Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2022

Communities

Chia-Lung Hsieh Publications Committee

Chia-Lung Hsieh

Is this your first volunteer position for BPS? If not, what other positions have you held? Yes, serving as a member of the Publications Committee is my first volunteer position for BPS. Why do you volunteer? As a member of the Publications Committee, I meet with oth er committee members online every month to discuss various issues about the BPS peer-reviewed journals and eBooks. I share my views on the editorial policies of society publica tions and participate in the discussion of the appointments of the Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members. I also work with the committee to organize the Publication Event at the BPS Annual Meeting. What has been a highlight from your volunteer experience? Because of COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years, my participation in the Publications Committee has been limited to the online meetings. Nevertheless, I remember vividly a series of discussions about publication models and strate gies. I am very impressed by the passion and openness of the conversations. I can see why BPS has been a successful community, and I am convinced that it will remain successful in the future. I am proud to be part of it.

Do you have advice for others who might be thinking about volunteering? The Publications Committee consists of enthusiastic mem bers who are volunteers like me. As a researcher who works in Taiwan, I feel obliged to express myself and serve as a representative of the biophysicists in Asia. The discussion is informative. I have learned a lot about the BPS community, including the emerging research fields and active research ers, society finances, and publication strategies. Some of the discussions are also helpful for promoting the local biophysics community in Taiwan. Most importantly, I feel that my par ticipation in the Publications Committee makes BPS a better society. It is therefore a very rewarding experience. When not volunteering for BPS, what do you work on? I am a principal investigator of Academia Sinica, the national research institute of Taiwan, and also an Associate Professor of the Physics Department at National Taiwan University. So doing research and teaching are my daily work. My group is interested in exploring nanoscale biophysics in living cells. Our expertise includes advanced optical microscopy, nanoparticle techniques, and quantitative analytical approaches.

Subgroups Multiscale Genome Organization Poster Competition

The Multiscale Genome Organization (MGO) Subgroup of the Biophysical Society is pleased to announce its first poster competition. To participate, send your extended abstract along with your CV to Alexey Onufriev (alexey@vt.edu) and Bin Zhang (binz@mit.edu) by November 15, 2022. The subject line should say “MGO poster prize competition 2023.” The abstract must have the same title as what you have

submitted to the BPS 2023 meeting. The page limit is one page, plus up to one extra page for citations, using an 11-point font. Citations of your own relevant works are encouraged. Winners and cash prizes will be announced at the Subgroup symposium at the BPS 2023 meeting in San Diego. — Alexey Onufriev and Bin Zhang , Program Chairs

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