January 2019:
First edition of the Costa Rican Biophysics Symposium. The event will be organized on Friday, January 11, 2018 at Academia Nacional de Ciencias in San Pedro de Montes de Oca. The objectives of the symposium are (1) to expose what research is done in the field of biophysics by researchers inside and outside the country, and (2) to create a space to discuss ideas that may turn into collaborations between researchers within Costa Rica and from abroad.
For more information click here: https://crbiop.wordpress.com
First edition of the Costa Rican Biophysics Symposium. The event will be organized on Friday, January 11, 2018 at Academia Nacional de Ciencias in San Pedro de Montes de Oca. The objectives of the symposium are (1) to expose what research is done in the field of biophysics by researchers inside and outside the country, and (2) to create a space to discuss ideas that may turn into collaborations between researchers within Costa Rica and from abroad.
For more information click here: https://crbiop.wordpress.com
July 2019:
"Revisiting the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology at the Single-Molecule Level" – Lima 2019. Biophysical Society Thematic meeting, which will be held July 18-21, 2019, in Lima, Peru. For more information click here.
The Organizing Committee:
Carlos Bustamante — University of California at Berkeley, USA
Daniel Guerra — Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
Victoria Guixé — University of Chile
Rodrigo Maillard — Georgetown University, USA
Edward Málaga-Trillo — Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
Lía Pietrasanta — University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Piere Rodriguez Aliaga — Stanford University, USA
Julio Valdivia — Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC), Peru
Christian A.M. Wilson — University of Chile
"Revisiting the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology at the Single-Molecule Level" – Lima 2019. Biophysical Society Thematic meeting, which will be held July 18-21, 2019, in Lima, Peru. For more information click here.
The Organizing Committee:
Carlos Bustamante — University of California at Berkeley, USA
Daniel Guerra — Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
Victoria Guixé — University of Chile
Rodrigo Maillard — Georgetown University, USA
Edward Málaga-Trillo — Cayetano Heredia University, Peru
Lía Pietrasanta — University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Piere Rodriguez Aliaga — Stanford University, USA
Julio Valdivia — Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología (UTEC), Peru
Christian A.M. Wilson — University of Chile
Southern School of Biophysics in Valparaíso, Chile 2019 (January 7-19).
For funding and Scholarship contact: natalia.salinas@cinv.cl
Aplication Deadline: November 15th 2018
For more information: www.cinv.cl
Teachers:
Osvaldo Álvarez
Teresa Giráldez
Francisco Bezanilla
Miguel Holmgren
Andrea Bruggemann
Ramon Latorre
Andrés Chávez
Agustín Martínez
Chiayu Chiu
Alan Neely
Ana María Correa
Eduardo Perozo
Luis Cuello
Juan Carlos Sáez
José Antonio Gárate
Sergei I. Sukharev
Isaac García
Teresa Giráldez
Carlos González
Karen Castillo
Helmuth Sanchez
For funding and Scholarship contact: natalia.salinas@cinv.cl
Aplication Deadline: November 15th 2018
For more information: www.cinv.cl
Teachers:
Osvaldo Álvarez
Teresa Giráldez
Francisco Bezanilla
Miguel Holmgren
Andrea Bruggemann
Ramon Latorre
Andrés Chávez
Agustín Martínez
Chiayu Chiu
Alan Neely
Ana María Correa
Eduardo Perozo
Luis Cuello
Juan Carlos Sáez
José Antonio Gárate
Sergei I. Sukharev
Isaac García
Teresa Giráldez
Carlos González
Karen Castillo
Helmuth Sanchez
April 2018:
Biophysicist in Profile: Sebastián Brauchi (See profile).
In the Bulletin of the Biophysical Society, April 2018.
Biophysicist in Profile: Sebastián Brauchi (See profile).
In the Bulletin of the Biophysical Society, April 2018.
Estimados colegas biofísicos latinoamericanos,
Las aplicaciones están abiertas para la Gordon Research Conference and Seminar en canales iónicos para el 2018. El objetivo de esta conferencia es facilitar la comunicación y discusión de ideas y resultados sin publicar en la frontera del campo de los canales iónicos. La conferencia tendrá lugar del 8 al 13 de Julio del 2018 en Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
Para aplicar siga los siguientes enlaces:
https://www.grc.org/ion-channels-grs-conference/2018/
https://www.grc.org/ion-channels-conference/2018/
Los estudiantes de postgrado y postdocs tienen la oportunidad de presentar una charla en el seminario y participar en actividades enfocadas en trainees durante el GRS, que tendrá lugar un día antes de la conferencia. Los invitamos a aplicar temprano, especialmente si están interesados en dar una charla y obtener ayuda para cubrir los gastos de la conferencia.
Esperamos ver una gran participación de la comunidad latinoamericana en la conferencia!
Claudia P. Alvarez-Baron
Co-chair Ion Channels GRS
Postdoctoral Researcher University of Wisconsin-Madison
Las aplicaciones están abiertas para la Gordon Research Conference and Seminar en canales iónicos para el 2018. El objetivo de esta conferencia es facilitar la comunicación y discusión de ideas y resultados sin publicar en la frontera del campo de los canales iónicos. La conferencia tendrá lugar del 8 al 13 de Julio del 2018 en Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.
Para aplicar siga los siguientes enlaces:
https://www.grc.org/ion-channels-grs-conference/2018/
https://www.grc.org/ion-channels-conference/2018/
Los estudiantes de postgrado y postdocs tienen la oportunidad de presentar una charla en el seminario y participar en actividades enfocadas en trainees durante el GRS, que tendrá lugar un día antes de la conferencia. Los invitamos a aplicar temprano, especialmente si están interesados en dar una charla y obtener ayuda para cubrir los gastos de la conferencia.
Esperamos ver una gran participación de la comunidad latinoamericana en la conferencia!
Claudia P. Alvarez-Baron
Co-chair Ion Channels GRS
Postdoctoral Researcher University of Wisconsin-Madison
In June 2018 it will take place the 15th FASEB Research Conference on "Molecular Biophysics of Membranes" in Olean, New York, from 17 to 22 June 2018.
In June 2018 it will take place the 6th International Iberian Biophysics Congress and X Iberoamerican Congress of Biophysics www.sbe2018.com in Castellón (Spain) from 20 to 22 June 2018.
February 2018:
-SOBLA Annual Meeting was held on February 20th, 2018 (8-10pm) at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Rm. 158 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Miguel Holmgren gave a lecture to honor Dr. Reinaldo Dipolo.
-SOBLA Annual Meeting was held on February 20th, 2018 (8-10pm) at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Rm. 158 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Miguel Holmgren gave a lecture to honor Dr. Reinaldo Dipolo.
January 2017:
-SOBLA Annual Meeting will be held on February 14th, 2017 (8-10pm) at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Rm. 214 at the Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center en New Orleans.
-SOBLA Annual Meeting will be held on February 14th, 2017 (8-10pm) at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Rm. 214 at the Ernest N. Memorial Convention Center en New Orleans.
For all our members:
The SOBLA has officially endorsed the scientific journal Physical Biology.
We are happy to announce that Physical Biology has become the official journal of the SOBLA. Thus, SOBLA members will now enjoy complimentary online access to Physical Biology.
The SOBLA has officially endorsed the scientific journal Physical Biology.
We are happy to announce that Physical Biology has become the official journal of the SOBLA. Thus, SOBLA members will now enjoy complimentary online access to Physical Biology.
November 2016:
* Dear SOBLA members,
With great sadness I would like to inform you of the passing of Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, Professor Emeritus of the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC). Dr. Whittembury was an exceptional scientist, with notable contributions in the area of biophysics and renal physiology. Those who knew him also recognize he was a great person, friend, and mentor. For these reasons we will keep our plans and we will hold our first "SOBLA Friends Lecture" to honor Dr. Whittembury's contributions to the biophysics.
As a society we want to join the grief of his family, and express our deepest condolences for this great loss.
Jorge E. Contreras,
President SOBLA
Estimados miembros SOBLA,
Con mucha tristeza quisiera comunicarles el fallecimiento del Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, investigador emérito del Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC). El Dr. Whittembury fue un excepcional científico, con notables contribuciones en el área de la biofísica y fisiología renal. Quienes lo conocieron también lo destacan como una gran persona, amigo y mentor. Por lo mismo y como estaba planeado con anterioridad, nuestra primera “SOBLA Friends Lecture” será para honrar las contribuciones del Dr. Whittembury a la ciencia latinoamericana y mundial.
Como sociedad nos queremos unir al pesar de la familia, y les expresamos nuestras mas sentidas condolencias por esta gran perdida.
Jorge E. Contreras
October 2016:
Dr. Enrique De La Cruz professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University, will receive the Emily M. Gray Award for his promotion of diversity in science and education in biophysics and his efforts as an ambassador for biophysics.
The 2017 winners will be honored at the society’s 61st annual meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans in February (check here).
August 2016:
Biophysicist in Profile: Valeria Vásquez (See profile).
In the Newsletter of the Biophysical Society, August 2016.
August 2016:
Calcium Signaling (SOBLA) in memoriam Reinaldo Dipolo:
Location: At the III Latin American Federation of Biophysical Societies (LAFEBS).
IX IberoAmerican Congress of Biophysics. XLV Annual Meeting SAB 2016. (Details here). San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
Dates: November 23-26 2016.
Chair: Dr. Ariel Escobar
Speakers:
Dr. Alan Neely Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile
Dr. Gustavo Perez Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Conicet - Universidad de La Plata, Argentina
Dr. Ariel L Escobar Universidad de California, Merced, USA
Selection Young Researcher #1
Selection Young Researcher #2
July 2016:
Our First 2017 Friend of SOBLA Lecture:
If you would like to donate for the 2017 Friend of SOBLA lecture in honor of Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, please make a check or money order to Johns Hopkins University-SOBLA to Dr. L. Mario Amzel at the following address:
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, WBSB 606
Baltimore, MD 21205-2105 USA.
For any inquiry or question regarding the 2017 lecture, please, contact the organizers:
Ana Maria Correa nanicorrea@u.chicago.edu
Ariel Escobar aescobar4@ucmerced.edu
Miguel Holmgren Holmgren@ninds.nih.gov
Jorge E. Contreras contrejo@njms.rutgers.edu
July 2016:
The Biophysical Society will hold its 61st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, United States from Feb. 11-15, 2017. Abstract Submission and Registration NOW OPEN. Abstract submission deadline October 3, 2016. Look for more details here: http://www.biophysics.org/2017meeting/Home/tabid/6672/Default.aspx
June 2016:
Estimados miembros,
Nuestra sociedad comunica y lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del Dr. Reinaldo DiPolo, un científico latinoamericano de gran reconocimiento y destacado miembro de nuestra sociedad. Nos unimos de corazón al dolor que enluta a su familia y a la ciencia Venezolana.
En honor y agradecimiento al Dr. DiPolo, prontamente, publicaremos una nota homenaje de parte de nuestros miembros que lo conocieron como amigo, mentor y científico.
Deseamos a la familia del Dr. DiPolo que en esta triste circunstancia puedan encontrar consuelo para tan enorme perdida.
Jorge E. Contreras,
Presidente SOBLA
Dear members,
Our society wishes to communicate the recent loss of Dr. Reinaldo DiPolo, a highly recognized Latin American scientist and a prominent member of our society. We want to express our deepest sympathy to his family and the Venezuelan scientific community.
We will promptly publish a tribute in his honor from those of our members who knew him as a friend, mentor, and a scientist.
Jorge E. Contreras ,
Presidente de la SOBLA
2016:
The Biophysical Society Announced its 2016 Society Fellows:
Two of our members were honored at the Awards Ceremony during the Biophysical Society’s 60th Annual Meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California:
March 2016:
Biophysicist in Profile:
February 2016:
- SOBLA Annual Meeting, at the Biophysical Society Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.
Meeting will be held in Room 409 AB of the Los Angeles Convention Center, on Tuesday March 1st (8-10pm). See link.
Agenda:
1- La Dra. Teresa Giraldez (check her website) from Universidad de la Laguna will present "Dinámica estructural asociada a la función del canal iónico de potasio regulado por calcio y voltaje (BK)”.
2- Current Budget.
3- Several announcements
4- Welcome to our new president Dr. Jorge Contreras from Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
June 2015:
Date: June 28-July 1, 2015
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2015
Early Registration deadline: April 6, 2015
Meeting website: https://www.biophysics.org/2015taiwan
May 2015:
Muscle: Excitation-Contraction Coupling. Gordon Research Seminar. New Frontiers in EC Coupling. May 30-31, 2015, Sunday River Resort, Newry, ME
See announcement here.
February 2015:
- Highlighted in the Biophysical Society Newsletter a recent publication from the group of Ramón Latorre. Click here.
- SOBLA Annual Meeting, at the Biophysical Society Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
Meeting will be held in Room 330 of the Baltimore Convention Center, on Tuesday February 10th (8-10pm).
Agenda:
1- Francisco (Pancho) Bezanilla's talk "Q=CV: otra aplicación a la Neurociencia".
2- Introduction to the new SOBLA web page.
3- Current Budget.
4- New SOBLA President search.
January 06-09 2015:
CiSNe Summer Symposium in Biophysics and Neurobiology “From single molecules to complex multicellular organisms".
The CiSNe Summer Symposium in Biophysics and Neurobiology will take place at
Universidad Austral de Chile, and will be limited to about 120 participants. The symposium, which will begin the evening of January 6th 2015 and conclude the evening of January 9th, will consist of oral presentations and a poster session. Participants who are not invited speakers are encouraged to present a poster. Participants arriving from locations outside of Valdivia should plan to arrive the morning of January 6th and depart the morning of January 10th.
Find more details here.
November 2014:
Vean el video "Montemar y los Laberintos de la Memoria"
September 2014:
"International Symposia for squid lovers" (See program), in honor to Pancho Bezanilla's 70th birthday. Montemar, Chile.
September 25-27, 2014.
August 2014:
Biophysicist in Profile: Gabriela Amodeo (See profile).
In the Newsletter of the Biophysical Society, August 2014.
July 2014:
Our SOBLA new website ready and open for News, Postings, Blog, and Memorabilia.
* Dear SOBLA members,
With great sadness I would like to inform you of the passing of Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, Professor Emeritus of the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC). Dr. Whittembury was an exceptional scientist, with notable contributions in the area of biophysics and renal physiology. Those who knew him also recognize he was a great person, friend, and mentor. For these reasons we will keep our plans and we will hold our first "SOBLA Friends Lecture" to honor Dr. Whittembury's contributions to the biophysics.
As a society we want to join the grief of his family, and express our deepest condolences for this great loss.
Jorge E. Contreras,
President SOBLA
Estimados miembros SOBLA,
Con mucha tristeza quisiera comunicarles el fallecimiento del Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, investigador emérito del Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC). El Dr. Whittembury fue un excepcional científico, con notables contribuciones en el área de la biofísica y fisiología renal. Quienes lo conocieron también lo destacan como una gran persona, amigo y mentor. Por lo mismo y como estaba planeado con anterioridad, nuestra primera “SOBLA Friends Lecture” será para honrar las contribuciones del Dr. Whittembury a la ciencia latinoamericana y mundial.
Como sociedad nos queremos unir al pesar de la familia, y les expresamos nuestras mas sentidas condolencias por esta gran perdida.
Jorge E. Contreras
October 2016:
Dr. Enrique De La Cruz professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University, will receive the Emily M. Gray Award for his promotion of diversity in science and education in biophysics and his efforts as an ambassador for biophysics.
The 2017 winners will be honored at the society’s 61st annual meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans in February (check here).
August 2016:
Biophysicist in Profile: Valeria Vásquez (See profile).
In the Newsletter of the Biophysical Society, August 2016.
August 2016:
Calcium Signaling (SOBLA) in memoriam Reinaldo Dipolo:
Location: At the III Latin American Federation of Biophysical Societies (LAFEBS).
IX IberoAmerican Congress of Biophysics. XLV Annual Meeting SAB 2016. (Details here). San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
Dates: November 23-26 2016.
Chair: Dr. Ariel Escobar
Speakers:
Dr. Alan Neely Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile
Dr. Gustavo Perez Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Conicet - Universidad de La Plata, Argentina
Dr. Ariel L Escobar Universidad de California, Merced, USA
Selection Young Researcher #1
Selection Young Researcher #2
July 2016:
Our First 2017 Friend of SOBLA Lecture:
If you would like to donate for the 2017 Friend of SOBLA lecture in honor of Dr. Guillermo Whittembury, please make a check or money order to Johns Hopkins University-SOBLA to Dr. L. Mario Amzel at the following address:
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, WBSB 606
Baltimore, MD 21205-2105 USA.
For any inquiry or question regarding the 2017 lecture, please, contact the organizers:
Ana Maria Correa nanicorrea@u.chicago.edu
Ariel Escobar aescobar4@ucmerced.edu
Miguel Holmgren Holmgren@ninds.nih.gov
Jorge E. Contreras contrejo@njms.rutgers.edu
July 2016:
The Biophysical Society will hold its 61st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, United States from Feb. 11-15, 2017. Abstract Submission and Registration NOW OPEN. Abstract submission deadline October 3, 2016. Look for more details here: http://www.biophysics.org/2017meeting/Home/tabid/6672/Default.aspx
June 2016:
Estimados miembros,
Nuestra sociedad comunica y lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del Dr. Reinaldo DiPolo, un científico latinoamericano de gran reconocimiento y destacado miembro de nuestra sociedad. Nos unimos de corazón al dolor que enluta a su familia y a la ciencia Venezolana.
En honor y agradecimiento al Dr. DiPolo, prontamente, publicaremos una nota homenaje de parte de nuestros miembros que lo conocieron como amigo, mentor y científico.
Deseamos a la familia del Dr. DiPolo que en esta triste circunstancia puedan encontrar consuelo para tan enorme perdida.
Jorge E. Contreras,
Presidente SOBLA
Dear members,
Our society wishes to communicate the recent loss of Dr. Reinaldo DiPolo, a highly recognized Latin American scientist and a prominent member of our society. We want to express our deepest sympathy to his family and the Venezuelan scientific community.
We will promptly publish a tribute in his honor from those of our members who knew him as a friend, mentor, and a scientist.
Jorge E. Contreras ,
Presidente de la SOBLA
2016:
The Biophysical Society Announced its 2016 Society Fellows:
Two of our members were honored at the Awards Ceremony during the Biophysical Society’s 60th Annual Meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California:
- L. Mario Amzel, Johns Hopkins University, for his outstanding contributions in structural biology, in protein physical chemistry, for disseminating biophysical approaches in the community of medicine and biology, and for promoting science research and education in developing countries.
- Eduardo Perozo, University of Chicago, for his leadership and fundamental contributions in ion channel biophysics.
March 2016:
Biophysicist in Profile:
- Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, NY. (See her profile): "Chasing Proteins to Save Lives".
- Cecilia Bouzat, Professor, Professor, National University of the South in Bahia Blanca. (See her profile): "Doing Research at the Doors of Patagonia".
February 2016:
- SOBLA Annual Meeting, at the Biophysical Society Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.
Meeting will be held in Room 409 AB of the Los Angeles Convention Center, on Tuesday March 1st (8-10pm). See link.
Agenda:
1- La Dra. Teresa Giraldez (check her website) from Universidad de la Laguna will present "Dinámica estructural asociada a la función del canal iónico de potasio regulado por calcio y voltaje (BK)”.
2- Current Budget.
3- Several announcements
4- Welcome to our new president Dr. Jorge Contreras from Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
June 2015:
- The Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), the Universidad de Valparaíso (UV) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) is opening two Max Planck Tandem Research Group positions (MPTRG) in the area of Neurosciences and Computational Neuroscience. The candidates will be Principal Investigator, with the title Max Planck Tandem Research Leader of the MPTRG. The candidate must be at the beginning of a successful scientific career with postdoctoral experience, and be highly motivated to develop and carry out a competitive research program at the international level. See more details by clicking on this announcement.
- Carlos Bustamante (professor of molecular and cell biology, physics and chemistry; Raymond and Beverly Sackler professor in biophysics; and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator) has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy has announced. The 197 new academy members include “the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists and civic, business and philanthropic leaders,” among them winners of the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes; MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; and Grammy, Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards.
- Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting “New Biological Frontiers Illuminated by Molecular Sensors and Actuators” being held June 28-July 1, 2015, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Date: June 28-July 1, 2015
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2015
Early Registration deadline: April 6, 2015
Meeting website: https://www.biophysics.org/2015taiwan
May 2015:
Muscle: Excitation-Contraction Coupling. Gordon Research Seminar. New Frontiers in EC Coupling. May 30-31, 2015, Sunday River Resort, Newry, ME
See announcement here.
February 2015:
- Highlighted in the Biophysical Society Newsletter a recent publication from the group of Ramón Latorre. Click here.
- SOBLA Annual Meeting, at the Biophysical Society Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
Meeting will be held in Room 330 of the Baltimore Convention Center, on Tuesday February 10th (8-10pm).
Agenda:
1- Francisco (Pancho) Bezanilla's talk "Q=CV: otra aplicación a la Neurociencia".
2- Introduction to the new SOBLA web page.
3- Current Budget.
4- New SOBLA President search.
January 06-09 2015:
CiSNe Summer Symposium in Biophysics and Neurobiology “From single molecules to complex multicellular organisms".
The CiSNe Summer Symposium in Biophysics and Neurobiology will take place at
Universidad Austral de Chile, and will be limited to about 120 participants. The symposium, which will begin the evening of January 6th 2015 and conclude the evening of January 9th, will consist of oral presentations and a poster session. Participants who are not invited speakers are encouraged to present a poster. Participants arriving from locations outside of Valdivia should plan to arrive the morning of January 6th and depart the morning of January 10th.
Find more details here.
November 2014:
Vean el video "Montemar y los Laberintos de la Memoria"
September 2014:
"International Symposia for squid lovers" (See program), in honor to Pancho Bezanilla's 70th birthday. Montemar, Chile.
September 25-27, 2014.
August 2014:
Biophysicist in Profile: Gabriela Amodeo (See profile).
In the Newsletter of the Biophysical Society, August 2014.
July 2014:
Our SOBLA new website ready and open for News, Postings, Blog, and Memorabilia.