What is Biophysics?

The range of interests within the Society is very broad. Biophysicists use experimental and theoretical approaches and develop new methods to address the mechanisms of biological processes at every level.

The Society's membership includes biochemists, cell biologists, molecular biologists, neuroscientists, animal and plant physiologists, structural biologists, as well as chemists, engineers, mathematicians, physical chemists and physicists. Bioenergetics, contractility, membrane biophysics, structure and assembly, molecular biophysics, and photobiology are among the fields represented in the Society.

Areas in Biophysics

  • Bioenergetics
  • Biophysical Theory and Modeling
  • Cell Biophysics
  • Channels, Receptors, and Transporters
  • Electrophysiology
  • Membranes
  • Muscle and Contractility
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Photobiophysics
  • Proteins
  • Spectroscopy, Imaging, and Other Techniques
  • Supramolecular Assemblies

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Information from: http://www.biophysics.org/biophys/society/misc/whatis.htm

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