Argentina
Adhering Body: Biophysical Society of Argentina
National Society: Biophysical Society of Argentina
Dr. José María Delfino-President
Dra. María Soledad Celej- Vice President
Secretary Dr. Ernesto Ambroggio (e-mail:secretariat.sab@gmail.com (SABiofisica Secretary))
Web Site: http://biofisica.org.ar/
Armenia
Adhering Body: All Armenian Biophysical Society (Observer)
National Society: All Armenian Biophysical Society
Secretary: Dr. Naira Ayvazyan
Faculty of Biology, Biophysics, Yerevan State University
A. Manookyan 1, Yerevan, Armenia
Tel: +37410571061; Fax: +37410554641
Email: taipan@ysu.am
Adhering Body: Asian Biophysics Association
President: Prof. Danny M. Hatters
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia
Ph: +61 3 8344 2530 Fax: +61 3 9348 1421
Email: dhatters@unimelb.edu.au
http://www.biochemistry.unimelb.edu.au/research/res_hatters.html
Secretary General: Professor Renae Ryan
Academic Director, Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Program
Chair, Sydney Medical School Gender Equity Committee
School of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology) | Faculty of Medicine and Health
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Rm 509, Molecular Biosciences Bldg (G08) | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006
T +61 2 9351 2669 | E renae.ryan@sydney.edu.au | W http://sydney.edu.au | T @renaemryan1
Australia
Adhering Body: Australian Academy of Science
Contact: ICSU Liaison Officer
Australian Academy of Science
Ian Potter House, Gordon Street,
Acton ACT 2601, Australia
E-mail: icsu@science.org.au
Website: https://www.science.org.au/
Postal address: GPO Box 783, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Phone: + 61 2 6201 9400
Fax: + 61 2 6201 9494
National Society: Australian Society for Biophysics (ASB)
President – A/Prof Elizabeth Hinde, University of Melbourne, elizabeth.hinde@unimelb.edu.au
Vice President – Dr Lisanne Spenkelink, University of Wollongong, lisanne_spenkelink@uow.edu.au
Treasurer – A/Prof Toby Bell, Monash University, Toby.Bell@monash.edu
Secretary – Dr Donna Whelan, Latrobe University, Bendigo, D.Whelan@latrobe.edu.au
Past President – Dr Matthew Baker, University of New South Wales, matthew.baker@unsw.edu.au
Austria
Adhering Body: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/
Associate Professor Dr. Georg Pabst
Institute of Molecular Biosciences
University of Graz
Humboldtstrasse 50/111, 8010 Graz, Austria
Tel: +43/316/380-4989
Email: georg.pabst@uni-graz.at
National Society: Austrian Biophysical Society
http://www.biophysics-austria.at/
Azerbaijan
Adhering Body: Azerbaijan Biophysical Association (Observer)
National Society: Azerbaijan Biophysical Association
Prof. Niftali Godjaev, President
Tel.+994124390305
Email: nifbiophys@yahoo.com
Website: http://azbiophys.aznet.org/azbiophys/index-eng.html
Belarus
Adhering Body: Belarus Society for Photobiology and Biophysics (Observer)
National Society: Belarus Society for Photobiology and Biophysics
Professor Igor D Volotovski, Chairman
Institute of Photobiology
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Academitcheskaja str. 27
Minsk 220072
Belarus
Fax: (+375) 172 842359
Email: volot@biobel.bas-net.by
Belgium
Adhering Body: The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
http://www.interacademies.net/?id=4322
Laurent Hansen
Scientific Counselor
Hetogsstraat 1 rue Ducale,
B-1000 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Tel (+32) 2 550 22 47
Fax (+32) 2 550 23 78
Email: laurent.hansen@rasab.be
Website: www.rasab.be
Brazil
Adhering Body 1: Brazilian Biophysical Society/Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica (SBBf)
National Society 1: Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica (SBBf)
Antonio José da Costa Filho, PhD
Brazilian Biophysical Society President
Professor at University of São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Email: ajcosta@usp.br
Website: http://www.sbbf.org.br/
Adhering Body 2: Brazilian Society of Nuclear Biosciences (SBBN)
National Society 2: Brazilian Society of Nuclear Biosciences (SBBN)
President: Prof. Sílvia Maria Velasques de Oliveira,
Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria (IRD/RJ)
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Email: presidencia@sbbn.org.br
Webpage: http://sbbn.org.br/
Bulgaria
Adhering Body: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Observer)
Prof. Stefan Hadjitodorov,
Director of Center for National Security and Defence Research,
1, “15 Noemvri” Str.
1040 Sofia
Bulgaria
e-mail: sthadj@bas.bg
sthadj@cu.bas.bg
Tel: +359 2 979 2014
Canada
Adhering Body: National Research Council of Canada
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Geoffroy Lambrecht
International Program Officer, International Relations Office
International Innovation Office
National Research Council Canada / Government of Canada
Geoffroy.Lambrecht@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca / Cell: 343-552-0954
Agent aux Programmes Internationaux, Bureau des relations internationales
Bureau international de l’innovation
Conseil national de recherches Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Geoffroy.Lambrecht@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca / Tél. cell. : 343-552-0954
National Society: The Biophysical Society of Canada
Contact: Professor Zoya Leonenko
University Research Chair
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Department of Biology
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
University of Waterloo
zleonenk@uwaterloo.ca
https://uwaterloo.ca/leonenko-research-group/
President of the Biophysical Society of Canada
https://biophysicalsociety.ca/
Chile
Adhering Body: Biophysics Section, Chilean Biological Society (Observer)
National Society: Biophysics Section, Chilean Biological Society
Professor Alan Neely
Dept of Physiology
Avda Gran Bretana 1111
Playa Ancha – Valparaiso, Chile
Fax: (+56) 32 283320
Email: alan.neely@uv.cl,
alan.neely@cinv.cl,
phyan@physiology.ttuhsc.edu
China – Mainland
Adhering Body: Biophysical Society of China
Professor Tao Xu, President
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: xutao@ibp.ac.cn
National Society: Biophysical Society of China
Professor Hong Zhang, Secretary General
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
hongzhang@ibp.ac.cn
China – Taiwan
Adhering Body: Biophysics Society located in Taipei
Dr. Woei-Jer Chuang, President
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
National Cheng Kung University
No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, Taiwan 70101
TEL: +886-6-2353535 ex5515
FAX: +886-6-2741694
Email: wjcnmr@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Dr Ping-Chiang Lyu
Institute of Bioinformatics Structural Biology
National Tsing Hua University
No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013
TEL: +886-3-5742762
FAX: +886-3-5715934
Email: pclyu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
China – HK
Adhering Body: Biophysical Society of Hong Kong (Observer)
Professor Guang Zhu
Email: gzhu@ust.hk
Czech Republic
Adhering Body: Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Eva Bártová, Ph.D., DSc., Director
Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.
Královopolská 135
612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
Email: bartova@ibp.cz
Website: https://www.ibp.cz/en/
Phone: +420 – 541 517 141 (501)
National Society: Czech Biophysical Association
Chairwoman: Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Eva Bártová, Ph.D., DSc.
Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i.
Královopolská 135
612 65 Brno, Czech Republic
Email: bartova@ibp.cz
Website: https://www.ibp.cz/en/research/Biophysics Association/about-us
Phone: +420 – 541 517 141 (501)
Deputy Chairman: Prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University
Kamenice 126/3,
625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Email: vmornst@med.muni.cz
Phone: +420 – 549 491 335
Colombia
Adhering Body: Sociedad Colombiana de Física, Capítulo Biofísica (Observer)
National Society: Sociedad Colombiana de Física, Capítulo Biofísica
Professor Carlos A Rojas Avellaneda
Laboratorio de Bioísica 304
Universidad Javeriana
Edificio Carlos Ortiz (No 52)
Carrera 7 N 40 – 62
Bogota D. C., Colombia
Email: carojas@javeriana.edu.co
Denmark
Adhering Body: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Professor Mogens Høgh Jensen, President
The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
H C Andersens Boulevard 35
DK 1553 Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: (+45) 33 43 53 00
Email: mhjensen@nbi.ku.dk
Website: www.royalacademy.dk
National Society: National Committee of Biophysics
Professor Daniel Otzen, Chairman
Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)
Aarhus University
Gustav Wieds Vej 14
DK – 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Email: dao@inano.au.dk
EBSA – European Biophysical Societies Association (Adhering Body)
President: Prof. Anthony Watts
Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford
South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
Tel: +44 1865 275 268
Fax: +44 1865 275 234/275 259
E-mail: anthony.watts@bioch.ox.ac.uk
Secretary: Prof. John M. Seddon
Theoretical & Experimental Physical Chemistry, Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Tel.: +44 20 7594 5797
Fax: +44 20 7594 5801
E-mail: j.seddon@imperial.ac.uk
Egypt
Adhering Body: Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Sakar, President of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)
Prof . Mohamed Abd El-Harith Chairman of the National Committee for Physics
Prof. Dr. Sameh Soror Supervisor of scientific relations (ASRT)
Dr. Osama Marzouk Acting Director General of scientific societies and international UNIONS (ASRT)
Academy of Scientific Research & Technology ( ASRT)
01223880267
Email: eg.comm@asrt.sci.eg
National Society: Egyptian National Committee of Biophysics
Professor M I El Gohary, Chairman
Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University
Nasr City, 11884, Cairo, Egypt
Fax: (+20) 2 3562820
Email: mohelgohary@yahoo.com
Finland
Adhering Body: Societas Biochemica, Biophysica et Microbiologica Fenniae
National Society: Societas Biochemica, Biophysica et Microbiologica Fenniae
Secretary: Elina Pietilä, MSc
Address: University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00290 Helsinki, Finland.
Email: secretary@biobio.org
Website: www.biobio.org
France
Adhering Body: Académie des Sciences, Comité National de Biophysique
Prof. Dr. Eric Dufourc
Comité National de Biophysique
IBPC, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75005 Paris FRANCE
Email: e.dufourc@cbmn.u-bordeaux.fr
National Society: Société Française de Biophysique
Dr. Eric Ennifar, President
Societé Française de Biophysique
Institut Curie, Centre Universitaire, Bâtiment 110
91405 Orsay FRANCE
Email: e.ennifar@unistra.fr
Germany
Adhering Body and National Society: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biophysik
Prof. Dr. Helmut Gubmüller
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Department
Am Fassberg 11
D-37077 Göttingen
Tel.: +49 551 201-2301
Fax: +49 551 201-2302
hgrubmu@gwdg.de
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gutsmann, Secretary General
Head of Division of Biophysics
Leibniz-Unit Biophysics at University of Lubeck
Priority Area Infections, Research Center Borstel
Parkallee 10
23845 Borstel, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)4537 188-2910
Fax: (+49) 4537 188 6320
Email: tgutsmann@fz-borstel.de
Website: http://www.fz-borstel-de
Greece
Adhering Body: Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Observer)
National Society: Hellenic Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Website: http://www.eebmb.gr/
Laboratory of Cell Proliferation Ageing
Institute of Biology, NCSR “Demokritos”
153 10 Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 210-6503565
Fax: +30 210-6511767
Email: dkletsas@bio.demokritos.gr
Hungary
Adhering Body: Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Represented by the National Society: Hungarian Biophysical Society
Professor László Mátyus, President
Dept. of Biophysics Cell Biology
University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine
H-4012 Debreen, Nagyerdel krt. 98, Hungary
Tel/Fax: +36-52 412 623
Fax: +36-1-466 5465
Email: lmatyus@med.unideb.hu
Website: http://www.mta.hu/index.php/english
India
Adhering Body: Indian National Science Academy
President: Prof. Chandrima Shaha, President.
Contact Person: Sh. SP Mishra, Deputy Executive Director – I (Scientific),
Email: dedsc@insa.nic.in
National Committee for IUPAB
Prof. K. V. R. Chary, FNA, Chairman
chary@tifr.res.in
National Society: Indian Biophysical Society
Prof. Jayan Udgaonkar, President
Prof. Sudipta Maiti, Secretary
http://www.indianbiophysicalsociety.org/index.html
Israel
Adhering Body: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Irit Sagi (Israel National C’tee for IUPAB)
Dept. of Chemical Regulation, Weizmann Institute
234 Herzl Street
Rehovot 76100, Israel
Email: irit.sagi@weizmann.ac.il
Website: http://www.academy.ac.il/
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Mr. Bob Lapidot, Director, International Division
P.O. Box 4040
Jerusalem 91040 Israel
Tel: (972 2) 567-6221
Fax: (972 2) 566-6059
Email: boblap@academy.ac.il
National Society: Israel Biophysical Society
Prof. Elisha Haas
Faculty of Life Sciences,
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Tel.:+ 972-3-531-8210
E-mail: haas@mail.biu.ac.il
Italy
Adhering Body: CNR – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
CNR Delegate to IUPAB
Dr. Michael PUSCH
CNR – Istituto di Biofisica
Via De Marini, 6
16149 Genova
Email: pusch@ge.ibf.cnr.it
CNR Vice-Delegate to IUPAB:
Dr. Mauro DALLA SERRA
CNR – Istituto di Biofisica
Via della Cascata 56/C
38100 Povo TN
Email: mauro.dallaserra@cnr.it
CNR Contact Person
Dr. Cecilia LALLE
National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
European and International Relations Office
International Relations
P.le Aldo Moro, 7
00185 Rome – Italy
Phone: +39 06 4993 7827
E-mail: cecilia.lalle@cnr.it
National Society: Società Italiana di Biofisica Pura e Applicata (Italian Society for Pure and Applied Biophysics)
Prof. Alberto Diaspro
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso, 33, 16146 Genova, Italia.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Campus Erzelli, Via Enrico Melen 83, 16152 Genova, Italia.
Tel. +39 3335895780
SIBPA institutional email: presidente@sibpa.it
Web site: https://www.sibpa.it/
Japan
Adhering Body: National Committee of Biophysics, Science Council of Japan
Prof. Hiroyuki Noji
Dept. of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5841-7252
Fax: +81-3-5841-1872
Email: hnoji@appchem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Secretariat: International Affairs Division
7-22-34, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-8555 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3403-5731
Fax: +81-3-3403-1755
Email: scjiad.group.n02@cao.go.jp
National Society: The Biophysical Society of Japan
Professor Hiroyuki Noji
Dept. of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5841-7252
Fax: +81-3-5841-1872
Email:hnoji@appchem.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Website: http://www.biophys.jp/index-e.html
New Zealand
Adhering Body: Royal Society Te Apārangi
Ms. Michelle Wickens, International Contracts Coordinator
11 Turnbull Street, Thorndon
P.O. Box 598, Wellington 6140, NEW ZEALAND
Tel: +64 4-470 5756
Email: International.Unions@royalsociety.org.nz
Website: http://www.rsnz.org/
Poland
Adhering Body: Polish Academy of Sciences
Professor Krzysztof Dolowy
Department of Physics and Biophysics
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
Nowoursynowska 159
02-776 Warszawa, Poland
Fax: (+48) 501087283
Email: krzysztof_dolowy@sggw.edu.pl
National Society: Polish Biophysical Society
President: Professor Piotr Bednarczyk
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
Department of Physics and Biophysics
02-776 Warszawa, Poland
E-mail: piotr_bednarczyk@sggw.edu.pl
Secretary: Dr hab. Magdalena Stobiecka
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
Department of Physics and Biophysics
02-776 Warszawa, Poland
E-mail: magdalena_stobiecka@sggw.edu.pl
Portugal
Adhering Body: Sociedade Portuguesa de Biofisica
President: Dr. Nuno Correia Santos
PORTUGAL
Email: nsantos@medicina.ulisboa.pt
Dr. Armindo J. Salvador, Secretary
UC-Biotech, Biocant Park, nucleo 04 lote 8
3060-197 Cantanhede
Chemistry Department, Office G35
3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
Tele: +351-231-249219
Fax: +351-231-249179
Email: armindo.salvador@gmail.com
Romania
Adhering Body: Romanian Society for Pure and Applied Biophysics
President of RSPAB:
Prof. Dan Mihailescu
Faculty of Biology
University of Bucharest
Spl. Independentei 91-95
040095, Bucharest, Romania
E-mail: dan.mihailescu@bio.unibuc.ro
phone: +40213181569 and +40727659728
Secretary of RSPAB:
Monica Florescu, PhD
“Transilvania” University of Brasov, Faculty of Medicine,
Colina Universitatii nr 1, Corp C, room CI30,
500068 Brasov, Romania
E-mail: florescum@unitbv.ro
Website: www.biophysicsnet.ro
Russia
Adhering Body: Russian Academy of Science
Professor A B Rubin, Chairman, National Committee for Biophysics
Department of Biophysics
Faculty of Biology
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Leninskie Gory 1, bld. 12
119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Russia
Tel/Fax +(495) 939 1116
Email rubin@biophys.msu.ru
Serbia
Adhering Body: Biophysical Society of Serbia
National Society: Biophysical Society of Serbia
Prof. Ksenija Radotic, President
Email: xenia@imsi.rs
Dr. Jelena Repac, Secretary
Research Associate
Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
Address: Studentski trg 3, 11000 Belgrade
Phone: +381 11 3033356
Email: jelenag@bio.bg.ac.rs
Slovak Republic
Adhering Body: Slovak Committee for IUPAB
Dr Ivan Zahradnik, Chairman
Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Vlarska 5, 83334 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Fax: (+421) 7 373 666
Email: ivan.zahradnik@savba.sk
National Society: Slovak Biophysical Society
President: Assoc. prof. Daniel Jancura
Department of Biophysics, Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences
Safarik University
Jesenna 5, 041 54 Kosice
Slovakia
Tel:+421552342246
Mobil:+421 915482838
E-mail: daniel.jancura@upjs.sk
Secretary: Dr. Gabriela Fabriciova
Department of Biophysics, Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences
Safarik University
Jesenna 5, 041 54 Kosice
Slovakia
Tel: +421 552342248
Mobil: +421 904322922
E-mail: gabriela.fabriciova@upjs.sk
Slovenia
Adhering Body: Slovenian Biophysical Society
National Society: Slovenian Biophysical Society
Professor Matej Praprotnik, President
National Institute of Chemistry
Laboratory of Molecular Modeling
Hajdrihova 19
1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel: +386 1 47 60 370
Fax: +386 1 47 60 300
Email: praprot@cmm.ki.si
Dr Ales Fajmut, Secretary
University of Maribor
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Koroska cesta 160
2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Fax: +386 2 251 81 80
Email: ales.fajmut@um.si
South Africa
Adhering Body: South African Institute of Physics
Brian Masara, Executive Officer
Building 42, CSIR North Gate Entrance
Postnet Suite 165, Private Bag X025
Lynnwood Ridge, 0040, South Africa
Phone: +27 (0)12 84 12627
Cell: +27 73 737 2562
Fax: +27 86 605 0871
Email: brian.masara@saip.org.za
Website: www.saip.org.za
Spain
Adhering Body: Sociedad de Biofísica de España
Website: http://www.sbe.es
Professor José María Valpuesta
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC)
Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/Darwin 3
28049 – Madrid.
E-Mail: jmv@cnb.csic.es
Academic Secretary: Douglas Vinson Laurents
Research Scientist
Institute of Physical-Chemistry Rocasolano (CSIC)
Serrano 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Email: dlaurents@iqfr.csic.es
Sweden
Adhering Body: The Swedish National Committee for Molecular Biosciences
Chair/President: Professor Ruth Palmer
Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg
Medicinaregatan 9 a-b
41390 Göteborg
E-mail: ruth.palmer@gu.se
Thérèse Tietjen, Academy Secretary
Kungl. Vetenskapsasademien
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
Box 50005, SE -104 05104 05
Stockholm, Sweden
Email: Therese.tietjens@kva.se
Switzerland
Adhering Body: IUPAB Committee of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)
Website: https://www.ls2.ch/sections/biophysics
President: Prof. Beat Fierz LS2 Section Biophysics Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Institut des sciences et ingénierie chimiques EPFL SB ISIC LCBM CH B3 485 (Bât. CH) Station 6 CH-1015 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 (0)21 693 71 53 Fax: +41 (0)21 693 61 90 Email: beat.fierz@epfl.ch
Contact person at LS2: LS2 scientific officer: Adela Calvente Arroyo, PhD Email: info@ls2.ch The Netherlands Adhering Body and National Society: The Netherlands’ Society for Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering President: Dr. Frans W. Cornelissen Laboratorium voor Experimentele Oogheelkunde Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands Tel.: +31 50 361 4173 E-mail: voorzitterBIOPM@gmail.com Secretary John Klaessens: secretarisBIOPM@gmail.com Treasurer Huib Versnel: penningmeesterBIOPM@gmail.com Website: www.biopm.nl Turkey Adhering Body: Turkish Biophysics Society Professor Dr. Beki Kan, President School of Medicine Dept. of Biophysics Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Kayisdagi Cad No 32 Atasehir, 34752-Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 500 4006 Email: beki.kan@acibadem.edu.tr Website: https://turkbiyofizikdernegi.org/ National Society: Turkish Biophysics Society Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pinar MEGA TIBER General Secretary Marmara University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Biophysics Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 421 2222 Email: pinar.tiber@marmara.edu.tr Ukraine Adhering Body: Ukrainian Biophysical Society (UBPS) (Observer) National Society: Ukrainian Biophysical Society President: Prof Igor. Y. Kotsan Rector of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University 13 Voli Avenue 43025 Lutsk, Ukraine Tel.: +38(0332)241007 Fax: +38(0332)720123 E-mail: rector@univer.lutsk.ua WWW: http://eenu.edu.ua/en Secretary: Professor Alexander V. Zholos, Department of Biophysics, Educational and Scientific Centre “Institute of Biology” Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University 2 Academician Glushkov Avenue, Room 224 Kiev – 022 03022, Ukraine Tel.: +380 44 521 3299 ext. 2760 Fax: +380 44 521 3598 Email: a.zholos@althenia.org http://biology.univ.kiev.ua/en/ United Kingdom Adhering Body: British Biophysical Society National Society: British Biophysical Society President: Prof. Olwyn Byron, The School of Life Sciences, Bower Building, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. Tel: +44 1413303752 E-mail: Olwyn.Byron@glasgow.ac.uk Secretary: Dr. Tharin Blumenschein, School of Chemistry University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K. Tel: +44(0)1603-59-2963 Fax: +44(0)1603-59-2003 Email: T.Blumenschein@uea.ac.uk United States of America National Society and Adhering Body: Biophysical Society Jennifer L. Pesanelli, CAE, Executive Director 11400 Rockville Pike, Suite 800 Bethesda, MD 20852, USA Tel: (+1) 240-290-5600 Fax: (+1) 240-290-5555 Email: jpesanelli@biophysics.org Website: http://www.biophysics.org/ Uruguay Adhering Body: Seccional Biofisica de la Sociedad Uruguaya de Biociencias Professor R. Daniel Peluffo Director, Group of Biophysical Chemistry CENUR Litoral Norte Universidad de la Republica Rivera 1350, CP:50000 Salto, Uruguay Fax: (+598) 473 22154 Email: dpeluffo@unorte.edu.uy Venezuela Adhering Body: Sociedad de Biofisicos Venezolanos (Observer) Professor Guillermo Whittembury Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (IVIC) P O Box 21827 and 20632 Caracas 1020.A, Venezuela Tel: (+58) 212 504 1120 Fax: (+58) 212 504 1093 Email: guillermo.whittembury@gmail.com Vietnam Technology Institute of Biotechnology (Observer) Nghia-Do, Duong Hoang Quoc Viet Hanoi, Vietnam