliate Event Organizer, LUMS, a not-for-profit university, hosted a workshop, the second in a Biophysics-Week-affiliat- ed series, aimed at building a Molecular Biophysics research community within Pakistan and collaborating with interna- tional partners. This workshop highlighted developments in high-flux synchrotron beamlines, optical physics of micro-crystallites, cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), and high-performance supercomputers. Virtual presentations by international speakers working in the interfacial disciplines of structural biology, molecular dynam- ics, and materials sciences showcased cutting-edge studies of biological and bio-organic materials led by the availability of synchrotrons, supercomputers, cryo-EM hubs, and inter- national consortia. These global developments effectively integrate medium-sized, developing countries like Pakistan

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