Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2020

Annual Meeting

Annual Art of Science Contest Opens

Wednesday, February 24 Responding to the Coronavirus Threat through Investments in Fundamental Biomedical Research 12:00 pm –1:30 pm Effectively containing and limiting the spread of COVID-19, as well as responding to future pandemics of emerging, as yet unknown, infectious diseases, will require substantial increas- es in our knowledge of how this virus and other pathogens infect humans, how the human immune system responds to infection, and how to leverage this understanding to develop new vaccines and drugs. In the United States these needs can only be addressed by substantial increased funding for fundamental biomedical research, as supported through congressional appropriations to federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Department of Energy. Thursday, February 25

Entries are due December 2, 2020 Do you have an eye-catching image that resulted from your research? Showcase the artistic side of scientific imaging, enter the 2021 BPS image contest, The Art of Science! Monetary prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. Submit today at biophysics.org/2021meeting

Family Care Grants Deadline: December 15, 2020

Meet the Editors 2:00 pm –3:00 pm

Family Care Grants are now available for BPS virtual Annual Meeting attendees. The grants will provide families with flexible financial assistance that can be applied towards extra expenses incurred for dependent care during the meeting. For more information and to apply, visit https:/www.biophysics.org/ 2021meeting.

Join the conversation with editors of the Society’s journals: Biophysical Journal , The Biophysicist , and Biophysical Reports . These leading scientists will discuss their respective journals, explain why BPS journals are the best place for your work, and answer your questions about how to get your work pub- lished in these journals.

Subgroup Symposia at the BPS Annual Meeting Monday, February 22, 2021 Subgroup Symposia at the 2021 Annual Meeting are scheduled for morning and afternoon sessions to allow registrants to attend multiple Subgroup Symposia to accommodate all research areas. Early Sessions (10:00 am –2:00 pm ) Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Metabolism Biopolymers in vivo Channels, Receptors, and Transport Mechanobiology Membrane Fusion, Fission, and Traffic Late Sessions (2:00 pm –6:00 pm ) Bioengineering Biological Fluorescence Cryo-EM Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Macromolecular Machines and Assemblies Membrane Structure and Function Membrane Transport Motility and Cytoskeleton Multiscale Genome Organization Nanoscale Approaches to Biology Physical Cell Biology

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