Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2025

Annual Meeting

Career and Networking Events Whether you’re a prospective student exploring top biophysics programs, a job seeker looking for resume feedback, or a mid-career professional seeking networking opportunities, this year’s Annual Meeting offers a diverse range of career-enhanc ing events tailored to every stage of your professional journey. To see a complete listing with additional detail, please visit: www.biophysics.org/2026meeting/program/professional-development-networking. Postdoctoral Breakfast Sunday, February 22, 7:30 am –8:30 am Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) Network Annual Meeting Mixer Sunday, February 22, 5:00 pm –6:30 pm

Life as a postdoc offers unique opportunities along with its chal lenges. Join this session to hear speakers share their experiences, take part in open Q&A, and connect with fellow postdocs. Gain new perspectives on navigating challenges and advancing your career. Teaching Science Like We Do Science Sunday, February 22, 2:00 pm –4:00 pm Teaching science has changed over the years. Educators at any level of biophysical science education will benefit from this interactive, hands-on workshop. The focus of the session will be on practice-applicable, easy-to-use strategies and tools that educators can use to assess how their teaching transcribes to their students and if changes to their educational methods are necessary. Don’t miss this session! From Data to Dialogue: Artful Strategies against Misinformation Sunday, February 22, 2:30 pm –4:00 pm Boost your science communication skills in this interactive workshop with Shahir Rizk and Maggie Fink . You’ll learn to explain complex ideas clearly, engage diverse audiences, and fight misin formation. We will discuss research surrounding science com munication and practical strategies on how to make our research accessible, inspiring, and impactful. PI to PI Mixer Sunday, February 22, 4:00 pm –6:00 pm Compare notes with colleagues one-on-one and discuss solu tions to issues that arise in the time between getting your job and getting your next promotion, including management of lab staff, getting your work published, and renewing your funding.

Build connections with fellow PUI faculty in this informal gather ing. Share experiences, exchange ideas, and expand your profes sional community—whether you’re new to a PUI or a seasoned professor. Biophysics 101 Monday, February 23, 1:30 pm –3:00 pm Biophysics 101 is an opportunity to learn about hot topics in biophysics from experts in the field. This year, we’re covering some of the exciting new applications of Artificial Intelligence in biophysics. NSF-NCEMS Beginner Hands-On Training: Four Data Science Techniques to Immediately Accelerate Your Research Monday, February 23, 1:30 pm –3:30 pm This beginner-friendly training session is your gateway to using these powerful tools without needing any prior coding experience or software setup. Hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) National Center for Emergence in Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS), this hands-on session will equip you with the skills to harness the most widely used data science techniques. By the end of the session, you’ll have the chance to apply these techniques directly to your own datasets, empowering you to make more informed, impactful discoveries in your research. This training is designed specifically to benefit biophysicists, offer ing practical, easy-to-use methods that can be broadly applied across the field.

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