Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Stockholm 2022

Physical and Quantitative Approaches to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

Welcome Letter

August 2022

Dear Colleagues, We would like to welcome you to the Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting on Physical and Quantitative Approaches to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance, co-sponsored by the Swedish Research Council and the Wenner-Gren Foundations. The thematic meetings series provides an opportunity for scientists to meet and exchange ideas in a more intimate setting than large annual meetings, and we greatly hope that this will provide a stimulating venue for discussion. Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing threat to global health and one that requires creative new solutions. Physical and quantitative sciences have much to offer in this regard, and the goal of this meeting is to bring together physical scientists working on antibiotic resistance from different backgrounds to share their work and inspire each other. The many approaches that have been fruitful include biomedical imaging, engineering approaches, network and community approaches to antimicrobial resistance, as well as structure, measurements, and modeling of antibiotic uptake, efflux, and the bacterial membranes that control many of these interactions. We hope that these and more will all be stimulating for you, and please take part in the discussions, poster sessions, and informal exchanges offered by the meeting. We value the contributions of all participants, and we hope you enjoy the meeting and Stockholm!

The Organizing Committee Peter Kasson, University of Virginia, USA Joanna Slusky, University of Kansas, USA Georgios Sotiriou, Karolinska Institute, Sweden