Renae Ryan, Chair (2024-2025) Juan Du, Chair-Elect (2024-2025) Jerome Lacroix, Secretary-Treasurer (2023-2025)

2024	Hiro Furukawa	Cold Spring Harbor Lab
2023	Jorge E. Contreras	University of California Davis
2022	Vera Moiseenkova-Bell	University of Pennsylvania
2021	Lucia Sivilotti	University College London, UK
2020	Crina Nimigean	Weill Cornell Medicine
2019	Andrew Plested	Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP)
2018	Jose Faraldo-Gomez	NIH
2017	Teresa Giraldez	Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
2016	Alessio Accardi	Weill Cornell Medical College
2015	Baron Chanda	University of Wisconsin, Madison
2014	Henry Colecraft	Columbia University
2013	Diomedes Logothetis	Virginia Commonwealth University
2012	Paul Slesinger	Salk Institute
2011	Stephen Tucker	University of Oxford, UK
2010	Dan Minor	University of California, San Francisco
2009	Criss Hartzell	Emory University School of Medicine
2008	Eitan Reuveny	Weizmann Institutes of Science, Israel
2007	Nael A. McCarty	Emory University School of Medicine
2006	David Yue	Johns Hopkins University
2005	Deborah Nelson	University of Chicago
2004	Colin Nichols	Washington University School of Medicine
2003	Barbara Ehrlich	Yale University School of Medicine
2002	Robert French	University of Calgary
2001	Lynne Quarmby	Simon Fraser University
2000	David C. Dawson	Oregon Health Science University
1999	Sarah S. Garber	University of Chicago Medical School
1998	Joseph R. Hume	University of Nevada Medical School
1997	Carol Vandenberg	University of California, Santa Barbara
1996	Douglas C. Eaton	Emory University
1995	Barbara Ehrlich	Yale University School of Medicine
1994	John M. Russell	Syracuse University
1993	Richard Aldrich	Stanford University School of Medicine
1992	David L. Gadsby	Rockefeller University
1991	Kurt Beam	Colorado State University
1990	Michael L. Jennings	University of Arkansas
1989	Jack H. Kaplan	University of Illinois, Chicago
1988	Alan Kleinfeld	Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
1987	Douglas C. Eaton	Emory University
1986	Peter K. Lauf	Wright State University School of Medicine
1985	Nicholas Sperelakis	University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1984	John Cook	University of Tennessee
1983	Adil Shamoo	University of Maryland School of Medicine
1982	George Sachs	University of California, Los Angeles
1981	George Sachs	University of California, Los Angeles
1980	Robert Blumenthal	National Institutes of Health
1979	Richard Pagano	Mayo Clinic & Foundation
1978	Stephen H. White	University of California, Irvine
1977	Charles F. Stevens	Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1976	Clay M. Armstrong	University of Pennsylvania
1975	David E. Goldman	Medical College of Pennsylvania
1974	Peter F. Curran	Yale University
1973	Warren Rehm	University of Louisville
1972	J. Walter Woodbury	University of Utah

2024	Multiversatility of Macromolecules in Chemical Sensing
2023	Taking a Close Look at Large-Pore Channels
2022	Ion Channels and Transporters as Targets for Structure-Based Drug Design
2021	Are They Always There? Lipids and Ions as Modulators of Ion Channel Function (and Structure)
2020	Ion Channel and Receptor Pharmacology: Insights from Correlating CryoEM Structures with Functional Data
2019	Signal integration in dendrites and other membranes
2018	Dissecting the thermodynamics of channels & transporters through the unholy matrimony of experiment & computation
2017	Sensors
2016	Unusual Mechanisms in Membrane Transport
2015	Modern Perspective of Allostery in Ion Channels
2014	Necessary (Accessory) Subunits of Ion Channels: What They Do and How They Do It
2013	Macromolecular Complexes of Ion Channels and Transporters
2011	Single Molecule Approaches to Ion Channel Structure
2010	Ion Channel Chemical Biology
2009	Ion Channels with Borderline Personalities
2008	Channel Gating Modifiers and Modulators
2007	Reducing Reductionist Thinking: Biophysical Approaches to the Study of Membrane Protein Assemblies
2006	Horizons for the Queen of Ion Transport: CaV Calcium Channels
2005	Intracellular Ion Channels: Trafficking, Regulation, and Function
2004	Ion Channel Gating
2003	Protein Partners in the Regulation of Intracellular Calcium: No Singles Allowed
2002	Molecular Motions Underlying Ion Channel Gating
2001	Calcium Signaling
2000	Physical Basis of Ion Selectivity: From Bias to Recognition
1999	Ion Channels and the Cytoskeleton
1998	Structure and Function of CLC Chloride Channels
1997	Ion Channels: Structure and Function
1996	Mechanisms of Cellular Signaling
1995	Probing the Pore of Ion Channels
1994	Chloride Channels: Diversity in Form and Function
1993	Molecular and Biophysical Properties of Calcium-activated Potassium Channels
1992	Transducer Molecules of Cell Membranes
1991	n/a
1990	Kinetic Studies of Membrane Functions
1989	Ion Transport across Biomembranes
1988	Lipid Transfer between Membranes and Vesicles
1987	Cellular Polarity: Intracellular Sorting and Membrane Insertion
1986	Chemical Modification and Probes of Major Ion Transport Pathways
1985	Properties of Single Ion Channels as Revealed by Patch Clamp Studies
1984	Mechanisms Underlying Membrane Fusion
1983	Molecular Mechanisms of Hormonal Reculations of Ion Transport
1982	Plasma Membrane Pumps
1981	Eyring Models in Membrane Science
1980	Assembly of Proteins into Biological Membranes
1979	Organization, Dynamics, and Metabolism of Cell Surface Lipids
1978	Interactions between Membrane Components
1977	Local Anesthetic Effects on Ionic and Molecular Motions in Membranes
1976	Joint Photobiology - Membrane Group Symposium
1975	Recent Studies on Membrane Structure
1974	Physical and Chemical Probes of Membrane Structure and Function
1973	Membranes: Recent Advances
1972	Molecular Mechanisms for Ion Selectivity in Membrane Transport Processes

2024	Benoit Roux	University of Chicago
2023	Emily Liman	University of Southern California
2022	Henry Colecraft	Columbia University
2021	Richard S. Lewis	Stanford University
2020	Eduardo Perozo	University of Chicago
2019	Gail A. Robertson	University of Wisconsin-Madison
2018	Olga Boudker	Weill Cornell Medical College
2017	Kenton J. Swartz	National Institutes of Health
2016	Roderick MacKinnon	Rockefeller University
2015	Walter Stuhmer	Max Planck Institute
	William Catterall	University of Washington
	Todd Scheuer	University of Washington
2014	David Julius	University of California, San Francisco
2013	Frederick Sachs	University of Buffalo, State University of New York
2012	Meyer Jackson	University of Wisconsin, Madison
2011	David T. Yue	Johns Hopkins University
2010	Ehud Isacoff	University of California, Berkeley
2009	Karl L. Magleby	University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
2008	William N. Zagotta	University of Washington
2007	Henry A. Lester	California Institute of Technology
2006	Edwin W. McCleskey	Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University
2005	Barbara E. Ehrlich	Yale University
2004	Lily Yeh Jan	University of California, San Francisco, HHMI
	Yuh Nung Jan	University of California, San Francisco, HHMI
2003	Gary Yellen	Harvard Medical School
2002	Kurt Beam	Colorado State University
2001	Mike Cahalan	University of California, Irvine
2000	Richard Horn	Thomas Jefferson Medical College
1999	Olaf Andersen	Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1998	W. J. Lederer	Medical Biotechnology Center UMBI
1997	Fred Sigworth	Yale University School of Medicine
1996	David Clapham	Mayo Foundation
1995	David Gadsby	Rockefeller University
1994	Richard W. Aldrich	Stanford University School of Medicine
1993	Harald Reuter	University of Bern
1992	Wolfhard Almers	Oregon Health Science University
1991	James Hudspeth	Rockefeller University, HHMI
1990	Francisco Bezanilla	University of California, Los Angeles
1989	Clara Franzini-Armstrong	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
	Knox Chandler	Yale University School of Medicine
1988	H. Ronald Kaback	University of California, Los Angeles
1987	Robert B. Gunn	Emory University School of Medicine
	Philip A. Knauf	University of Rochester Medical Center
1986	Christopher Miller	Brandeis University, HHMI
1985	Richard W. Tsien	Stanford University School of Medicine
1984	Mauricio Montal	University of California, San Diego
1983	Robert Post	Vanderbilt University
1982	Erwin Neher	Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
1981	John Moore	Duke University Medical Center
	Toshiro Narahashi	Northwestern University Medical Center
1980	Thomas Thompson	University of Virginia Health Science Center
	Demetrios Papahadjopoulos	Roswell Park Memorial Hospital
1979	Michael Edidin	Johns Hopkins University
	Richard Cone	Johns Hopkins University
1978	Alan Finkelstein	Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1977	Paul Mueller	Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Unit
1976	Susumu Hagiwara	University of California, Los Angeles
1975	Peter Curran (Posthumous)	Yale University
1974	Clay Armstrong	University of Pennsylvania
1973	Bertil Hille	University of Washington
	David Goldman	Naval Medical Research Institute

 

 

Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup Bylaws

Article I
Purpose: The purpose of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup (formerly Membrane Biophysics) is to promote the exchange of ideas and information pertaining to the study of biological membranes. Subgroup members pursue research in a variety of areas including the structure, function and regulation of channels and transporters, ligand-receptor interactions, signal transduction mechanisms, protein trafficking and secretory mechanisms.

Article II
Membership: Members of the Biophysical Society may join the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup; non-members of the Biophysical Society are welcome to attend Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup symposia but are not entitled to join the Subgroup, serve as Officers of the Subgroup, or vote.

Article III
Dissolution: The Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup must be in accordance with the Biophysical Society’s constitution and bylaws, mission, values, goals, and operational guidelines. If the Subgroup is found in violation of their bylaws, the group will be placed on probation and may be dissolved at the discretion of the Council of the Biophysical Society.

Article IV
Meetings: Business meetings shall be held in connection with the annual scientific meeting of the Biophysical Society. Five percent of the members of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup or 10 members, whichever is smaller, shall constitute a quorum. Scientific meetings shall be held in association with the annual Biophysical Society meetings, and must follow the guidelines established by the Biophysical Society Council.

Article V
Officers: The elected Officers of the Subgroup will be the Chair, the Chair-elect, the past-Chair, the past-past Chair, and the Secretary-Treasurer. The Chair shall serve one year as such, preceded by one-year as Chair-elect, and followed by one year as past-Chair and another year as past-past Chair. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected for a term of 3 years.

The Chair will be responsible for assembling the scientific program for the annual Subgroup Meeting, which may include either invited speakers, selected talks from submitted abstracts. The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer will be responsible for the organization of any social events during the meeting. The Chair and Secretary-Treasurer will run the business meeting and make sure bylaws are being followed. The Secretary-Treasurer will make sure the books are balanced and that available funds are spent according to the mission of the Subgroup. The Secretary-Treasurer will also be responsible for the electronic communications with the membership and for collecting nominations for the elected positions and awards.

Article VI
Executive Committee: The Executive Committee will be responsible for fulfilling the scientific and business obligations of the group, by means of electronic vote when necessary. The Executive Committee will consist of the abovementioned Officers. The affairs of the Subgroup shall be handled by the Officers in accordance with the policies determined by the Executive Committee and the Biophysical Society Council.

Article VII
Nominating Committee: The members of the Executive Committee shall constitute the Nominating Committee for the positions of Chair and Secretary-Treasurer. The Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting nominations from subgroup membership and for preparing the final slate of candidates. Nominations will be received electronically up to one month prior to the Subgroup’s business meeting. Nominees must accept their nomination prior to being placed on a ballot.

Article VIII
Eligibility for Office: Only members of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup may be candidates for offices. Members may not be elected to one office more than once every five years.

Article XI
Elections: Elections will be held electronically up to two weeks prior to the Subgroup’s business meeting.  The candidate for each office receiving the highest number of votes will be elected. The results will be announced to the Subgroup’s membership during the Subgroup’s Business meeting. Officers will take office at the end of the annual business meeting held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society. Interim vacancies in officers or councilors will be filled in accordance with Bylaw Article VII of the Biophysical Society.

Article X

Awards Committee: An Awards Committee will be established annually consisting of the Chair, the Chair-elect, the past-Chair and two Subgroup members who are not Officers, and who will be appointed by the Chair for a one-year term. In coordination with the Secretary-Treasurer, the Awards Committee will solicit nominations through a call to all Subgroup members, evaluate nominations, and select awardees. The committee’s selection criteria will be based on scientific excellence first but must also consider diversity.

 

Article XI
The Kenneth S. Cole Award: It is the policy and intent of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup to make an award annually to one or more investigators in the field of membrane biophysics, in recognition of their research achievements as well as their potential for future contributions.

The Award shall consist of a medal or other appropriate symbol as well as a monetary prize. The funds to support this Award shall come from dues, voluntary contributions from members of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup and any other sources which may become available.

The recipient of the Award will be selected by the Awards Committee. Nominations may be made by any Subgroup member. The nomination package must include the nominee’s curriculum vitae as well as a brief statement summarizing the nominee’s qualifications, contributions and potential for future achievements. One or more letters of support may also be enclosed, which need not be from members of the Subgroup. Members of Executive Committee or Awards Committee may not submit letters of support.

Nominees may not be current members of the Executive Committee or Awards Committee or have previously received the Cole Award. The selection procedure will be established by Awards Committee each year.

Nominations must be made before November 1 of each year.

The Award will be presented by the outgoing Chair or a designate from within the Executive Committee at the annual Subgroup meeting.

The Award need not be given if a suitable candidate is not found.

Article XII
Amendments to the Bylaws: Amendments to the bylaws of the Channels, Receptors & Transporters Subgroup must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Subgroup’s Executive Committee, and ratified in an electronic ballot by a majority of the members of the group voting.

 

The following word cloud is comprised of the speaker talk titles from our symposia.