BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
5
MAY
2014
Polymers andSelf-Assembly: FromBiology
toNanomaterials
Riode Janeiro, Brazil
October 25–30, 2015
Many proteins assemble intopolymers, bothnaturally (as
in actin and tubulin) andpathologically (as in amyloid).
The study of the structure and functionof these biologi-
cal polymers has been an important area of researchby
biophysicists. A large and growing community of chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, andmaterials
scientists have been investigating the self-assembly of peptides formany purposes, from creatingnew
bionanomaterials to forming assemblies for drug delivery. The aimof thismeeting is tobring together
thesemultidisciplinary areas to share techniques and innovations, advancing our understanding of these
complex systems.
Biophysics in theUnderstanding,Diagnosis,
andTreatment of InfectiousDiseases
Stellenbosch, SouthAfrica
November 16–20, 2015
Thismeetingwill explore the contributions of biophysics
toour understanding of infectious diseases, focusing on
tuberculosis,malaria, andHIV/AIDS. Themeetingwill
provide a platform for scientists todiscuss the successes,
opportunities, and challenges for biophysics in structural biology,molecularmodeling, andhigh resolu-
tionoptical techniques indiagnostics, therapeutics, and the basic science of the pathogen. Themeeting's
location inSouthAfricawill provide the opportunity for attendees tomeetmanynew scientists and
students.
Call for 2016ThematicMeetingProposals
Submissiondeadline: June30, 2014
ThematicMeetingsareuniqueandexcitingbecause theybring together researcherswhodonototherwise
attend the sameevents, bringingdifferentperspectives toaddressa commonproblem.AsaSocietymem-
ber, youmay submit yourproposal for consideration.
Checkyouremail later thismonth formoredetailsonhow to submitaproposal or visitwww.biophysics.org
and click 'Meetings' and then 'ThematicMeetings'.
