Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2024

President’s Message

Officers President Gabriela K. Popescu President-Elect Lynmarie K. Thompson Past-President Taekjip Ha Secretary Teresa Giraldez Treasurer Samantha Harris Council Patricia Bassereau Margaret Cheung Martin Gruebele Taviare Hawkins Anne Kenworthy Syma Khalid Emmanuel Margeat Anita Niedziela-Majka Elizabeth Rhoades Tamar Schlick Valeria Vasquez Jing Xu Biophysical Journal Vasanthi Jayaraman Editor-in-Chief The Biophysicist Padmini Rangamani Editor-in-Chief Biophysical Reports

Thematic Meetings Committee and must be approved by Council to ensure that they serve the BPS mission and adhere to our values and aspirations. Keep an eye on your inbox for calls for proposals, as well as on social me dia and the monthly BPS Bulletin . Learn more about how to prepare such a proposal at www. biophysics.org/thematic-meeetings/crite ria-and-submission-info. Committees. Joining a BPS committee offers a more structured modality of engaging with the Society. Serving on a committee requires a three-year commitment, but rewards you with lasting connections and regular interactions with a small group while advancing a particu lar goal and learning more about the Society. On the Committees web page (https:/www. biophysics.org/about-bps/governance/com mittees) you will find a full list of our commit tees, their charges, composition, and terms of service. For more advice about joining a BPS Committee, see the Molly Cule column on p. 22. To express your willingness to serve on any of the committees for Early Careers, Education, Inclusion and Diversity, Membership, Profes sional Opportunities for Women, Public Affairs, Publications, or Sustainability, please fill out a volunteer form (www.surveymonkey.com/ r/6VLDPTF), or contact the committee chair. BPS is committed to equitable representation and inclusion across all facets of diversity, and for this reason all new and continuing appoint ments are reviewed and must be approved by Council on an annual basis. I volunteered to serve on the Committee for Professional

Opportunities for Women early in my career and, with time and experience, I had the privi lege of chairing the committee for two terms. I made life-long friends there, and I am still very engaged with that community. Elected office. Serving on the 12-member BPS Council, or as a BPS officer as treasurer, secretary, or president, is an honor and a privi lege one has to earn by demonstrating dedica tion to the BPS mission, knowledge about its organization and governance, and an exciting vision for the future. We are very fortunate to have many members who are superb leaders, and who over the years have given their time, effort, and talent for the good of the Society. And I know that we have among us many more talented members who are yet to throw their hat in the ring for the amazing opportunity to shape the future of biophysics. Personally, I plan to remain active in BPS long after my term as a BPS officer comes to an end. I will continue to use the many venues of engagement BPS offers to ensure that as biophysicists we maintain and strengthen our identity as the purveyors and guardians of quantitative and rigorous research in biology, while remaining open to increasingly diverse areas of research. I hope you will join me in continuing to promote the reputation of BPS as the trusted leader in quantitative life sciences. — Gabriela K. Popescu , President

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