Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to attend and submit abstracts to the BPS Conference on Membrane Fusion and Budding, which will be held in Estes Park, Colorado, September 24-27, 2023.

This meeting will bring together trainees, emerging scientists, and leaders in the fields of membrane fusion and budding and will cover many subfields of the fusion and budding disciplines, including, but not limited to, fusion and budding at synapses and neuroendocrine cells (exo- and endocytosis), in relation to the function of membrane-bound organelles like mitochondria and extracellular vesicles, and in the context of host/virus interactions, cell-cell fusion, and autophagy. Studies of fusion and budding employing reconstituted systems and computational modeling will also be discussed. 

The expectation is that interactions between investigators working in such diverse fields, occurring within a positive and supportive environment at this BPS Conference, will encourage new and productive collaborations, and ultimately spur further advances.

We encourage you to share this information with colleagues – especially students and postdocs – who may be interested in presenting their research and interacting with a global community of biophysicists, cell biologists, and neuroscientists.

Abstract submission is free. Note, however, that the deadline to submit an abstract is June 8, 2023, and the deadline to register at the early registration rate is June 29, 2023.  Please visit the website for list of confirmed speakers. Additional short talks, especially those to be given by trainees, will be selected from among submitted abstracts.

We look forward to your contributions to, and participation in, this exciting meeting!

With best regards,

Program Organizers
Arun Anantharam University of Toledo
Michelle Knowles, University of Denver
Ling-Gang Wu, NINDS