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Applications closed at the end of September 2014 for assistance in funding biophysics , the IUPAB provided funding for six advanced schools in biophysics to be held during 2015: Grenoble, France, February 2-5, 2015: Advanced isotopic labelling methods for integrated structural biology Dresden Germany, July 15-17, 2015: Spectroscopies in biology – Recent advances Singapore, July […]

Report on Activity to 2014 Much has gone on in the spirit of the education taskforce – workshops and support of conferences (See Reviews on Website and in IUPAB Updates). These events are coordinated and successfully run locally with IUPAB contributing financial support and the time of its members. Successful Schools and Workshops have been […]

YOUNG SCIENTIST TRAVEL AWARDSEarly Career Travel Grants are to assist young biophysicists, especially from developing countries, and applications are now open.These IUPAB awards are intended to supplement, rather than to fully pay travel expenses.Maximum award is US$1000 and minimum is US$250.00  The awards are not intended to cover the cost of registration to the Congress.Application Form is available in […]

When IUPAB President Roberts visited Beijing recently, on April 25 he gave a seminar entitled “Redox-linked domain movements in the catalytic cycle of cytochrome P450 reductase”.  There followed a discussion with Chinese biophysicists.  During his visit, Professor Roberts also had a meeting with council members of the Biophysics Society of China and Professor Zi-He Rao, […]

This Prize consists of a cash award, as well as a Medal and a Certificate. It will be presented at the conference in Beijing, China in June 2014.  IUPAP especially welcomes applications from outstanding women and other under-represented groups.  Full details are available at (http://icbp2014.iphy.ac.cn/icbp/Home/youngprize/index/2737336874458)

Louise Johnson was born in 1940 at Worcester. She studied physics at University College London between 1959 and 1962, moving to the Royal Institution to work with David Phillips, completing her Ph.D. in 1966. For the first time, we began to understand how an enzyme – lysozole – works; in this case, we had strong […]

Ivano Bertini died of lung cancer on July 7, 2012, whilst still fully scientifically active.  He was at the crossroad of many scientific communities, encompassing chemistry, biology, biophysics, spectroscopy and biomedicine.  Academia and society as a whole have lost a unique personality, one that will not be easily forgotten. As many scientists, Ivano did not […]

Applications for funding for Workshops and Schools in 2013 will be open from July 2, and close on August 31, 2012 at midnight, Sydney, Australia time. Council will then assess the applications, and decisions on the allocation of funds will be made as soon as possible. All applicants will be notified of the results, we […]

Applications are now open for IUPAB financial support for next year’s Schools and Workshops. Click on “Forms” to download a funding application. The closing date for submissions is AUGUST 30, 2011.

SPAIN:ALONSO REPORT 2010 News for website

Vale Greta Pifat-Mrzljak At the time of her death after an illness in December, 2009 Greta was director of the Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, Croatia. She was also the current awardee, and the first non-U.S. recipient, of the prestigious Emily M. Gray Award for exceptional contribution to education in biophysics. She will be remembered […]

Launched as a copublication between IUPAB and Springer, Biophysical Reviews publishes short and critical reviews from key figures in the field. Biophysical Reviews is the new official journal of the International Union of Pure & Applied Biophysics. Take a closer look – Click here for more information