Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2025

Annual Meeting

Speed Networking Monday, February 23, 4:30 pm –6:00 pm

NSF-NCEMS Intermediate Hands-On Training: Data Science Tools for Confidence, Complexity, and LLMs in Biophysical Research Tuesday, February 24, 1:30 pm –3:30 pm This intermediate-level training, presented by the National Sci ence Foundation (NSF) National Center for Emergence in Molecu lar and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS), builds on our popular beginner session and introduces powerful techniques to help biophysi cists make sense of messy, ambiguous, or incomplete data. The session is designed for biophysicists with some prior exposure to basic data science or machine learning; our beginner session is a great place to start! Annual Art of Science Contest Now Open Entries are due December 1, 2025 Do you have an eye-catching image that resulted from your research? Show the artistic side of scientific imaging. BPS members attending the 2026 Annual Meeting may enter the annual BPS Image Contest, The Art of Science. Monetary prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place. The 2026 Art of Science Image Contest is fully supported by Chroma Technology. Submit today at biophysics.org/2026meeting

Looking to grow your professional network? Join this fast-paced, fun event where Student and Early Career members connect with established biophysicists in quick five-minute conversations. Rotate through more than a dozen mentors, exchange ideas, and leave with valuable connections. Training Undergraduates in the Research Laboratory Tuesday, February 24, 12:00 pm –1:30 pm Get guidance on founding and establishing a research laboratory at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI). Panelists are facul ty members at PUIs who have been successful in their positions and who will share their experiences and answer your questions. Careers Beyond the Bench: Moving to a World Outside the Lab Tuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm –2:30 pm Curious about where your skills can take you beyond the research lab? This panel will introduce career paths in consulting, industry, and academia, showing how scientific training translates into a wide range of opportunities. Hear directly from panelists who have made the transition themselves as they share their stories and the lessons they learned, while providing advice for navigat ing your own next steps.

Subgroup Saturday Symposia Saturday, February 21, 2026 Subgroup Symposia at the 2026 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 & Assemblies Mechanobiology Membrane Structure & Function Membrane Transport Motility & Cytoskeleton Multiscale Genome Organization Single-Molecule Forces, Manipulation & Visualization Afternoon Sessions (1:30 PM – 5:30 PM) Bioenergetics, Mitochondria & Metabolism Biological Fluorescence Biopolymers in Vivo Channels, Receptors & Transporters Cryo-EM Membrane Fusion, Fission & Traffic Nanoscale Approaches Physical Cell Biology Theory & Computation

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