Biophysical Society Bulletin | September 2022

Communities

Subgroups Bioenergetics, Mitochondria andMetabolism

Mechanobiology Call for Nominations for Mechanobiology Subgroup Early Career Award The Mechanobiology Subgroup is pleased to call for nomina tions for its 2023 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 organismal levels, and/or in how mechanical forces influence cell behaviour. The criteria for eligibility are detailed at https:/ www.biophysics.org/awards-funding/subgroup-awards. The award recipient will be granted an honorarium and will give a 30-minute talk at the Mechanobiology Subgroup symposium during the 2023 BPS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California on Saturday, February 18. The Mechanobiology Subgroup committee is looking forward to receiving your CV and your research statement at MechanobiologyBPS@gmail.com. See Membrane Structure and Function The Membrane Structure and Function Subgroup (MSAF) is pleased to announce that the following biophysicists will present exciting work at their symposium at the BPS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, on Saturday, February 18, 2023: Peter Tieleman , University of Calgary, Canada; Fen-Ching Tsai , Institut Curie, France; Frances Separovic , University of Melbourne, Australia; Jeffrey Klauda , University of Maryland, USA; Thais Enoki , Cornell University, USA; Toshihide Kobayashi , University of Strasbourg, France; and Marc Pilon , University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Please join the MSAF Subgroup at www.biophysics.org/subgroups. We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 MSAF symposium. Thomas E. Thompson Award This award celebrates the legacy of Thomas E. Thompson (1926–2021), a pioneer in the field of membrane structure and function, and a former president of the Biophysical Soci ety and editor-in-chief of the Biophysical Journal . The goals of the award are to promote excellence in research in membrane structure and function and to increase the visibility of MSAF members within the Biophysical Society. The winner will receive a $1,000 prize and will be invited to present an award lecture at the MSAF Subgroup symposium during the 2023 Annual Meeting. Nominees must have made an exceptional contribution to our understanding of membrane structure and function, must have an active research program, and must be current members of the MSAF Subgroup. Preference will be given to mid-career researchers who have not previously been recognized by a Biophysical Society award. you soon in San Diego! — Virgile Viasnoff , Chair

The Bioenergetics, Mitochondria and Metabolism Subgroup calls for nominations for the Young Bioenergeticist (YBA) and the Student Bioenergetics (SBA) awards. Both awards will be bestowed to an outstanding candidate presenting an abstract at the 2023 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. During the Subgroup symposium, the winners will have the opportunity to present their work and will receive a cash prize. Award nominations will be accepted until January 4, 2023. For more information and the nomination procedure, please contact Elena Dedkova (ededkova@ucdavis.edu) and/or Sonia Cortassa (sonia.cortassa@nih.gov). — Sonia Cortassa and Elena Dedkova , Co-Chairs Biopolymers in Vivo We are very excited to preview the program for the 2023 Bio polymers in Vivo (BIV) Symposium, “Combining experiments, simulation and theory for studying biopolymers in vivo,” to be held on the first day of the 2023 Biophysical Society meet ing, Saturday February 18 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, in San Diego, California. Confirmed BIV speakers include: Margaret Cheung , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Sarah Keane , University of Michigan; Milo Lin , University of Texas South western Medical Center; Thibault Mayor , University of British Columbia; Alison Sweeney , Yale University; Ben Lehner , Center for Genomic Regulation; and Alex Guseman , University of Pittsburgh. The symposium will end with a talk by the recipi ent of the BIV Young Faculty Award (https:/www.biophysics. org/awards-funding/subgroup-awards). If you are an early faculty member whose recent achievements focus on cut ting-edge investigations of biomolecular processes in living organisms, we highly encourage you to apply. The deadline is December 1, 2022. Alternatively, please consider encouraging your eligible colleagues to do so. Plans are underway for the Subgroup dinner and details will be published in an upcoming BPS Bulletin . Last, but not least, don’t forget to sign up or renew your BIV membership when you register for the BPS Annual Meeting. The BIV Subgroup Committee is looking forward to an exciting meeting! — Robert Best , Chair-Elect

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