Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2023

Annual Meeting

Subgroup Symposia at the BPS Annual Meeting Saturday February 10, 2024 Subgroup Symposia at the 2024 Annual Meeting are scheduled for morning and afternoon sessions to allow attendees to attend multiple Subgroup Symposia and to accommodate all research areas. Morning Sessions (8:30 am –12:30 pm ) Bioengineering Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Macromolecular Machines and Assemblies Mechanobiology Membrane Structure and Function Membrane Transport Motility and Cytoskeleton Multiscale Genome Organization Single-Molecule Forces, Manipulation, and Visualization Afternoon Sessions (1:30 pm –5:30 pm ) Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Metabolism Biological Fluorescence Biopolymers in vivo Channels, Receptors, and Transporters Cryo-EM Membrane Fusion, Fission, and Traffic Nanoscale Approaches to Biology Physical Cell Biology Theory and Computation Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Metabolism

Bioengineering Subgroup Chair : Mark Uline , University of South Carolina, USA Speakers: Vadim Backman , Northwestern University, USA Physical Genomics and the Reprogramming of the Cell’s Operating System Shuibing Chen , Cornel University, USA Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Organoids, and Disease Modeling Gabriele Kockelkoren , University of Cophenhagen, Denmark Nanodomains of GPCRs at the Plasma Membrane: Direct Obser vation, Formation and Function Ravi Radhakrishnan , University of Pennsylvania AI-Enabled Physics Driven Digital Twin Automaton in Cancer and Nanomedicine Michael Schick , University of Washington, USA The Plasma Membrane as an Emulsion: A Rational Basis for "Rafts" and a Different Picture of Them Igal Szleifer , Northwestern University, USA How Is Chromatin Structured and Organized? William Torres , Exponent Consulting, USA The Role of Computational Modeling and Simulation in the Prod uct Development Life Cycle for Medical Devices Juan Vanegas , Oregon State University, USA Tension Mediated Activation of Transmembrane Protein Receptors and Ion Channels

Subgroup Co-Chairs: Nelli Mnatsakanyan , Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, USA, and Ildikò Szabò , Univer sità di Padova, Italy 2023 Program Chair: Alicia Kowaltowski , Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, and Nuno Raimundo , Pennsylvania State Univer sity College of Medicine, USA Symposium Title: Multifaceted Role of Mitochondria in Health and Disease Speakers: Michela Carraro , University of Padova, Italy Disentangling the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Amalia Dolga , University of Groningen, Netherlands The Neuroprotective Role of Mitochondrial Transfer in Ferroptosis Victor Faundez , Emory University, USA Regulation of the Secretome by Mitochondria Alicia Kowaltowski , Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Mitochondrial Ion Transporters as Sensors and Regulators in Energy Metabolism Polina Lishko , Washington University in St. Louis, USA Sperm Energetics in Fertility and Contraception Nuno Raimundo , Pennsylvania State University, USA Mitochondria-Lysosomes, a World beyond Mitophagy Dhanendra Tomar , Wake Forest University, USA Beyond Calcium Uniporter: MICU1's Impact on Mitochondrial Cristae and Ultrastructure

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