Biophysical Society Bulletin | October 2024

President’s Message

Officers President Gabriela K. Popescu President-Elect Lynmarie K. Thompson Past-President Taekjip Ha Secretary Teresa Giraldez Treasurer Samantha Harris Council Patricia Bassereau Margaret Cheung Martin Gruebele Taviare Hawkins Anne Kenworthy Syma Khalid Emmanuel Margeat Anita Niedziela-Majka Elizabeth Rhoades Tamar Schlick Valeria Vasquez Jing Xu Biophysical Journal Vasanthi Jayaraman Editor-in-Chief The Biophysicist Padmini Rangamani Editor-in-Chief Biophysical Reports

assisting with nominations for their most de serving members. Importantly, we must remain vigilant and continue to recognize contributions from members across the many aspects of diver sity that enrich our community, including gender, geography, career level, ethnicity and racial identi ty, as well as type of institution, and so on. BPS Council regularly reviews the distribution of such indices of diversity across BPS Fellows

and Awardees as well as for nominees and nominators, with the goal of catching imbal ances early and recommending steps to correct them. In my December column, I will update you with any actions the Council recommends. Meanwhile, please continue to voice your sug gestions and opinions. — Gabriela K. Popescu , President

Call for Local or Virtual Networking Events

Are you looking to connect with fellow biophysicists? The Biophysical Society (BPS) can help! BPS is calling for networking events to be held in 2025. BPS will continue to support both virtual and in-person local networking events. We ask that members use their best judgment and follow all local public health guidance for in-person events. Events can include seminars, mini-symposia, or workshops, covering topics such as profes sional development, research topics, techniques, or something else! It is up to you!

Jörg Enderlein Editor-in-Chief

Society Office Jennifer Pesanelli Executive Officer Newsletter

Benefits of Hosting a Virtual BPS Networking Event: • BPS will provide the Zoom virtual plat form for the meeting and monitoring assistance on the day of the meeting, if it is held between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM USA Eastern Time • BPS will help you advertise the meeting (social media, emails, BPS Bulletin , etc.) • You can attract attendees from all over the world to get together on one topic!

Benefits of Hosting an In-Person BPS Networking Event: • BPS will reimburse you up to $500 for the costs associated with hosting the meeting • BPS will help you advertise the meeting (social media, emails, BPS Bulletin , etc.) • You can meet and exchange ideas with others at your institution and neighbor ing communities!

Executive Editor Jennifer Pesanelli Managing Editor John Long Production Ray Wolfe Meredith Zimmerman Proofreader/Copy Editor The Biophysical Society Newsletter (ISSN 0006-3495) is published eleven times per year, January-December, by the Biophysical Society, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1110, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Distributed to USA members and other countries at no cost. Cana dian GST No. 898477062. Postmaster: Send address changes to Biophysical Society, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 1110, Rockville, MD 20852. Copyright © 2024 by the Biophysical Society. Darren Early Laura Phelan

All current Society members are eligible to apply. BPS will be accepting networking event proposals for events occurring in February 2025 and beyond. The networking event submission site will be open until November 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified of the results in late December 2024. For more information about the proposal requirements and to view past and upcoming networking events, please visit www.biophysics.org/networking-events.

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