Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2023

Annual Meeting BiophysicsWeek

University of Cincinnati Biophysical Society Student Chapter As a newly established Chapter, the University of Cincinnati Biophysical Society Student Chapter hosted an introductory mixer on March 23 to welcome new members and introduce chapter goals (topped off with some snacks and mingling). It was a good mix of attendees with members involved in bio physical sciences with interests ranging from medical physics to mathematical biology and bioengineering. The second (late) Biophysics Week event was a talk by Sakthi Sadayappan of University of Cincinnati Internal Medicine on April 7. Sadayap pan is a long-standing BPS member, and delivered a presen tation titled “Cardiac organoids for hypertrophic cardiomyop athy.”

On March 22, the interim Masinde Muliro University BPS Chapter Sponsor, Sabella Kiprono , organized an online training session in Synthetic Biology, presented by Erikan Baluku , who is the Head Ambassador of the Programme SynBio Africa and Global Biotech Revolution. The session was moderated by James Wakungwi Sakwa , Principal Laboratory Technologist in the School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences & Technolo gy of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

Biophysical Society Kenya Chapter The Biophysical Society Kenya Chapter facilitated events throughout Biophysics Week at the Masinde Muliro University (MMUST). On Monday, March 20, the Chapter hosted a webinar based on presentations by Andrew Green . Participants learned how to write a CV and a cover letter.

On March 23, there were two community outreach events in cluding an organized nature walk and an introduction to STEM session at the Friends Girls High School-Igunga.

On Tuesday, March 21, the Chapter joined with the communi ty of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s various departments in sharing hands-on experiences in ar eas of light microscopy, elasticity, and diffusion, and three-di mensional DNA structure. It was such an exciting experience to see biophysics uniting students from public health, en gineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and biotechnology. Technologists Phylis Wekesa , Department of Physics, and Willy Aganyanya , Department of Biotechnology, successfully guided the experiments.

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