Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2025

Annual Meeting

President’s Symposium at BPS2026 Sunday, February 22, 2026, 10:45 AM–12:45 PM

Thank you to our sponsors:

Avanti Polar Lipids Bruker Chroma Technology Leica Microsystems Nanion Technologies Nuclera Sophion Bioscience

Jeremy M. Berg

Daniel Cohen

Sean Decatur

Theanne Griffith

Holden Thorp

Communicating the Value of Biophysics in a Changing World As scientists working at the interface of physics and biology, we are ideal communicators. We have a broad range of perspectives on science and its potential for improving human health, and we have experience learning, collaborating, and communicating across disciplines. This year’s President’s Symposium serves to inspire and empower biophysicists to tell stories about science and scientists that build public confidence in and enthusiasm for science. Join us for the President’s Symposium at BPS2026 in San Francisco, California, where Jeremy M. Berg , Sean Decatur , and Holden Thorp will discuss perspectives on the current crisis in US in vestment in science and approaches for conveying the value of research to human health and prosperity. Daniel Cohen and Theanne Griffith will provide specific examples of effective outreach activities being conducted by BPS members. Later that afternoon, Maggie Fink and Shahir Rizk will host a workshop titled “From Data to Dia logue: Artful Strategies against Misinformation” to further explore the role of art and storytelling as powerful tools to convey complex scientific information.

Don’t Forget... to submit a late abstract by the January 6, 2026 deadline to present your research!

Call for New and Notable Symposium Speakers The Biophysical Society is seeking suggestions from Society members for speakers to be featured in the annual New and Notable Symposium in San Francisco. This symposium is unique in that, through a series of brief talks, attendees hear about late-breaking and exciting science. If you have a colleague who should be considered, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/8MLQ7SF and complete the required information by December 1, 2025.

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