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Report on 9th K.H. Kuo Summer School in June, 2016

The 9th K. H. Kuo Summer School of Electron Microscopy Crystallography was held in Beijing, China from June 24 to 30, 2016, organized by Hongwei Wang (Tsinghua University, China) and Peijun Zhang (University of Pittsburgh, USA). IUPAB contributed funding to support the summer school. The organizers invited more than 40 famous scientists in the field […]

Report on the Biophysical Society meeting in Vancouver, Canada on June 14-17, 2016

Engineering Approaches to Biomolecular Motors: From in vitro to in vivo In June, approximately 100 scientists and engineers from diverse backgrounds gathered in Vancouver, Canada, at Simon Frasier University for the Biophysical Society thematic meeting, Engineering Approaches to Biomolecular Motors: From in vitro to in vivo. The program ranged from artificial motors based on DNA, […]

Chianti Workshop on Magnetic Resonance for Cellular Structural Biology Hotel Fattoria la Principina, Principina Terra, Italy 5-10 June 2016

The Chianti Workshop 2016 provided a timely and insightful perspective on the integrated use of a wide range of the most powerful biophysical techniques to address fundamental questions regarding biomolecular structure and function. The topics covered in the program included the most recent and innovative developments in magnetic resonance and their synergistic combination with electron […]

IUPAB President-Elect honoured in Brazil

Recently our President-Elect, Professor Marcelo Morales, was elected to the Brazilian National Academy of Medicine.  He will be the 93rd Chair of the Academy, and his investiture took place in Rio de Janeiro on June 14. The Brazilian National Academy of Medicine is composed of the most august representatives of medicine in Brazil.  The Academy […]

Advance Notice for 21st IBC in 2023

Letters of Intent can now be lodged to host the 21st International Biophysics Congress to be held in 2023. The closing date is December 31, 2016. The deadline for lodgement of the actual bids is May 01, 2017 and bids should be submitted in pdf. with videos, complex graphics, etc. to be available by link […]

SciDataCon 2016: Advancing the Frontiers of Data in Research

SciDataCon 2016 seeks to advance the frontiers of data in research. This means addressing a range of fundamental and urgent issues around the ‘Data Revolution’ and the recent data-driven transformation of research and the responses to these issues in the conduct of research. SciDataCon2016 will take place on 11-13 September 2016 at the Sheraton Denver […]

April 16 Kumamoto Earthquake in Japan – message from the Science Council of Japan

On behalf of Professor Takashi Onishi, President of Science Council of Japan, I would like to extend his sincere gratitude for your kind concern and generous messages of sympathy and assistance from your countries, regions and international organizations for the damage suffered from the Earthquake centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture. On this […]

Fellowship in Digital Sustainability at the Digital Curation Institute in Toronto

The Digital Curation Institute at the University of Toronto is calling for applications for a funded Fellowship under the name of digital sustainability. Applications are due by April 20, 2016 (see below). This is the inaugural year of the 7-year Fellowship program. Sustainability – the capacity to endure – has become a crucial concern of […]

Data Science Training Opportunities – Funding Available – Deadline Approaching!

CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science, hosted at the International Centre of Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1-12 August 2016: http://indico.ictp.it/event/7658/ – FUNDING AVAILABLE – DEADLINE 18 April 2016. CODATA International Training Workshop in Big Data for Science, Beijing, 4-17 July http://www.codata.org/news/105/62/CODATA-International-Training-Workshop-in-Big-Data-for-Science-Beijing-4-17-July – FINDING AVAILABLE – DEADLINE 18 April 2016 ___________________________ Dr Simon Hodson | Executive […]

The Data Science Journal special issue

The Data Science Journal is seeking papers for a special issue devoted to advances in data modeling and knowledge representation. The deadline for submissions has been extended to April 29, 2016. For more information about this special issue please see: http://bit.ly/1Wa6x90 If you have any questions or would like feedback on a potential submission please […]

Inaugural BIOPHYSICS WEEK

The very first Biophysics Week is coming up March 7-11, 2016. Mark your calendars and join your peers in celebrating this special week. Biophysics Week is a global effort to encourage connections within the biophysics community and raise awareness of the field and its impact among the general public, policy makers, students, and scientists in […]