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International Biophysics Congress in Australia, August 3-7 2014

The 18th IBC will be at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland from August 3-7, 2014. Biophysics in Australia and New Zealand is a particularly strong discipline, with world-leading research programs and outstanding facilities. There is a diverse range of biophysical activities being undertaken here in Oceania, and many of the organising team […]

Obituary: Greta Pifat-Mrzljak

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 […]

NEW IUPAB Journal – Biophysical Reviews

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

Sneak preview of the new official IUPAB journal

Biophysical Reviews vol 1, issue 1 2009. The first articles for this issue are now available in pdf format by visiting the journal site. Contents of issue #1: 1- Biochemical characterization of breast tumors by in vivo and in vitro magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Uma Sharma; Naranamangalam R Jagannathan. 2- The role of beta-sheets in […]

Report: IUPAB Contribution to the ICSU 29th General Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique, October 20-24, 2008

As agreed and discussed with Council prior to the ICSU meeting, IUPAB presented a poster that focussed on IUPAB workshops and taskforces, especially as they related to Africa.  The poster can be viewed here. Outcomes of the IUPAB presentation: The Secretary-General presented this poster and provided 25 copies as A4 printed sheets. The poster was […]

Report of the Bioinformatics Task Force for 2008

from Jean Garnier Bioinformatics has become a discipline in itself and is well integrated into Biophysics. This is not because biologists need to digitalized their data and analyze them with computers but because this discipline needs to apply algorithms which come from concept or techniques developed in Physics or in Mathematics or to implement rigorous […]

Biophysical Reviews – the new official journal of the Union

Biophysical Reviews publishes short and critical reviews from key figures in the field. Authors are encouraged to discuss with the Editor the possibility of contributing a review. Biophysical Reviews covers the entire field of biophysics, generally defined as the science of describing and defining biological phenomenon using the concepts and the techniques of physics. This […]