Highlights from this month

As I write this column for the March issue of the BPS Bulletin, the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles is a few weeks away. I am, as always, looking forward to learning great science and to making and renewing connections with the BPS community at the meeting.

Peying Fong’s journey into the world of biophysics is rooted in both her early life and a deep curiosity about the natural world. Growing up in the Rondout Valley, nestled between the Shawangunk Ridge and the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York state, Fong was always encouraged to explore the outdoors.

Each issue of BPS Bulletin highlights an editor from the Editorial Board of one of the BPS publications. For the March 2025 issue, we are highlighting Yu-Li Wang, an editor for Biophysical Journal.

A Towering Figure in Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Martin Karplus (1930–2024), Nobel Laureate for Chemistry in 2013, passed away on December 29, 2024 at age 94.

It is with great sadness that we announce that BPS Council member Anita Niedziela-Majka (1969–2024) died on December 3, 2024, at the age of 55. Anita was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer shortly after being elected to BPS Council in 2023.

Ariel L. Escobar (1962–2024), dear colleague, mentor, and friend, left us this past December 20, 2024, at the early age of 62. Ariel was an avid scientist with a special talent for solving intricate technical problems when understanding calcium dynamics in muscle.