PRESIDENT-ELECT NOMINEE VOTE FOR ONE

Taekjip Ha Professor Department of , USA

Research Interests: Manipulate and visualize the movements of single molecules the pandemic made it clear that diseases have no borders, talent is everywhere, to understand basic biological processes involving DNA, motor proteins and immigrants are the engine of innovation, and effective communication of science other molecules. Push the limits of single-molecule detection methods to study is essential to gaining trust from the public. protein–nucleic acid and protein-protein complexes and the mechanical regula- tion of their functions. Diversity. Why is it so difficult to improve workforce diversity in science, technol- ogy, engineering and math? I believe that if diversity is of a secondary priority, we Education: BA Physics, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1990; PhD will never make sufficient progress. It should be of the highest priority. Increasing Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1996. diversity benefits the scientific enterprise by drawing talent from everywhere it exists, and over my career, I have been deeply impressed by how much a single Summary of Professional Experience: Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley well-trained scientist can accomplish. Increasing diversity is also the right thing National Laboratory, 1997; Postdoctoral Fellow, , 1998-2000; to do by making it more likely that the fruits of biophysics research are enjoyed Professor of Physics and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- by all human beings. The pandemic and social justice movements accentuated the paign, 2000-2015; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2005-pres- problems and opportunities, I will advocate for deeper changes to the Biophysical ent; Co-Director, NSF Physics Frontier Center for the Physics of Living Cells, Society to make diversity and inclusion our number one priority. 2008-2015; Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2015-present. Global reach. Decades ago, the founders of the Society were prescient in not naming it the American Biophysical Society. Talents in biophysics come from Awards, Honors, and Activities: Undergraduate and oversea graduate fellow of every continent and scientific discoveries enabled by biophysical methods touch Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies,1987-1996; Research Innovation Award, all of us regardless of nationality. Already pre-pandemic, the National Lecture Research Corporation, 2001; Searle Scholar, 2001; NSF CAREER Award, 2002; was renamed as the BPS Lecture, the Council added international members, and Fluorescence Young Investigator Award, Biophysical Society, 2003; Cottrell Schol- our current President is from Australia. The pandemic accelerated the ongoing ar, Research Corporation, 2003; Alfred P. Sloan Fellows, 2003; Fellow, American trend of digitization and virtual meetings, and we now have the technologies and Physical Society, 2005; Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young investigators, experiences to further enhance the global reach of Biophysics and the Biophysical Biophysical Society, 2007; Ho-Am Prize in Science, 2011; Fellow, American Society. Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2015; Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2015; Kazuhito Kinosita Award in Single Molecule Biophysics, Biophysical Soci- Advocacy. Biophysical Society is mobilizing members to communicate the value of ety, 2018; Fellow, Biophysical Society, 2020; Board of Reviewing Editors, Science, biophysics to the public and funding bodies through the development of a toolkit 2011-present; Editorial Committee of Annual Reviews of Biophysics, 2019-present; to help train and equip them. Again, the pandemic gave us a first-hand knowledge Editorial Board of Cell, 2009-2020; Chair, NAS award committee for the Alexan- of how important effective public communication is and gave us an accelerated der Hollaender Award in Biophysics, 2021; co-chair, Gordon Research Con- training on digital tools of networking and discourse that we can deploy in the ference on Single Molecule Approaches to Biology, 2008; NIH Pioneer Award post-pandemic world. Review Panel, 2014 & 2016. On a personal level, I call myself an accidental biophysicist. All my degrees are Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 1999; Symposium or in physics, and I taught physics at a large public university for fifteen years. Workshop Speaker, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019; Council mem- Everything I know about biophysics, I learned through the Biophysical Society. ber, 2011-2015; Program committee, 2009-2011; Chair, Program committee for The Biophysical Society Annual Meetings are ‘meetings’ in the truest sense to me. the 54th Annual Meeting, 2010; Editorial board, Biophysical Journal, 2007-2013; I spend much of my time in the poster session (we have the most vibrant poster Nominating committee, 2006. sessions of any scientific meeting!), bumping into colleagues, young and old, with a mean free path of about five meters. I ask what is exciting and get a five-minute Candidate’s Statement: What makes the Biophysical Society great are its summary of the latest work of a colleague. It is difficult to replicate such unscript- members. Our members define what Biophysics is by their action, by unlock- ed interactions digitally, and the future success of Biophysics and the Biophysical ing fundamental answers in biology using quantitative methods. We witnessed Society depends on our ability to put together exciting and forward-looking biophysicists rising to the challenge of pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. programs in our Annual Meetings. The Society is already experimenting with The value of rigorous science and scientific methods to humanity has rarely been virtualization of more scripted events such as Workshops that focus on technolo- as self-evident. Biophysical Society’s role is to help its members to become heroes gies, and more member-targeted virtual events will help enhance global exchange of their own scientific endeavors. of knowledge. Change is good and more changes are ahead. I am hopeful we will emerge at the other end of the tunnel, more united and stronger, and I will work As a candidate for President of the Society, I fully endorse the three-pronged hard to repay my debt to the Society as a member, and, if elected, as President. strategic vision developed by the Society leadership: diversity, global reach, and advocacy. Ultimately, we seek to improve human conditions for everyone, and PRESIDENT-ELECT NOMINEE VOTE FOR ONE

Arthur G. Palmer, III Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Columbia University, USA

Research Interests: Fluorescence and NMR spectroscopies; molecular dynamics and enriched my scientific career continue to exist and expand into the future for simulations; structure and dynamics of proteins and other biological macromole- biophysicists across the entire span of their careers. I originally joined the Society cules, including folding, molecular recognition, and catalysis. as a graduate student so that I could present a poster at the Annual Meeting in 1988. As a student, each year was marked by two mileposts: urgency in summer Education: BA (magna cum laude) Chemistry, Haverford College, 1980; MS to finish work in order to write an abstract for the Annual Meeting and inspira- Industrial Health, University of Michigan, 1986; PhD Chemistry, University of tion in winter to use what I had learned at the Annual Meeting. My first poster North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989. session and first platform talk remain vivid memories and pivotal moments when I realized that I might actually become a scientist. Having found the biophysics Summary of Professional Experience: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biol- community, I stayed. ogy, The Scripps Research Institute, 1989-1992; Assistant Professor, 1992-1998; Associate Professor, 1998-2002; Professor, 2002-2009; Robert Wood Johnson To me, the essence of the Biophysical Society is education, conceived expansive- Jr. Professor, 2009-present, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia ly as activities to provide the support that allows each individual to maximally University; Interim Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia utilize their talents in scientific discovery, now and in ensuing generations. The University, 2003-2009, 2018-present; Vice-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular meetings sponsored by the Society are obviously educational, in the narrow Biophysics, Columbia University, 2009-2018; Director of NMR Spectroscopy, sense of exchange of information in symposia, oral and poster presentations, and New York Structural Biology Center, 2010-present; Associate Dean for Graduate workshops, but also broadly by inculcating biophysical approaches to science and Affairs, Columbia University Medical Center, 2012-present. by integrating individuals, first as students and postdoctoral scientists, into the discipline. Biophysical Journal and The Biophysicist (and soon Biophysical Reports) Awards, Honors, and Activities: National Science Foundation Postdoctoral are educational; the latter explicitly, and the former implicitly in being a venue Fellow in Chemistry, 1989; Searle Scholar, 1994; American Cancer Society for papers in which results can be accompanied by detailed exegesis of biophysi- Junior Faculty Research Award, 1994; Irma T. Hirschl Career Scientist Award, cal theory and methods. The “Introduction to Biophysics” collection makes this 1994; Beckman Young Investigator Award, 1995; National Science Foundation educational aspect of Biophysical Journal intentional. The various Committees of CAREER Award, 1997; NSF Molecular Biophysics Review Panel, 1997-2000; the Society also reflect this educational mission, with CID, CPOW, Early Careers, Columbia University Lamport Research Award in Basic Sciences, 1998; Exper- Education, and Membership focused on welcoming and supporting biophysicists imental NMR Conference (ENC) Executive Committee (Chair, 2001), 1998- throughout their professional endeavors. Since the Society was founded more 2004; Journal of Biomolecular NMR, Editorial Board 2000-2004, Associate Editor than six decades ago, biophysics has evolved in new directions, but the need for 2004-2018; Editor-in-Chief, 2018-present; American Cancer Society Genetic interchange of ideas, for connection and community, and for passing on a vibrant Mechanisms in Cancer Review Panel, 2001-2004; Editorial Board, Journal of discipline to those who come after us remain essential to the future of the Society. Magnetic Resonance, 2001-present; Biophysical Methods Section Editor, Cur- rent Opinion in Structural Biology, 2002, 2004, 2006; Editorial Board, Journal The coming years bring challenges to global society and science, and by exten- of Molecular Biology, 2003-2016; NIH Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry sion to the Biophysical Society. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis Study Section (BBCA), 2003-2004; NIH Molecular Structure and Function and (global and national) economic inequality are and will drive changes that Study Section (MSFB), 2004-2007; Editorial Board, Structure, 2004-present; perhaps can only, if at all, be glimpsed dimly today. The ways in which scientif- NSF Molecular and Cellular Bioscience Committee of Visitors, 2005; Direc- ic information is promulgated has been undergoing dramatic alterations for at tor, NIH T32 Molecular Biophysics Training Program, Columbia University, least a decade and the pandemic has accelerated those changes, most obviously 2005-2018; Co-organizer, Keystone Symposium: Frontiers in Structural Biology, in the development of far-flung virtual collaborations and large-scale real-time 2006; Haverford College Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series, 2007; Fellow of exchange of research results. The Society will have to lead in adapting to these new the International Society of Magnetic Resonance 2009-present; President, The imperatives in publications, conferences, and more generally to fulfill its mission. Protein Society, 2007-2009; Editor-in-Chief, Biomolecular NMR Assignments, The pandemic revealed the strength of science by doing science – understanding 2007-2018; FASEB Board of Directors, 2008-2012; International Conference the virus and devising therapies – but also showed that outreach to governments on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, Organizing Committee, 2008 and and societies is critical in implementation. The ongoing efforts of the Society and 2022; Electronic Editor, Protein Science, 2010-2013; American Chemical Society its members, ranging from pre-doctoral education to advisement of government Nakanishi Prize, 2013; Gunther Laukien Prize, Experimental NMR Conference bodies, are ever more urgent. (ENC), 2015; Gordon Research Conference: Computational Aspects of Biomo- lecular NMR (Vice-Chair, 2019; Chair, 2023); Charles W. Bohmfalk Excellence The strength of the Biophysical Society is its membership. Loyal attendance at in Teaching Award, Columbia University, 2020; EAS Award for Outstanding Meetings; devoted service at Council, Committees, Biophysics Week, and other Achievement in Magnetic Resonance, 2020. Society activities; and vibrant Subgroups testify to the investment and commit- ment of members to the Society. My priority as President is to guarantee that Biophysical Society Activities: Member, 1987-present; Editorial Board, Biophysi- the Society meets the needs and aspirations of its membership. I will work to my cal Journal, 2002-2008; Council, 2016-2019; Nominating Committee, 2018- utmost to bring the Society even closer to its core values of scientific excellence; 2019 (Chair, 2018); BPS Conferences Committee, 2019-2022; co-chair (with integrity and transparency; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and community build- Elizabeth Komives) 66th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, 2022. ing. I look forward to working with every member to do so. Candidate’s Statement: I am a candidate for President of the Biophysical Society to ensure that the myriad ways in which the Biophysical Society has supported COUNCIL NOMINEES VOTE FOR FOUR

Patricia Bassereau Martin Gruebele Research Director Professor Department of Physical Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Physics Institut Curie, France University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA

Research Interests: Physics of biomembranes: Non-equilibrium membranes, biomimetic Research Interests: protein and RNA folding; fast dynamics in live cells; systems for intracellular trafficking and endocytosis, diffusion and transport in mem- vibrational energy flow in molecules, quantum computing, measurement and branes. Cell mechanics: protrusions (filopodia, TNT) generation and mechanics. Cell control; nanoscale imaging of excited states; glassy dynamics; and locomotion adhesion. behavior. Education: MS, Solid State Physics, University of Montpellier (France), 1983; Thèse de Education: BS, Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 1982; PhD, Chemistry, UC Berkeley, 3ème cycle (former PhD in France), Soft matter, University of Montpellier, 1985; PhD, 1988. Soft matter, University of Montpellier, 1990; Habilitation, University Paris Diderot, 1999. Summary of Professional Experience: Postdoc, Caltech, 1989-1992; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992- Summary of Professional Experience: Researcher, Montpellier University, Groupe de 1998; Associate Professor of Chemistry, 1998-1999; Senior Editor, Journal Dynamique des Phases Condensées lab, 1985-1986; CNRS Research Scientist (Eqvt. Associate Professor), Montpellier University, GDPC lab, 1986-1991; Visiting scientist, of Physical Chemistry, 1998-2005; Professor of Chemistry, 1999-present; IBM Reasearch Center Almaden, San Jose, USA, 1992-1993; CNRS Research Scientist, Professor of Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, 1999-present); Professor of Institut Curie (Physical-Chemistry Curie lab), 1993-2002; Research Director CNRS Physics, 2000-present; Alumni Scholar Professor, 2002-2005; Director, Center (Eqvt. Full Professor), I. Curie, 2002-present; Group leader “Membrane and cell func- for Biophysics and Computational Biology, 2003-2008; William H. and Janet tions”, I. Curie, 2003- present. Lycan Professor, 2006-2008; Associate Editor, JACS, 2013-2017; Head, De- partment of Chemistry, 2017-2020; Professor in the Center for Advanced Study Awards, Honors and Activities: Suffrage Science Award (Royal Society, Medical Re- 2017-present; Professor, Carle-Illinois College of Medicine, 2018-present. search Council and L’Oréal), 2015; Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics (European Physical Society), 2017; Fellow of the Biophysical Society, 2018; Elected Awards, Honors and Activities (since 2000): Coblentz Award, Coblentz EMBO Member, 2020; ERC advanced grant, (with B. Goud), 2014-2019; Board of the Society, 2000; National Science Foundation Creativity Extension Award, Condensed Matter section, Société Française de Physique (SFP), 2002-2007; Gener- 2002; Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2002; Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel al board of the SFP, 2009-2012; Chairperson of the SFP group: “Physics and living Research Prize, 2005; Fellow of the Biophysical Society, 2005; Member of the matter”, 2010-present; coordinator, area “Self-assembling and Biomimetic Systems” German National Academy of Science, 2008; Raymond and Beverly Sackler Network of Excellence SoftComp (EU), 2004-2019; SAB, CAPITALS (EPSRC, UK), International Prize, 2008; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Scienc- 2012-2017; SAB, MaxSynBio (MPI, DE), 2015-2020; SAB, DESIGN (Gravitation es, 2010; Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013; Chair, PHYS program, NL), 2019-present; SAB, MPI for Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam (DE), Division of the American Chemical Society; Fellow of the American Chemical 2020; SAB, Leibniz-FMP, Berlin (DE), 2021-present; appointed member HFSP council: Society, 2015; SEED Award of the Research Corporation, 2016; List of Teachers 2021-present; co-editor of the book “Physics of Biological Membranes” (Springer), Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, 2010-16; ACS/Chemical Society of 2018; co-organizer winter school “Collective effects in Cell Biophysics”, les Houches, Japan Nakanishi Prize, 2017; TREE Award of the Research Corporation, 2018; 2008; session co-organizer, 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2014; co-chair Jacques Hans Neurath Award, Protein Society, 2020; NIH, NSF, Packard, Royal Society Monod conference “ “Molecular basis for membrane remodelling and organization”, of London review panels, variously 1996-2020; external advisory committees, 2017; co-chair BPS annual meeting, 2021; Associate Editor Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2014-present; Board of Reviewing Editors eLife, 2016-present; co-editor Europhysics variously 1996-present; conference(co)-organizer, variously 1997-present; sum- Letters, 2019-present. mer schools and guest lectureships, named lectureships, variously, 2004-present. Biophysical Society Activities: Society Member, 2001-present; regular attendee of the Biophysical Society Activities: Member since 1998; Poster Judge, Annual Annual Meetings; co-chair of the 2021 Annual Meeting (on line) Meeting, 2014; Chair, Biopolymers in vivo (BIV) Subgroup, 2015; BIV Sub- group Member-at-Large, 2021-2023. Candidate Statement: I am very honored to be nominated for Biophysical Society Council. I have been a regular attendee of the Annual Meeting for many years, together Candidate Statement: I would be honored to serve as Councilor. Biophysical with students of my group. I have always enjoyed the large diversity of biophysics topics Society has enriched my research life with its meetings, with the Biopolymers and the unique opportunity to exchange scientifically with colleagues from the US and in vivo Subgroup, which I served as Chair, and with all the colleagues I first got abroad, especially with young students and early career researchers. While I was co-chair to know through Society contacts. As a Fellow, I am particularly grateful for the of the 2021 Annual meeting, I was impressed by the capability of the Biophysical Society Society’s work in so many areas, from empowering young scientists to putting and its staff members to adapt to the challenging COVID situation and to organize on state-of-the-art symposia that cut across many fields. Upcoming priorities, a successful meeting. I have been directly involved in launching a “Physics and living in my opinion, include how to balance scientific travel and other activities un- matter” group in the French Physical Society, and I am passionate about furthering the friendly to carbon footprint with the human need for direct interaction, how to development of Biophysics and fostering greater connection to all facets of Physics and support young scientists for whom the pandemic has been particularly traumat- Biology. My experience in different professional organizations in France and in Europe ic, and how to foster diversity in the people and the science that the Biophysical provides me with a unique perspective on what it takes to serve BPS. As a Council mem- Society encompasses. ber, I will strive to promote Biophysics and the Society beyond its topical and geographi- cal frontiers, in particular to young scientists. COUNCIL NOMINEES VOTE FOR FOUR

Syma Khalid Vera Moiseenkova-Bell Professor of Computational Biophysics Professor School of Chemistry Department of Systems Pharmacology University of Southampton, United Kingdom and Translational Therapeutics (From August 2021, Department of University of Pennsylvania, USA Biochemistry, University of Oxford)

Research Interests: bacterial cell envelopes. Molecular dynamics simulations. Nanopore Research Interests: molecular structure and cellular function of TRPV channels; cryo based DNA sequencing. electron microscopy and cryo electron tomography. Education: MChem, Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry, 1st class (University of War- Education: MS, Laser Biophysics, Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), 1999; wick, UK), 2000. PhD in Computational Chemistry (University of Warwick), 2004. PhD, Cellular Physiology & Molecular Biophysics, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2004. Summary of Professional Experience: Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Biochem- istry, University of Oxford, 2003-2007. RCUK fellow, School of Chemistry, University Summary of Professional Experiences: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Biochemistry of Southampton 2007-2010. Assoc Professor, School of Chemistry, University of South- and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 2004-2009; Assistant Professor, ampton. 2010-2016. Full Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Southampton Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 2009-2016; Associate 2016- July 2021. Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 2016-2018; Associate Professor, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Ther- Awards, Honors and Activities: Gordon Bell Special Prize for Covid-19 work (part of apeutics, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2021; Professor, Department of Systems the team led by Rommie Amaro, UCSD). Suffrage Science award for Physical Sciences Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, 2021-present; for promoting participation of women in High Performance Computing. Chair of Faculty Director, Electron Microscopy Resource Laboratory and Beckman Center for HECBioSim (UK Consortium that allocates resource on the national supercomputer for Cryo Electron Microscopy, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-present. biomolecular simulations - over 50 PIs). Management Committee member of the British Biophysical Society. Chair of the advisory group to the Informatics and Artificial Intelli- Education: MS, Laser Biophysics, Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), 1999; gence Theme of the Rosalind Franklin Institute, UK. Leverhulme Trust advisory panel. PhD, Cellular Physiology Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council SAT member for E-Infrastruc- ture (advisory board for UK funding theme). BPS New and Notable speaker in 2019. Awards, Honors, and Activities: Mason Guest Scholar Award, The University of Plenary/keynote lectures in the UK and overseas. INCITE panel member (US DoE, Texas Medical Branch, 2004; Science Outreach Award, Baylor College of Medicine and computational resource allocation) for full term of 3 years. Advisory board to Centres for Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2005-2006; Mt. Sinai Scholar, Mt. Sinai Foundation, Doctoral Training at Universities of Warwick and Bristol. 2010; Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Excellence in Research Award, Baylor College of Medicine, 2011; Dean’s Innovation Fund Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2018; Co- Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2004, Member of Thematic Meet- Chair, “Mechanisms of Membrane Transport” Gordon Research Conference, 2023. ings Committee, regular attendee of meetings for over 15 years. Member of Membrane Structure and Function Subgroup. Biophysical Society Activities: Society Member, 2005-present; Member, Early Careers Committee, 2005-2012; Member, Committee for Professional Opportunities for Wom- Candidate’s Statement: My first Biophysical Society meeting was in 2005; it was like en (CPOW), 2018-present; Reviewer, Kenneth Cole Award nomination committee, nothing I had experienced before. The sheer size, the buzz of excitement and for me 2021; Subgroup Chair “Channels, Receptors and Transporters”, 2022. personally, the number of other scientists also working on bacterial outer membrane proteins was genuinely overwhelming at times - but I was totally hooked. Since then it Candidate Statement: I am very honored to be nominated to serve on the Biophysical has nucleated professional friendships that transcend geo-political barriers. I have met Society Council. I have been a member of Biophysical Society since 2005. During the scientists who have become mentors and sources of support for me during difficult times. last 16 years, Biophysical Society annual meetings provided me with opportunities to Other scientific communities no doubt have this too but having attended other meetings present my research, enriched my scientific career and provided me with the opportunity ranging from large conferences to small focus groups over the years, I can say that there to meet colleagues from around the world. Biophysical Society Annual Meeetings also is something special about BPS meetings. I would like to contribute to this magic and allowed me to get involved and serve on two important committees that represent a to help it to grow by taking on a leadership role and for this I would be happy to be large share of our members: Early Careers Committee and Committee for Professional involved wherever BPS most needs help. My work with the management group of the Opportunities for Women. Moreover, it gave me an opportunity to be a member, serve British Biophysical Society combined with an extensive network of contacts within the as a Chair for the Subgroup “Channels, Receptors and Transporters” and organize a Sub- global biophysics community provides an ideal foundation. group thematic session for 2022 Annual Meeting. If I am elected to Biophysical Society Council, I will continue working with members of the Society to ensure that it remains We are at an extraordinary point in time; the need for science and scientists has never inclusive to all biophysicists around the world and continues to foster professional careers been more evident, but the impact of Covid-19 on economies worldwide will inevitably of its members. lead to cuts in science funding. To negotiate these difficult times, it is imperative that we do not leave anyone behind; it is important that we maintain our supportive networks amongst peers, look out for the younger scientists coming through the system and at all times be guided by the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity. Belonging to mul- tiple minority groups myself (no, outer membrane proteins is not one of my minority groups!) I am acutely aware of this and it is precisely this that I pledge to do if elected to the Council of the Biophysical Society. COUNCIL NOMINEES VOTE FOR FOUR

Hugo Sanabria Valeria Vásquez Associate Professor Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Physiology Clemson University, USA University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA

Research Interest: Structural dynamics and function of synaptic proteins; pro- Research Interests: mechanosensitive ion channels; membrane fatty acids, patch clamp, somatosen- tein-protein interactions within intrinsically disordered proteins; single molecule sation; C. elegans and mice behavior. fluoresces spectroscopy; quantitative Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. Education: Lic. Biology, Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela), 1999; Ph.D. Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA), 2008. Education: B.S. Physics Engineering, Tec de Monterrey, 1999 (Mexico); M.S. Physics, University of Houston, 2002; Ph.D. Physics, University of Houston, 2005. Summary of Professional Experience: Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University (Stanford, CA), 2009-2014; Assistant Professor Research-Track, Physiology, Summary of Professional Experience: Postdoctoral researcher in Neurobiology University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC, Memphis, TN), 2014-2016; Assistant and Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2005-2010; Alexander Professor Tenure-Track, Physiology, UTHSC (Memphis, TN), 2016-2020; Associate Professor von Humboldt postdoctoral researcher Molecular Physical Chemistry, Heinrich Tenure-Track, Physiology, UTHSC (Memphis, TN), 2020-present. Heine University, Germany, 2010-2012, Senior Research Fellow Molecular Physical Awards, Honors, and Activities: 100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America, CellPress Chemistry, Heinrich Heine University, Germany 2012-2013; Assistant Professor (2020); Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award, Biophysical Society (2020); Outstanding Research of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, 2014-2019; School of Health Achievement Award, Department of Physiology, UTHSC (2019); Travel award, Gordon Research Research Faculty scholar, Clemson University, 2016-present; Associate Professor of Conference on “Mechanisms of Membrane Transport” (2017); Profiled by the Biophysical Society Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, 2019-present. Newsletter (2016). Eicosanoid Research Foundation “Young Investigator Award”, (2015); Travel award scholarship for UTHSC Young Investigators, Conference on “Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Awards, Honors and Activities: Keck Fellow. Nanobiology Training Program Inflammation and Related Diseases”. Budapest, Hungary (2015). Travel award, Gordon Research Conference on “Ion Channels” (2012); American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow. Western of the W. M. Keck Center for Interdisciplinary Bioscience, 2007; Alexander von States Affiliate (2010-2013); Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position, A Workshop for Women in Humboldt fellowship for postdoctoral researcher, 2010-2012; Biophysical Society Science & Engineering. NSF ADVANCE workshop (2009); Ad hoc Reviewer, Jointly Sponsored International Travel award, 2011; Poster award, 512. WE-Heraeus-Seminar Single Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in Molecule Kinetics, Bad Honnef, Germany, 2012; Gordon Research Conference the Neurosciences (T32). NIH/NINDS. (2019-2020); Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH ACTS study Section Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship, 2016; NSF CAREER award, (October cycle, 2020); Councilor of the Society of General Physiologists (2020-2023); School 2018, Clemson University Board of Trustees Faculty Excellence Award, 2019; Representative to the Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS), Association of American Medical Colleges (2018-2021); Ad hoc Reviewer, NIH BBM study Section (February cycle, 2018); Young Fluorescence Investigator Awards, Biological Fluorescence Subgroup, Bio- Poster Judge at Neuronal Development, Synaptic Function & Behavior C. elegans Topic Meeting. physical Society, 2019; Clemson University President’s Leadership Institute, 2019; University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018); Poster Judge at the Pediatric Research Day at UTHSC. Clemson University School of Health Research Faculty Fellowship, 2021; NSF Memphis, TN (2017-2019); Organizer of the Annual Meetings of the “Latin-American Biophysical GRFP panel 2016-2018 and 2020-2021; NSF Panel Review 2021; Co-Chair and Society, SOBLA” (2020-2021); SOBLA President (2019- ); Session Chair, “Channels under the organizer of Satellite FRET Workshop at Methods & Applications of Fluorescence influence”. Society of General Physiologists/SOBLA. 73rd Annual Symposium (2019); Session Chair, “Ion Channel Modulation”. FASEB Scientific Research Conference on “The Ion Channel 2019. Regulation Conference: Molecules to Disease” (2019); Session Chair, “Sensation”. Neuronal Devel- opment, Synaptic Function & Behavior C. elegans Topic Meeting (2018); Session Chair, “Structure Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2004; attend Annual and Dynamics with few Molecules (or a lot)”. III Frontiers in Membrane Protein Structural Dynam- Meeting regularly; member of the Biological Fluorescence and Biopolymers in vivo ics (2017); Session Chair, “Force-Dependent Gating II”. Force Gated Ion Channels Conference. Subgroups; Co-Chair and platform talk at Member Organized Session at Annual Janelia Farm Research Campus (2015); Executive Committee and Social Media Coordinator of Meeting, 2019. the SOBLA (2014-2019); Organizer of Ion Channel Journal Club. Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Physiology. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA (2012-2014) Candidate’s Statement: The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting has been instru- Biophysical Society Activities: Society Member since 2002; Faculty panel at the Committee for mental in my career. It became the place where I found my passion for fluorescence Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW), “Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: Transitions Forum spectroscopy and where I met the leaders in the field, which ended up training and Luncheon”, 61th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, New Orleans, LA (2017); Poster me. Through the Annual Meeting, I also developed critical professional skills, and Judge at the Student Research Achievement Award poster competition, 61th Annual Meeting of the thanks to the rich programming, I got a broader perspective of Biophysics. In short, Biophysical Society, New Orleans, LA (2017); Faculty panel at CPOW, “Postdoc to Faculty Q&A: the Annual Meeting has been the place where I met mentors, collaborators, col- Transitions Forum and Luncheon”, 60th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Los Angeles, leagues, and friends. Now, I have been able to bring my own group multiple times CA (2016); Symposium Co-chair and Organizer, “Mechanosensing in Eukaryotes”, 58th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Francisco, CA (2014); Platform Co-chair, “Mechanosensi- to the annual meeting to get them inspired while introducing them to colleagues. I tive Channels”, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Long Beach, CA (2008) have encouraged them to be active members of the Biophysical Society by joining the different Subgroups that meet their interests. My research focuses on developing Candidate’s Statement: I joined the Biophysical Society nineteen years ago and, since that time, I and integrating quantitative fluorescence spectroscopic tools and molecular dynam- have felt that I am part of a very supportive community. The Society has been the natural venue to ics simulations to link biomolecules’ structure, dynamics, and function. As a Coun- broadcast my research as a technician, graduate student, postdoc and, now, as a group leader. The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting has had a remarkable influence on my research thanks to the cilor, I will pursue improved opportunities to develop all members of the Society. In scientific, professional development, and networking sessions. If elected, I plan to “pay forward” all particular, I will continue to advocate for just, equitable, and diverse programming. the support I have received from the Society by contributing to its ongoing effort of disseminating I have taken this role at Clemson through the commissions of Latino Affairs and knowledge of biophysics. My leadership experience as the current President of the Latin American the task force for social justice and equity. To the community at large, we are re- Biophysical Society (SOBLA) has provided me with a unique perspective to help increase the Soci- sponsible for tackling the increased anti-science sentiment by presenting biophysics ety’s visibility in Latin America and Hispanic countries, thus increasing underrepresented minorities to the general public in an approachable, relatable, bold, and understandable way. in the biophysics field. I have been very privileged during my career to have been surrounded by great mentors and colleagues, and I would like for junior biophysicists to experience the same advantages I had. I look forward to working with the Biophysical Society to keep building a diverse and inclusive environment. COUNCIL NOMINEES VOTE FOR FOUR

Paul W. Wiseman Jie Yan Professor & Otto Maass Chair in Chemistry Professor Departments of Chemistry and Physics Mechanobiology Institute McGill University, Canada National University of Singapore

Research Interests: fluorescence correlation and fluctuation analysis; fluores- Research Interests: Biomolecular interactions under mechanical and topologi- cence, nonlinear, and super-resolution imaging; cell migration; cell signaling; cell cal constraints; Mechanobiology; Single-molecule technologies. membranes; biophotonics. Education: BA (1992) and MS (1995), Physics, Lanzhou University (China), Education: B.Sc. (Hons.), St. Francis Xavier University, 1989; Ph.D. Chemis- 1992; PhD, Theoretical Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Beijing, China try, University of Western Ontario, 1995. (1998); Ph. D, Biophysics, University of Illinois of Chicago (2005). Summary of Professional Experience: Post-doctoral fellow, University of Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Physics, Nation- Tokyo & Nagoya University, 1996-1998; Post-doctoral fellow and Research al University of Singapore (NUS), 2005-2011; Tenured Associate Professor Scientist, University of California, San Diego, 1998-2001; Assistant Professor of Physics, NUS, 2011-2017; Full Professor of Physics, NUS, 2017-present; of Chemistry and Physics, McGill University, 2001-2007; Associate Professor Principle Investigator (Joint appointment), Mechanobiology Institute, NUS, of Chemistry and Physics, McGill University, 2007-2013 Full Professor of 2010-present. I am also an in-house Principal Investigator in the NUS Centre Chemistry and Physics, McGill University, 2013-present; EuroBioImaging for Bioimaging Sciences. External Scientific Advisory Board, 2013-2014; Scientific Advisory Committee, Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, UC Irvine, 2006-2016; Methods & Awards, Honors, and Activities: Elected Fellow of the American Physical Applications of Fluorescence Permanent Steering Committee, 2013-present; Society (2015); Awardee of Singapore NRF Investigatorship (Class of 2016); Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Senior Fellow 2015-2020; McGill Appointed DBIO Fellowship Selection Committee of American Physical Soci- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biophysics executive committee member, ety (2019); Editorial Boards: Biophysical Journal (2021-present); Biology of the 2018-present. Cell (20160; Biology Methods and Protocols (2016-present); Guest Editor, Guest editor, Chemical Biophysics section of Current Opinion in Chemical Biology Awards, Honors and Activities: JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, (2019); Faculty Member in the new Molecular Biological Physics Section in 1996-1998; La Jolla Interfaces in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999-2001; F1000Prime (2019-present). Biophysical Society Young Fluorescence Investigator Research Award, 2005; Keith Laidler Award in Physical Chemistry, 2009; Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2008. Regularly attend Chair (UCLA), 2014-2015; Leo Yaffe Teaching Award, 2007; Principal’s Prize Society Annual Meetings. Handle manuscripts submitted to Biophysical Journal for Teaching, 2007; JD Jackson Teaching Award in Physics, 2012. as an Editor. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 1993; regular attendee of Candidate’s Statement: I am honored and thrilled to be nominated for the Annual Meetings; Biophysical Journal Editorial Board, 2010-2016; Chair of Biophysical Society Council. I have been a Biophysical Society member since Biological Fluorescence Subgroup 2018-2019; Member of Biological Fluores- 2008. I have greatly benefitted from interacting with many excellent scientists cence Subgroup; Member of Nanoscale Approaches to Biology Subgroup. in the Society and from presenting my research at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting. I am fortunate and humbled to be invited as an Editor of Candidate Statement: I have been a member of the Biophysical Society since Biophysical Journal in 2021, which offers me an opportunity to contribute to the attending my very first BPS meeting as a graduate student in 1994. From that Biophysical Society. I am eager to contribute more to the Biophysical Society first meeting I realized that this was my scientific home and it has remained my as a Council Member. As a Council member outside the United States, besides core scientific community as I have progressed in my academic and research performing the standard duties, I shall do my best to maintain the status of the career. I was impressed by how prominent senior scientists in the field supported Biophysical Society as a hub for biophysicists in diverse research areas over the younger scientists and at the very exciting interdisciplinary biophysics research globe. that was core to this community. In recent years I have been very pleased with the active role that the BPS has taken in advancing equity in our field and I wish to see that continue to expand. As we struggle globally to get through the current pandemic, the role of scientific research and educational outreach has become even more critical and I wish to support the society’s expanded effort in these areas. If elected to BPS Council, I aim to give back to the society that was central to my growth as a scientist and see that it remains the community which fosters the most innovative interdisciplinary research directions while supporting its diverse membership.