The Australian Society for Biophysics (ASB) represents researchers, teachers, and others with an interest in the application of physical and physicochemical methods to the study of biological systems. The Society has a long-standing tradition of encouraging young biophysicists, and this is reflected in the presentation of student poster and student travel awards at the annual conference, as well as the presentation of the Young Biophysicist Award. The Society also strongly encourages young investigators to make oral presentations at the annual conference. For more information on ASB, please email any member of the Executive Council.

A schematic diagram of the glycine receptor channel, showing the suggested mechanism for channel opening and the structure and amino acid composition of the alpha1 GlyR subunit and its transmembrane domains.

How to join the ASB

Constitution of ASB, Inc.

The Young Biophysicist Award

The McAulay-Hope Prize for Original Biophysics

The Bob Robertson Award

Executive Council

Annual General Meetings

Executive Council and Representatives

Executive

President

Angela Dulhunty
Muscle Research Group
JCSMR,
Australian National University
PO Box 334 Canberra City ACT 2601
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 4491
Fax: +61 (0)2 6125 4761
Email: angela.dulhunty@anu.edu.au

Vice-President (President Elect)

Jamie Vandenberg
Division of Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Level 6, Lowy Packer Building, 405 Liverpool St
Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010
Phone: +61 (0)2 9295 8771
Fax: +61 (0)2 9295 8770
Email: j.vandenberg@victorchang.edu.au

Secretary

Paul Smith
Department of Chemistry
College of Science
Australian National University
Canberra 0200
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 2021
Email: paul.smith@anu.edu.au

Treasurer

Adelle Coster
School of Mathematics & Statistics
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052.
Phone: +61 (0)2 9385 7048
Fax: +61 (0)2 9385 7123
Email: treasurer@biophysics.org.au

Immediate Past President (co-opted to Executive)

Brett Hambly
Pathology Department D06
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Phone: +61 (0)2 9351 3059
Fax: +61 (0)2 9351 3429
Email: bretth@pathology.usyd.edu.au

ASB Public Officer

Frances Separovic
School of Chemistry
University of Melbourne
Melbourne VIC 3010
Phone: +61 (0)3 8344 6464
Fax: +61 (0)3 9347 5180
Email: fs@unimelb.edu.au

State/Regional Representatives

ACT

Warwick Hillier
Oxygenic Photosynthesis Lab
Research School of Biological Sciences
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Tel: (02) 6125 5894
Email: hillier@rsbs.anu.edu.au

NSW

Pierre Moens
School of Biological, Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
The University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351
Australia
Phone +61 2 6773 3740
FAX +61 2 6773 3267
Email: pmoens@une.edu.au

NZ

Geoffrey Barnes
Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North
New Zealand
Phone +64 6 356 9099
FAX +64 6 350 5682
Email: g.r.barnes@massey.ac.nz

Queensland

Christa Critchley
Department of Botany
The University of Queensland 4072
Phone +61 7 33653470
FAX +61 7 33651699
mobile +61 407 639394
Email: c.critchley@botany.uq.edu.au

SA

David Saint
Physiology Department
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA 5001.
Phone +61 8 8303 3931
FAX +61 8 8303 3356
Email: david.saint@adelaide.edu.au

Tasmania

Ian A Newman
School of Mathematics and Physics
University of Tasmania
GPO Box 252-21
Hobart, TAS 7001
Phone: +61 (0)3 6226-2422
FAX: +61 (0)3 6226-2410
ian.newman@utas.edu.au

Victoria

Andrew Clayton
Cell Biophysics
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Royal Parade,
Parkville, Victoria
Tel: (+61 3) 9341 3155
Fax: (+61 3) 9341 3104
Email : Andrew.Clayton@ludwig.edu.au

WA

Livia Hool
Physiology M311
School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences
The University of Western Australia
Crawley, WA 6009.
Phone +61 8 6488 3307
FAX +61 8 6488 1025
Email: lhool@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Annual General Meetings

The 2006 Annual General meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics Inc. was held at 4 p.m. on 19th October 2006 at the Department of Physiology, University of Sydney.
Minutes of the 2005 AGM.
Please address any correspondence to the Secretary, Paul Smith, at Paul.Smith@anu.edu.au.
The 2005 Annual General meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics Inc. was be held at the Rydges Hotel, Canberra at 2.45 p.m. on Friday 30th September during the Society’s 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Pdf versions of the notice of the meeting, agenda (here) and minutes of the last AGM (here) are available. Please address any correspondence to the Secretary, Paul Smith, at Paul.Smith@anu.edu.au.
The 2004 Annual General meeting of the Australian Society for Biophysics Inc. was be held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle W.A. at 5.30 p.m. on Friday 1st October during the Society’s 27th Annual Scientific Meeting. A pdf version of the notice of the meeting, agenda and minutes of the last AGM is available here. Please address any correspondence to the Secretary, Paul Smith, at Paul.Smith@anu.edu.au.

Archive of minutes 1975-2004 (large 8.7Mb file)

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