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California; Benoit Roux , University of Chicago; and Ming Zhou , Baylor College of Medicine. We invite passionate young scientists studying the molecular mechanisms of membrane transport to share their work and engage with the membrane transport community. Submit a short talk to be presented at the Membrane Trasnport Subgroup Symposium. Postdoctoral researchers and PhD stu dents are especially encouraged to apply. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to deliver a 10-minute talk followed by a 3- to 5-minute Q&A session. This concise format allows you to effectively convey your findings and stimulate discus sions with fellow attendees, both during and after the sympo sium. To apply, please send your abstract to Wei Lü (wei.lu@ vai.org), Lyna Luo (luoy@westernu.edu), and Seok-Yong Lee (seok-yong.lee@duke.edu) by November 6, 2023. Please feel free to reach out if you need further information. Physical Cell Biology The Physical Cell Biology Subgroup is soliciting nominations for two awards, an Early Career Award for postdoctoral researchers or pre-tenure principal investigators and a Student Award for master’s or PhD students. The awardees will receive a cash prize and will present their work at the Subgroup Symposium on February 10, 2024, during the BPS Annual Meeting. Deadlines for both awards are January 12, 2024! Self-nominations are accepted. Please send nomina tions to the Subgroup Chair, Stefanie Redemann (sz5j@virginia. edu), and Program Chair, Jianhua Xing (xing1@pitt.edu), with the subject “Physical Cell Subgroup Award for Early Career Scientist” or “Physical Cell Subgroup Award Students.” More details regarding eligibility and the nomination packages can be found at www.biophysics.org/awards-funding/sub group-awards. We look forward seeing you at the 2024 symposium in Phil adelphia themed “Interplay between theory and experiment in Physical Cell Biology.” Invited speakers include Fabrisia Am brisio , Harvard University; Timothy Elston , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ming Guo , Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ao Ma , University of Illinois Chicago; and Arpita Upadhyaya , University of Maryland. We especially welcome contributions from early stage investigators. Abstracts not selected for a talk during the BPS Annual Meeting will have the chance to be selected for a presentation during our new Annual Virtual Networking Event in the fall (more information to be announced).

The committee is looking forward to what promises to be an exciting meeting and really hopes lots of you can join us in Philadelphia! Please do sign up or renew your IDP member ship when you register for the BPS Annual Meeting. — Sarah Shammas , Chair-Elect Mechanobiology The Mechanobiology Subgroup is very pleased to announce its symposium at the 2024 BPS Annual Meeting in Philadel phia on Saturday, February 10, with talks from Orion Weiner , University of California San Francisco; Viola Vogel , ETH Zürich; Rebecca Wells , University of Pennsylvania; Shamik Sen , IIT Bombay; Allen Ehrlicher , McGill University; Rafael Tapia Rojo , King’s College London; and Margaret Gardel , University of Chicago. In addition, for the first time, we will have the oppor tunity to extend this scientific event at a dinner organized by Dennis Discher at the University of Pennsylvania. You will need to register for the dinner when you register for the BPS Annu al Meeting. We have about 60 places available. Please support the Mechanobiology Subgroup by joining at www.biophysics. org/subgroups. We look forward to seeing you at the 2024 Mechanobiology symposium. The Mechanobiology Subgroup is pleased to call for nomina tions for its 2024 Early Career Award. This Early Investigator Award will recognize someone whose work has led to major advances in our understanding at the molecular, cellular, and/or organismal levels, in how mechanical forces influence cell behavior. The criteria for eligibility are detailed at www. biophysics.org/awards-funding/subgroup-awards. The nom ination deadline is November 1, 2023. The award recipient will be granted an honorarium and will give a 30-minute talk at the Mechanobiology Subgroup Symposium. The Mechano biology Subgroup Committee is looking forward to receiving nominations with a CV and research statement at Mechano biologyBPS@gmail.com. Do not hesitate to spread the word to talented young mechanobiologists! — Patricia Bassereau , Chair — Nils Gauthier , Secretary-Treasurer — Amit Pathak , Chair-Elect Membrane Transport The Membrane Transport Subgroup Symposium will take place on Saturday, February 10, 2024, during the BPS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This platform will bring together leading experts and emerging researchers to discuss the latest advancements in membrane transport. This year’s lineup of invited speakers includes: Fatemeh Khalili-Araghi , University of Illinois Chicago; Chia-Hsueh Lee , St. Jude Chil dren’s Research Hospital; Emily Liman , University of Southern

— Stefanie Redemann , Chair — Jianhua Xing , Program Chair

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