Hello @BiophysicalSoc Cryo-EM Subgroup Members, As we approach the 2025 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, we need nominations for 5 Cryo-EM Subgroup leadership positions. This is a great chance to become more involved with the Society and to support the Cryo-EM field. This cycle, the Cryo-EM Subgroup will be electing the following positions (descriptions below): 1. Chair-Elect (Chair during the 2027 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia) 2. Secretary-Treasurer (Two-Year Term, from 2025-2027) 3. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 4. Faculty Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) 5. Postdoc Program Co-Chair (to organize the 2026 San Francisco meeting) Nominations consist of name, institution, link to a professional bio (institutional directory, lab website, LinkedIn etc.) and a short candidate statement (max. 150 words). In order to nominate yourself or someone else, please use the following form to submit the required information. If you are nominating somebody else, please confirm beforehand that they are willing to serve in that position if elected.  Online ballots will be sent out to all Subgroup members in December through January. Keep in mind that in order to be eligible for any Subgroup officer position, or to vote in the elections, you must be a current BPS member who has joined the Cryo-EM Subgroup for 2025. Nominations are due by Friday November 15, 2024. Ballots will then be created and are usually sent out in early December. Position Descriptions: Chair-Elect: As chair, will organize and conduct the annual Subgroup meeting; apprising the Biophysical Society of the activities and needs of the Subgroup; advising the Society on matters related to the Subgroup; promoting and overseeing the Student Research Achievement Award (SRAA) competition; communicating with the Society concerning meeting plans and public communications (flyers, announcements, newsletter reports, etc.); and participating in activities that benefit the Subgroup and Society. Responsible for the Subgroup meeting, all deadlines established by the Subgroup Manager, and monitoring all efforts that contribute to the Subgroup Report Card. Secretary-Treasurer: Will work with the Society to manage the Subgroup records of membership, financial accounting and budgeting, sponsorships, and will work with the Chair to carry out necessary correspondence and other organizational tasks. Program Co-Chairs: Will be responsible for assembling the scientific program for the Annual Subgroup Meeting, which will involve inviting and confirming speakers, setting the symposium program, finalizing symposium food & beverage and AV needs, and if applicable selecting flash talks from submitted abstracts.

Mark your calendars for the BPS CryoEM Subgroup Symposium, on Subgroup Saturday at @BiophysicalSoc Annual Meeting 2025! Also, we have a new award, the Almeida Award, for a mid/senior level woman who has made outstanding contributions to #cryoem. See you there!

Dynamic allostery drives autocrine and paracrine TGF-β signaling: Cell A new dynamic allostery model of avb8 mediated TGF-b activation, result of a 10+ year collaboration with Steve Nishimura lab at UCSF. Congratulation to MJ, Rob and all co-authors!

🚀 Excited to share our preprint: CryoBench 🧊🪑: Diverse & Challenging Datasets for the Heterogeneity Problem in Cryo-EM! 🌐 🙌 Huge thanks to my amazing co-authors, collaborators, & advisor @zhongingalong! 🎉 #cryoEM #MachineLearning 🧵 Details below!

Amortized template-matching of molecular conformations from cryo-electron microscopy images using simulation-based inference From @PilarCossio2 and @CovinoLab

For Biophysics Week, please join the BPS #CryoEM Subgroup for a webinar by Bridget Carragher, Technical Director of the Chan Zuckerberg Imaging Institute! When: March 20th, 4pm EST Where: Zoom - free registration, but signup required: More in flyer 😊