Biophysical Society Bulletin | September 2025

Annual Meeting

Apply for a Poster or Travel Award

Travel Awards Looking for funding to present your research at the Annu al Meeting? BPS provides Travel Awards for members who are students, postdoctoral researchers, and scientists of all career levels to recognize excellence in biophysics and promote greater interaction among biophysicists throughout the world. Awards range in size, depending on travel distance to the Annual Meeting, up to a maximum of $750. Members from all over the world may apply, including those living in the San Francisco area. Applicants must submit their abstract by the October 1 deadline and apply for Travel Awards by October 3, 2025. For more information and to apply online for the Student Research Achievement Awards, Travel Awards, and Under graduate Poster Award Competition, visit www.biophysics. org/2026meeting/awards-competitions. Plan Ahead and Reserve Your Hotel Today! Students can secure special hotel rates. Student Housing Deadline: December 5, 2025 Regular Attendee Housing Deadline: January 30, 2026 Reserve Today at www.bpshotels.com

Student Research Achievement Awards The Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) competi tion provides graduate students (PhD and Master level) the opportunity to present their poster to senior researchers in their field. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to hone their presentation skills. If you are a facul ty member, please encourage your students attending the Annual Meeting to register for the competition. In order to participate, students must submit their abstract by the October 1 deadline and apply for the SRAA Competition by October 3, 2025. Undergraduate Poster Award Competition The Undergraduate Poster Award Competition offers undergraduate students a valuable opportunity to refine their presentation skills by showcasing their research to a panel of keen judges, who are eager to recognize outstanding undergraduate work. Students are judged on the quality and scientific 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. Applicants must apply by January 6, 2026.

JUST-B Poster Session The JUST-B (Justice for Underrepresented Scholars Training in Biophysics) Poster Session will celebrate the achievements of students, postdocs, and early career researchers in the field of biophysics. Abstracts must be submitted and the application completed by the late ab stracts submission deadline, January 6, 2026. For specific application requirements, please visit biophysics.org/ 2026meeting.

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