Understanding Periperal Membrane Protein Interactions | BPS Thematic Meeting

Understanding Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Therapy

Welcome Letter

November 2025

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to welcome you to the Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting entitled, Understanding Peripheral Membrane Protein Interactions: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Therapy . Membrane proteins are integral to signal transduction and many other critical cellular processes. Peripheral membrane proteins (PMPs) are a class of membrane proteins that attach to the lipid bilayer acting on the lipid-water interface in contrast to transmembrane proteins, which are fully embedded in the cell membrane. This meeting will focus on recent advances on PMP studies, including their interaction with membranes and roles in health and disease, as well as their targeting for drug design. The presentations will include both experimental and computational work, with emphasis on conceptual and technological limitations to a better structural and functional understanding of PMPs, and how to overcome those limitations in future. Overall, this conference will feature 23 posters, 39 lectures, and bring together over 50 scientists from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. We hope that this meeting will not only provide a place to share your recent findings, but also to help promote new collaborations, helpful discussions, and future connections. We invite you all to actively take part in the discussions following each talk, the poster sessions, and the informal exchanges that will be possible during the coffee breaks and meals. We also hope that you will also enjoy the beautiful city of Thessaloniki!

The Organizing Committee Matthias Buck Zoe Cournia

Alemayehu Gorfe Themis Lazaridis