Activities
Since 1960 the Biophysical Society has sponsored, edited, and published the Biophysical Journal, which is currently published semi-monthly. The society also publishes a monthly newsletter as well as an annual Membership Directory and Products Guide.
The Biophysical Society sponsors an annual meeting which brings together more than 6,000 scientists for symposia, workshops, industrial and educational exhibits, subgroup meetings, and awards presentations. The small size of the conference, as compared to those of similar scientific societies, is promoted as causing a more intimate environment during the conference. Since 1969 the meeting has featured a talk by that year's National Lecturer, chosen for significance in biophysical research and excellence in presentation; the lectures are published in the Biophysical Journal, and those since 2003 are available on video. Starting in 2010 with "Calcium Signaling" in Beijing, the society now also sponsors smaller thematic meetings across the world.
The society offers eight Society Awards each year to distinguished biophysicists in different categories, including the Founders Award for career-long achievement and the Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award and the Michael and Kate Barany Award to outstanding younger investigators. The society also offers awards for students, such as a number of poster competitions at its Annual Meeting, as well as other scientific conferences. In addition, the society sponsors "Biophysics Awards" at high school science fairs across the nation.
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