71st Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (BPS 2027)

The 71st Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (BPS 2027) presents cutting-edge advances in biophysics driven by big data, AI, and multi-scale scientific discovery.

Key Topics

• Proteins
  • Protein design and prediction
  • Protein structure and stability
  • Protein dynamics, allostery, and assemblies
  • Membrane protein structure, dynamics, and folding
  • Enzyme function and molecular interactions
• Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Aggregates, and Condensates
  • Intrinsically disordered proteins
  • Protein aggregates
  • Condensate modeling and physical properties
  • Condensates in physiology and disease
• Nucleic Acids
  • Genome maintenance
  • Gene expression and regulation
  • RNA and DNA structure and dynamics
  • Protein–nucleic acid interactions
  • Genome organization
• Lipids and Membranes
  • Membrane physical chemistry
  • Membrane reporters and sensors
  • Membrane peptides and fusion
  • Membrane structure
  • Protein–lipid interactions
• Cell Physiology and Bioenergetics
  • Membrane receptors and signaling
  • Mechanosensation
  • Exocytosis and endocytosis
  • Calcium channels, sparks, and waves
  • Muscle electrophysiology and regulation
  • Organelle structure and function
  • Bioenergetics and photosynthesis
  • Mitochondrial roles in life and death
• Channels and Transporters
  • Voltage-gated ion channels
  • Ligand-gated channels
  • TRP channels
  • Pumps, transporters, and exchangers
  • Regulatory mechanisms
  • Ion channels in disease and pharmacology
  • Anion and mechanosensitive channels
• Cytoskeleton, Motility, and Motors
  • Muscle mechanics and regulation
  • Actin and microtubule structure and dynamics
  • Kinesins, dyneins, and myosins
  • Cytoskeletal assemblies and cell motility
  • Bacterial cytoskeleton and mechanics
  • Intracellular transport
• Systems Biology
  • Systems and whole-cell modeling
  • Systems-level imaging
  • Synthetic biology and networks
  • Novel systems techniques
• Neuroscience
  • Cellular and molecular neuroscience
  • Circuits and systems
  • Experimental tools and approaches
• New Developments in Biophysical Techniques
  • EPR, NMR, and imaging
  • Electron microscopy
  • Diffraction and scattering
  • Molecular dynamics
  • AI, machine learning, and bioinformatics
  • Single-molecule spectroscopy
  • Optical and vibrational spectroscopy
  • Force spectroscopy and probe microscopy
  • Emerging biophysical methods
• Bioengineering and Biomaterials
  • Bioengineering
  • Biosensors
  • Biosurfaces
  • Micro- and nanotechnology
  • Biomaterials
• Sustainability
  • Biophysics for sustainability
• Biophysics Education
  • Biophysics education

Who should Attend

• Biophysicists and physicists working across molecular to systems scales
• Protein scientists and structural biologists
• Researchers in nucleic acids, membranes, and signaling
• Cell physiologists and bioenergetics specialists
• Ion channel and transporter researchers
• Experts in cytoskeleton, motors, and cellular mechanics
• Systems biologists and computational modelers
• Neuroscientists studying molecular or systems-level processes
• Developers of biophysical instruments and methods
• Bioengineers and biomaterials researchers
• Sustainability-focused biophysics professionals
• Educators in biophysics and related disciplines