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

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) was created in 1966 as an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee of the International Council for Science (ICSU). Its seat is located in Paris, 5, rue Auguste Vacquerie at the ICSU headquarters where their secretariat is housed. We may note that it is also the legal seat for […]

The 29th General Assembly of ICSU in Maputo, Mozambique elected the follwoing new office bearers: President: Catherine Bréchignac (3 year term) Past-President: Goverdhan Mehta (18 month term) President-Elect: Yuan-Tseh Lee (18 months from early 2010) Vice-President, Scientific Plannning: Kari Raivio (3 year term) Vice-President, External Relations: Reiko Kuroda (3 year term) Secretary-General: Maurice Tchuente (3 […]

IUPAP, on its 26th General Assembly in Tsukuba, Japan, earlier this month, has appointed Uli as the official IUPAP Liaison to IUPAB (see below). This is good news because IUPAB has been considering how best to go about improving relations with this large and powerful union. Congratulations Uli

President Nagayama has authorized the 2009 awards for Schools in Biophysics.  A total of US$40,000 has been allocated for this purpose. The awards were decided on the basis of the votes received from members of the IUPAB Council. Funding for the following Schools has been approved: (1)    Croatia 10th International Summer School, 19 – October […]