ABOUT
The British Biophysical Society (BBS), a vibrant community of biophysicists, biologists and chemists, celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020.
This year, the BBS Biennial Meeting will be held in Wales for the first time, organized by Sophie Shermer at Swansea University.
The meeting will feature outstanding speakers from across the biophysical domain.
By bringing excellent biophysical research to Wales, we hope to increase the participation of Wales-based researchers in Biophysics, and to enhance international collaboration.
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Registration will open soon.
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Registration Fees: up to / after July 17
Members: GBP 280 / 310
Non-members: GBP 310 / 380
Student members: GBP 220 / 250
Student non-members: GBP 250 / 300
(includes registration, BBQ dinner, conference dinner, all lunches and coffee breaks)
THEMES
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Nanobiophysics
02
Tools for the 21st Century Biophysicist
03
Physics of Life Roadmap
04
Synthetic biology
05
Biophysics in Society
AWARDS
The BBS Biennial Meeting features four awards:
BURSARIES
BBS Bursaries are available to help with travel, accommodation and registration costs for UK-based early-career* BBS members to attend the Biennial Meeting in Swansea.
4 bursaries of £250 will be awarded at the discretion of the Honorary Treasurer. If awarded, bursaries will be paid after the meeting.
To apply, please check the Eligibility Requirements, complete an application form and email your application with supporting documents to the BBS secretary Tharin Blumenschein or Guy Grant.
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RSC Biophysics Group Bursaries
5 bursaries of £200 plus free registration are available to early-career* applicants and will be awarded in recognition of excellence in abstract submission, according to availability.
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To apply, click "Yes" in response to Q9 in the abstract submission form.
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*undergraduate, postgraduate, or postdoc years 1-3.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
If you would like to present a poster or talk at the meeting, please complete the abstract submission form here.
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
09:00-12:00
Arrival and Registration
13:00-13:10
Welcome
13:10-15:10
Theme 1: Nanobiophysics
Chair: Mathew Horrocks (University of Edinburgh)
Co-Chair: Tharin Blumenschein
14:20-14:40
Selected Talk
TBA
14:40-15:10
Afternoon Tea and Refreshments
15:10-17:10
Theme 2: Tools for the 21st Century Biophysicist
Chair: Maxim Molodtsov (University of Cambridge)
Co-Chair: Olwyn Byron (University of Glasgow)
15:10-16:00
Transport processes through membranes for biosensing applications
16:00-16:20
Selected Talk
TBA
16:20-16:40
Selected Talk
TBA
16:40-16:50
Break
16:50-17:30
BBS Louise Johnson Early Career Award Lecture
Davide Michieletto (University of Edinburgh)
TBA
17:30-19:00
Poster Session
TBA
19:00-22:00
BBQ by the Beach
TBA
Thursday, September 12, 2024
09:00-12:00
Physics of Life Roadmap
Chair: Mark Leake (University of York)
Co-Chair: tbc
09:00-10:15
Introduction to Physics of Life Roadmap (Mark Leake)
3 short talks (TBA)
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
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10:30-11:15
Roundtable discussions in breakout groups
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11:15-12:00
Group feedback session
Collecting data for the roadmap
12:00-12:40
BBS Sosei Heptares Prize for Biophysics Lecture
Sergi Garcia-Manyes (King’s College London)
Single molecule insights into cellular mechanotransduction
12:40-14:00
Lunch and Poster Session 2
BBS AGM
14:00-18:00
Theme 3: Societal Biophysics
Chair: John Sanderson (Durham University)
Co-Chair: Sophie Shermer (Swansea University)
14:00-14:50
The biophysics and cell biology of protein misfolding diseases
14:50-15:10
Selected Talk
TBA
15:10-15:30
Selected Talk
TBA
15:30-16:00
Afternoon tea and Refreshments
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16:00-16:30
Invited Talk
TBA
16:30-16:50
Selected Talk
TBA
19:00-22:00
Conference Dinner
Social
Friday, September 13, 2024
09:30-12:40
​Theme 4: Synthetic Biology
​Chair: John Seddon (Imperial College London)
Co-Chair: Ioanna Mela (University of Cambridge)
09:30-10:20
Life but not alive: biophysics of synthetic cells
10:20-10:40
Selected Talk
TBA
10:40-11:00
Selected Talk
TBA
11:00-11:30
Morning Coffee Break
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12:00-12:20
BBS Kendrew Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture
Emilie Steinmark (King’s College London)
What fluorescent molecular rotors can tell us about viscosity in cellular environments
12:20-12:40
Closing Remarks
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CONFERENCE LOCATION
The conference will be held at Swansea university's Bay Campus.
Detailed travel info can be found here