Biophysical Society Bulletin | October 2025

Annual Meeting

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Students, the Future of Biophysics Starts with You–See What’s Ahead at BPS2026! Several sessions are scheduled throughout the meeting to give undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to connect with faculty and peers from around the world while also exploring a wide range of career paths after graduation. Undergraduate Poster Award Competition (UPAC) Saturday, February 21, 3:00 pm –5:00 pm , USA Pacific Undergraduate Student “Pizza Breakfast” Sunday, February 22, 11:30 am –1:00 pm , USA Pacific Undergraduate students should plan to attend

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UPAC gives undergraduate students a chance to present their research, get recognition for the increasingly high quality of undergraduate research, and encourage further participation of undergraduates in the Biophysical Soci ety and at the Annual Meeting. The Society awards and recognizes up to 10 outstanding students who give the best overall poster presentations during the competition. Students are judged on the quality and scien tific merit of their research, knowledge of the research problem, contribution to the project, and overall presentation of the poster. Judges look for students to present a clearly stated question, hypothesis, results, and conclusions. The registration deadline is January 6, 2026. To learn more, go online at www.biophysics. org/2026meeting/awards-competitions/ poster-competitions.

this session. It’s your chance to meet oth er students and network—not to mention pizza will be served! During this session, BPS Committee members and invited speakers will have a panel discussion with Q&A on career paths in biophysics from academia to industry. This session is limited to the first 100 attend ees. Education and Career Opportunities Fair Sunday, February 22, 1:00 pm –3:00 pm , USA Pacific Starting to look for a postdoc position? Or maybe you’re an undergraduate thinking about grad school? Check out the Education and Career Opportunities Fair. Student attendees are invited to meet with representatives from educational institutions as well as industry and government agencies. Find out about open postdoc positions and laboratories seeking graduate students at universities with leading programs in biophysics. Stop by the fair to learn about the variety of op portunities available and to talk one-on-one with representatives from participating institutions.

Don’t Forget... There’s still time to submit a late-breaking abstract for poster presentation. Late abstract submissions will be accepted beginning October 7.

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