The Cryo-EM subgroup was approved by the Society Council in 2015. Over 100 regular Society members signed the petition in support of the subgroup, which was spearheaded by Ed Egelman of the University of Virginia, Da-Neng Wang of New York University, Bridget Carragher of the New York Structural Biology Center, Yifan Cheng of University of California, San Francisco, Irina Serysheva of the University of Texas Medical School, and David Stokes of New York University.
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, the Cryo-EM Subgroup held its inaugural meeting from 7:00-9:00PM at the Biophysical Society 60th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, California. The following speakers were chosen from abstract submissions: Tamir Gonen (Janelia Farms, HHMI), Dganit Danino (Israel Inst. of Technology), Zhao Wang (Baylor College of Medicine), Doreen Matthies (NIH), Alexey Amunts (Stockholm University), Yuan Gao (University of California, San Francisco). Over 250 people attended the talks and, afterwards, elected officers and approved the bylaws governing operation of the subgroup.
In order to join the Cryo-EM Subgroup, you must be a member of the Society.
Oliver P. Clarke, Chair (2024-2025)
Elizabeth Kellogg, Chair-Elect (2024-2025)
Gongpu Zhao, Secretary-Treasurer (2023-2025)
Meghna Gupta, Program Co-Chair, Faculty (2025)
Pilar Cossio, Program Co-Chair, Faculty (2025)
Shi Feng, Program Co-Chair, Postdoc (2025)
| 2024 |
Michael Cianfrocco |
University of Michigan |
| 2023 |
Ariane Briegel |
Leiden University |
| 2022 |
Gira Bhabha |
New York University, Langone Health |
| 2021 |
Charles (Chuck) Sindelar |
Yale University |
| 2020 |
Elizabeth Villa |
University of California, San Diego |
| 2019 |
Jenny Hinshaw |
NIH, NIDDK |
| 2018 |
Tamir Gonen |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2017 |
David Stokes |
New York University School of Medicine |
2024 Symposium
Saturday, February 10, 2024
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2023 Symposium
Saturday, February 18, 2023
San Diego, California
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2022 Symposium
Saturday, February 19, 2022
San Francisco, California
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2021 Symposium
Saturday, February 22, 2021
Virtual
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2020 Symposium
Saturday, February 15, 2020
San Diego, California
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2019 Symposium
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Baltimore, Maryland
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2018 Symposium
Saturday, February 17, 2018
San Francisco, California
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2017 Symposium
Saturday, February 11, 2017
New Orleans, Louisiana
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2016 Symposium
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Los Angeles, California
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Article I
Purpose: The purpose of the Cryo-EM Subgroup shall be to advance and disseminate knowledge of cryo-electron microscopy, including techniques, methods and applications of Cryo-EM to biological problems.
Article II
Membership: Members of the Biophysical Society may join the Cryo-EM Subgroup; non-members of the Biophysical Society are welcome to attend Cryo-EM Subgroup activities but are unable to join the subgroup, serve as Officers of the Subgroup, or vote
Article III
Dissolution: The Cryo-EM Subgroup must be in accordance with the Biophysical Society’s constitution and bylaws, mission, values, goals, and operational guidelines. If the subgroup is found in violation of their bylaws, the group will be placed on probation and may be dissolved at the discretion of the Council of the Biophysical Society.
Article IV
Meetings: Business meetings shall be held in connection with the annual scientific meeting of the Biophysical Society. Five percent of the members of the Cryo-EM Subgroup or 10 members, whichever is smaller, shall constitute a quorum. Scientific meetings shall be held in association with the annual Biophysical Society meetings, and must follow the guidelines established by the BPS Council.
Article V
Officers: The Officers of the Subgroup will be a Chair, Chair-elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and a Program subcommittee, comprising two faculty and two postdoctoral fellows. The Chair-elect shall serve one year as such followed by one year as Chair. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected for a term of two years, and the Program subcommittee shall be elected for a period of one year. The Chair plus the Program subcommittee will be responsible for assembling the scientific program for the annual Subgroup Meeting, which will involve both selecting talks from submitted abstracts as well as actively inviting speakers. The Officers will meet once annually, in the month following the Subgroup meeting, to debrief and make plans for the upcoming meeting. This meeting will be organized by the Chair and may be conducted virtually.
Article VI
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee will be responsible for the fulfillment of the scientific and business obligations of the group. The Executive Committee will consist of the Officers and the immediate past Chair. The Executive Committee shall have the power to conduct other business by means of electronic vote. The affairs of the Subgroup shall be handled by the Officers in accordance with the policies determined by the Executive Committee and the Biophysical Society Council.
Article VII
Nominating Committee: The members of the Executive Committee shall constitute the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting nominations from subgroup membership and for preparing the final slate of candidates. Nominations will be received electronically up to one month prior to the annual meeting. Nominees must accept their nomination prior to being placed on a ballot.
Article VIII
Eligibility for Office: Only members of the Cryo-EM Subgroup may be candidates for offices. Members may not be elected to one office more than once every five years.
Article IX
Elections: Elections shall be held electronically up to two weeks prior to the Subgroup’s business meeting. The candidate for each office receiving the highest number of votes will be elected. Officers will take office at the end of the annual business meeting held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society. Interim vacancies in officers or councilors will be filled in accordance with Bylaw Article VII of the Biophysical Society.
Article X
Amendments to the Bylaws: Amendments should arise from the members of the Cryo-EM Subgroup, approved by a two-thirds majority of the Subgroup Executive Committee, and ratified in a ballot by a majority of the members of the group voting
The following word cloud is comprised of the speaker talk titles from our symposia.
