BPS2023

During Feb 18-22, I attended the 67th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, which was held at the San Diego Convention Center. There were around 5000 people attending the international conference this year. Although participation is yet to recover from COVID, it is absolutely the biggest academic event I have been to so far!

Especially, I had the pleasure to join the BPS guest blogger team. As I tweeted away the memorable moments throughout this conference on all aspects of biophysical research, I also wrote three short pieces (listed below), summarizing interesting conversations I have had during the meeting. Check out the official BPS Blog for a range of topics!

  • Calling homeodynamics for health and disease
    I interviewed Drs. Sonia Cortassa and Miguel A. Aon from NIH about the next revolution in biological thinking: homeodynamics for the 21st-century physiology.

  • Latest about sexual dimorphisms in physiology
    At BPS2023, I learned how female scientists are leading the way in studying sex differences in physiology and how inclusion of more women in clinical trials would improve women’s health.

  • Collection on biological oscillators at BPS2023
    Among the many studies on oscillatory phenomena presented at BPS2023, the work by Dr. Min Wu from Yale Medicine exemplifies how dynamical systems theory is crucial for understanding rhythms, patterns, and complexity in biology.