Biological Physics Group
This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest.
Special interest groups allow members to connect and share knowledge and ideas. The IOP funds groups to deliver a range of activities including events, prizes and bursaries. All of our groups are driven by members.
About the group
As a special interest, member-driven group, we are interested in the study of systems that are either biological in origin or serve as informative models.
Biological physics spans the molecular to whole ecosystems. Common themes are:
- the application and development of physical techniques
- conceptual models to the living world
Discussion and collaboration is encouraged, through the organisation and scientific meetings.
Biological physics was identified as an important area in a report by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (PDF, 2.55MB).
What the group does
We encourage a community spirit among biological physicists and promote their:
- interests
- publications
- research
- this area of physics
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Group events
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Newsletters
- Newsletter, April 2024 (PDF, 834KB)
- Newsletter, July 2023 (PDF, 473KB)
- Newsletter, January 2023 (PDF, 558KB)
- Newsletter, May 2022 (PDF, 8MB)
- Newsletter, September 2021 (PDF, 5.18MB)
- Newsletter, March 2020 (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Newsletter, October 2019 (PDF, 2.3MB)
- Newsletter, December 2018 (PDF, 6.23MB)
- Newsletter, June 2018 (PDF, 2.43MB)
- Newsletter, April 2018 (PDF, 4.55MB)
- Newsletter, October/November 2016 (PDF, 634KB)
- Newsletter, October 2015 (PDF, 3.81MB)
Useful links
Learn about the Biophysical Society
Committee and contact
| Category | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Mark Leake, FInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Secretary | Professor Michelle Peckham | 2021 | 2025 |
| Treasurer | Professor Mark Wallace, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Peter Adams, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Nirvana Caballero, MInstP | 2022 | 2026 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Matteo Degiacomi, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Diana Fusco, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Isabella Guido, MInstP | 2023 | 2027 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Chiu Fan Lee, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Timothy Saunders, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Massimo Vassalli, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Ordinary Member | Dr Bartlomiej Waclaw, MInstP | 2021 | 2025 |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Marco Mazza, MInstP | 2024 | 2025 |
| Co-opted Member | Dr Margarita Staykova | 2024 | 2025 |
- Email: [email protected]