This past August, BPS issued our first open call for nominations, including self-nominations, to support the generation of names for Nominating Committee consideration in the development of the 2023 Council slate. At the same time this change was being implemented for election slate development, BPS President Gail Robertson was leading a Task Force on Awards Nominations. The Task Force sent a recommendation to Fall Council that self-nominations be allowed for BPS Society Awards for a 3-year trial period.

As people around the world are affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Biophysical Society is sharing stories from members about how their lives and research have been impacted. 

The Biophysical Society recently held elections for President-Elect and four members of Council. Voting closed on August 1.

We recently spoke with BPS Early Careers Committee Chair Bert Tanner, Washington State University, about his research, his time on the committee, and the years he spent as a gymnast. 

We recently spoke with Biophysical Society Treasurer Paul Axelsen, University of Pennsylvania, about who he admires, why he appreciates serving as treasurer, and what he loves about being a pilot. What is your current position & area of research? I am in the Department of Pharmacology at Penn with secondary appointments in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and in the Department of Medicine. Everyone in the lab, in some way, studies the problem of amyloidogenesis in ...

We recently spoke with Biophysical Society Secretary Frances Separovic, University of Melbourne, Australia, about why she loves biophysics, what makes Australia unique, and her surprising life goal. 

If you read the profile of BPS President Edward Egelman in the BPS Newsletter earlier this year, you know that in his spare time, he is an avid cook.  We have asked him to share a recipe with readers here.  In keeping with the end of summer in the US, Egelman has chosen to share a grilled dish.