Single-Cell Biophysics: Measurement, Modulation, and Modeling

Single-Cell Biophysics: Measurement, Modulation, and Modeling

Welcome Letter

June 2017

Dear Colleagues, We would like to welcome you to the Biophysical Society (BPS) Thematic Meeting, Single-Cell Biophysics: Measurement, Modulation, and Modeling . BPS Thematic Meetings are an opportunity for scientists to gather and exchange ideas in different locations around the world. This meeting was made possible through funding from Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the United States’ National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as generous support from industry (APL Bioengineering, Bitplane, Major, Molecular Devices, and Molecular Machines & Industries) and Georgia Tech’s College of Sciences. Our meeting is aimed at bringing together physicists, biologists, chemists, and bioengineers to discuss the grand challenge of single cell biophysics. This is a truly global meeting with 170 participants from Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. During the meeting we hope to generate many informal discussions through coffee breaks, lunches, and multiple excursions. Two poster sessions will also provide an opportunity for one-on-one discussion. As an informal summer meeting, please dress casually and comfortably. Taipei can be warm in the summer and we expect temperatures >80°F/27°C. Taiwan is a beautiful country with a rich culture. We hope to introduce you to some of this culture through an opening reception with traditional folk art, a tour of one of Taipei’s famous night markets, and tours to two of the most famous landmarks in Taipei, the National Palace Museum and Taipei 101. A banquet on Monday night will highlight some of Taiwan’s finest food. Thank you for your participation. We look forward to four days of exciting science! The Organizing Committee Jung-Chi Liao, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Keng-Hui Lin, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Christine Payne, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Jie Xiao, Johns Hopkins University, USA