Biophysical Society Bulletin | September 2022

BPS Conferences

Congratulations to theWinners of the Biophysical Journal Poster Competition Student Winners and Poster Titles: Mikaila Hoffman , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Concerted Differential Changes of Helical Dynamics and Packing Induced by Ligand Occupancy in a Bacterial Chemoreceptor Elissa Moller , University of Maryland, USA Electrostatics of the MSCS Cytoplasmic Cage Domain Optimizes Fast Electroneutral Osmolyte Release from Bacterial Cells Yein Park , University of Chicago, USA State-Dependent Morphological Deformations of the Lipid Bilayer Explain Mechanosensitive Gating of MSCS Channel Postdoctoral Winner and Poster Title: Hongyin Wang , University of Virginia, USA Coupling Between Protein Condensates and Ordered Membrane Domains Facilitates T Cell Activation

From Left: Anne Kenworthy, Chair of Judging Committee, and Biophysical Journal Poster Contest award winners: Hongyin Wang, Yein Park, Elissa Moller, and Mikaila Hoffman.

Call for Networking Events

Are you looking to connect with fellow biophysicists? Do you have an idea for a networking event? BPS can help! BPS is calling for Networking Events to be held in 2023. Events can be virtual or in-person and formats can include workshops, panel discussions, and mini-symposia.

Benefits of Hosting a Virtual BPS Networking Event:

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 neighboring communities!

• BPS will provide the Zoom virtual platform 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!

All current Society members are eligible to apply. The networking event submission site will be open September 30–November 11, 2022. Applicants will be notified of the results in early January. 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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