Biophysics for a Sustainable Future
Sunday, February 16, 2025
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
The President’s Symposium serves to raise awareness and promote engagement with current challenges of sustainability in society as they align with the BPS mission. As leaders of an innovative international community working at the interface between physics and biology, biophysicists can be powerful change agents on issues of sustainability. We can and must bring to bear our expertise, creativity, and rigor to preserve the planet for future generations.
In this President’s Symposium at the Annual Meeting, speakers will address ways in which biophysicists can engage with sustainability research, present concrete examples of research with strong impact on sustainability, discuss funding opportunities, and propose how to make your daily research practices more sustainable.
Speakers
Steven Chu, Stanford University, USA
Title TBD
Scott Weitze, My Green Lab, USA
Improving Lab Sustainability Through Better Operations and Procurement
Susan Marqusee, National Science Foundation, USA
Title TBD
Jennifer DuBois, Montana State University, USA
Re-purposing the Biochemistry of Good Microbes for Health and Biotechnology Application
Michelle O’Malley, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Building a Sustainable Future with Lessons Learned from Unconventional Microbes
Chair
Gabriela Popescu, University of Buffalo, USA