Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2025

Annual Meeting

Kliment Verba , University of California, San Francisco, USA Structures of the PI3K α /KRas Complex on Lipid Bilayers Reveal the Molecular Mechanism of PI3K α Activation Michelle Wang , Cornell University, USA DNA Topology during Transcription through Chromatin Mechanobiology Subgroup Chair: Ovijit Chaudhuri , Stanford University, USA Speakers Andrew Holle , National University of Singapore, Singapore The Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Signature of Confined Migration Kostas Konstantopoulos , Johns Hopkins University, USA Cancer Cell Mechanosensing and Mechanointelligence Claudia Loebel , University of Pennsylvania, USA Lineage-Specific Nascent Matrix Labeling to Probe Cellular Mecha nosensing in Lung Remodeling Hadi Nia , Boston University, USA Crystal Ribcage Platform to Probe the Lung Mechanobiology in Health and Disease Lucy O’Brien , Stanford University, USA A Sensor of Cytoplasmic Density Directs Mechano-Osmotic Scal ing of Organ Size Andela Saric , Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria Mortal Matter that Controls Cell Shape Xavi Trepat , Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Spain Shape-Programmable Living Surfaces Membrane Fusion, Fission & Traffic Subgroup Chair: Yongli Zhang , Yale University, USA Speakers Ute Becherer , Universität des Saarlandes, Germany A Versatile Deep Learning ImageJ Plugin for Automated Analysis of Vesicle Exocytosis and Burst-Like Fluorescence Events Julien Berro , Yale University, USA Molecular Mechanisms for Steady Force Transmission during Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis Bianxiao Cui , Stanford University, USA Membrane Curvature-Induced Integrin Adhesion and Mechano transduction Ilya Levantal , University of Virginia, USA Novel Dimensions of Lipid Bilayer Asymmetry and Their Conse quences for Membrane Physiology

Satish Moparthi , Centre de Recherche en Myologie, France The Actin-Spectrin Submembrane Scaffold Restricts Endocytosis Along Proximal Axons Jose Rizo , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA How Are Neurotransmitters Released in Microseconds Ling-Gang Wu , NINDS, USA 2025 KATZ AWARD LECTURE: Exo- and Endocytosis: Membrane Transformations, Molecular Mechanics and Functions Phyllis Hanson , University of Michigan, USA 2026 KATZ AWARD LECTURE: Stress, Rupture and Repair: Cellular Responses to Endolysosomal Damage Membrane Structure & Function Subgroup Chair: Markus Deserno , Carnegie Mellon University, USA Speakers Grace Brannigan , Rutgers University, USA Forensic Techniques for Catching Guilty Lipids Thais Enoki , University of São Paulo, Brazil Hidden Interactions, Visible Phases: Asymmetric Bilayers under Interleaflet Influence Hiroshi Noguchi , University of Tokyo, Japan Spatiotemporal Patterns of Membranes Induced by Molecular Binding/Unbinding Zheng Shi , Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA Cell Membrane Rupture Mediated by NINJ1 Fangwei Si , Carnegie Mellon University, USA How Do Bacterial Cells Manage the Membrane Space? Membrane Transport Subgroup Chair: Seok-Yong Lee , Duke University, USA Speakers Joel Butterwick , Yale University, USA How Insects Taste Sweet: A Molecular Mechanism for Sugar Selectivity Robert Edwards , University of California, San Francisco, USA Allosteric Regulation of Synaptic Vesicle Glutamate Transport Jiansen Jiang , NIH, USA Molecular Basis of Transport and Activity Regulation of Renal Drug Transporter OAT1 Maria Kurnikova , Carnegie Mellon University, USA Molecular Modeling Reveals Functional Mechanisms and Regula tion of Glutamate Receptor Complexes with Auxiliary Subunits

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