Do you know about the benefits to being in a Subgroup?

Subgroups are integrated communities within the Society that play a key role in fostering connections and exchanging professional and scientific knowledge within a shared interest group. Subgroups provide a forum for members to network and discuss their science, including providing specialized symposia content at the BPS Annual Meeting.  Some Subgroups have webinar lecture series throughout the year, some offer awards for junior or senior researchers, , and some announce exciting breakthroughs or relevant events to their Subgroup members first.

Did you know that you get to select one Subgroup to join for FREE when you join or renew your membership?

Regular and Early Career members can add any additional subgroups for just $10 more. To encourage exploration of ideas and continued engagement, Student and Emeritus members can join additional Subgroups, free of charge.

Did you know that Biophysical Society now has 16 Subgroups that focus on specific research areas in biophysics?

With a BRAND NEW Subgroup in 2020: Multiscale Genome Organization, Biophysical Society is now the home for 16 specialized research groups. We have compiled all of them here with brief descriptions to help you identify which you might call home.

Bioenergetics, Metabolism & Mitochondria: biophysics of energy homeostasis from subcellular to organismal levels

Bioengineering: analysis, manipulation, and synthesis of epigenetic control of biological systems using fields, forces, flows, and materials

Biological Fluorescence: novel fluorescence-based methods and probes ranging from single molecules to in vivo imaging

Biopolymers in vivo: experiments and theory to understand the interplay between biomolecular behavior and the cellular environment

Channels, Receptors & Transporters: membrane processes, including structure, function, and regulation of ion channels and transporters, signal transduction, and secretory mechanisms

Cryo-EM: cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomography, cryo-focused-ion-beam, 3-dimensional reconstruction, single-particle and tomography image processing

Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: understand and describe how proteins utilize intrinsic disorder to facilitate their function

Macromolecular Machines & Assembly: biopolymers, macromolecular structure, dynamics and interactions

Mechanobiology: advance and disseminate knowledge regarding the way mechanics shapes molecular and cellular processes

Membrane Fusion, Fission & Traffic: exocytosis, endocytosis, intracellular trafficking, organelle and cell fusion or fission, cargo release, exosome secretion and viral entry

Membrane Structure & Function: biomembrane assembly, structure and function at various spatial and temporal scales, from the molecular to the cellular level

             Membrane Transport: mechanisms of permeation and transport through cell membranes

Motility & Cytoskeleton: molecular motors and their tracks that define cell shape and motility, from muscle to the cytoskeleton

Multiscale Genome Organization: genome organization, dynamics and function on multiple temporal and spatial scales ranging from individual nucleic acids to whole chromosomes

Nanoscale Approaches: innovative nanoscale approaches to biophysical studies at the nanometer scale

Physical Cell Biology: structures, functions, dynamics, and interactions of macromolecules inside living cells

 

Did you know that there are now interactive Discussion Forums for each Subgroup?

As the Biophysical Society has continued to grow, the Society encourages members to interact within more focused research areas and on specific projects. To expand communication, the discussion forums allow members to directly engage with their fellow members. You automatically have access to any Subgroup discussion forum for which you are a member.

Did you know that Subgroup leadership is a great way to become more involved with the Society?

Serving as Chair or Secretary-Treasurer of a Subgroup puts you in direct contact with both Society Council and staff and allows you to guide the growth of your research area. Some Subgroups have additional leadership positions are directly responsible for planning the scientific symposia or for student members to get feedback from the next generation of biophysicists. Many Society Councilors and Committee Chairs got their start as Subgroup leaders.

Take advantage of this exclusive member benefit and all that Subgroups have to offer. You can learn more about the Subgroups, including their current and past leadership, here.