The 4th Physical Biology and Biological Physics Symposium - The Biological Physics Across Scales From Single Molecules to Organisms

15 Jan 2026, 13:30 → 17 Jan 2026, 17:35 Asia/Taipei

Meeting Room (Voco Hotel Chiayi)

Keng-hui Lin (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

Division of Physical Biology and Biological Physics (PBBP) of the Physical Society of Taiwan was established in 2022 with the mission to promote research and collaboration in the field of biological physics in Taiwan and internationally.

Since its founding, PBBP has organized three successful symposiums, and this year marks the 4th PBBP Symposium – Biological Physics Across Scales: From Single Molecules to Organisms. The meeting will be on Jan. 16 and 17 at the Voco hotel, Chia-yi, Taiwan.

This meeting aims to bring together researchers across the pan-Pacific regions, who work on biological physics at different length scales employing interdisciplinary approaches. This meeting will stimulate collaboration opportunities and strengthen the networking among researchers from the pan-pacific regions. 

This meeting is right after the annual meeting of the Physical Society of Taiwan at the same city, Chia-yi, Taiwan. Please stay for extra 2 days for this exciting symposium. There will be self-paid excursions arranged to explore Chiayi area after the meeting and also child-care service provided at the hotel. 

The meeting now is open for abstracts for the poster presentation. There will be poster awards for students and postdocs. You are welcome to give the second presentation here after TPS.

Featured speakers at the TPS meeting

Taekjip Ha (Harvard University) Plenary speaker 

Byoung Choul Kim (Biomedical Engineering, Incheon National University, Korea)

Jejoong Yoo ( Physics, KAIST, Korea)

Jin-der Wen (Life Science, NTU)

I-Ren Lee (Chemistry, NTNU)

Hsuan-yi Chen (Physics, NCU)

Chieh-han Lu (Optoelectronics, NTNU)

Pik-yin Lai (Physics, NCU)

Ryota Sakamoto (Physics, Academia Sinica)

Hong-yan Shih (Physics, Academia Sinica)

Featured speakers of the symposium

Taekjip Ha (Harvard University) 

Shannon Yan  (Dept. of Biology, Stanford University)

Ching-hwa Kiang (Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, USA)

Ryo Suzuki  (Dept. of Biosciences and Informatics, Keio University, Japan)

Cheng-han Yu  (School of Biomedical Sciences, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong)

Andrew Holle  (Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore)

JaYil Lee  (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea)

Min Ju Shon    (Dept. of Physics, Postech, Korea)

Yonggun Jun   (Dept. of Physics, National Central University, Taiwan)

Hsiu-fang (Bendy) Fan   (Dept. of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan)

Keng-hui Lin   (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Tetsuya Hiraiwa   (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

Wei-hsiang Lin  (Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Jean-Cheng Kuo   (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chia Tung Unviersity, Taiwan)

Min Yeh (Victor) Tsai (Dept. of Chemistry, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan)

T. Tony Yang (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University)

 

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Thursday 15 January

15:00 → 17:30 Meeting preparation tasks

17:30 → 21:30 Orientation session: Kick-off meeting & Welcome party (by invitation)

Friday 16 January

08:40 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:05 Opening

09:05 → 09:50 Biophysical principles for genome organization and repair.

Convener: Prof. Taekjip Ha (Harvard University, USA)

09:50 → 10:20 Molecular function of AAA+ ATPase Abo1 as a histone chaperone

Molecular function of AAA+ ATPase Abo1 as a histone chaperone

Convener: Ja Yil Lee (Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)

10:20 → 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 → 11:20 Kindlin2 controls integrin mechanosensitivity and adhesion stabilization

Convener: Cheng-han Yu (The University of Hong Kong)

11:20 → 11:50 Matrix mechanics in sarcopenic muscle: kinesin-1 control

Convener: Jean-Cheng Kuo (Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

11:50 → 12:20 The Mechanical Signature of Disease: Equilibrium and Dynamics from Single Molecules to Live Cells

Convener: Ching-Hwa Kiang (Rice University)

12:20 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 On the Mitotic Function of Tau

Convener: Min Ju Shon (POSTECH)

14:30 → 15:00 Cargo velocity dragged by multiple kinesin motors in crowded environments

Convener: Yonggun Jun

15:00 → 15:30 Computer simulations of chromatin organization and dynamics: Influences of the mechanical perturbations caused by actions of subnuclear molecules and the envelop features

Convener: Dr Tetsuya Hiraiwa (Institute of Physics, Aacdemia Sinica)

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 → 16:30 Andrew Holle: 16:00~16:30

Convener: Prof. Andrew Holle (National University of Singapore)

16:30 → 17:00 Interplay between Active Tissue Deformation and Wnt / Hippo-Yap Signalling in Early Regeneration of Hydra

Convener: Ryo Suzuki (Keio University)

17:00 → 17:30 Live cell membrane tension dynamics - How do cells physically divide?

Convener: Shannon Yan (Stanford University)

18:00 → 19:30 Dinner

19:30 → 21:30 Poster session

Saturday 17 January

09:00 → 09:30 Multiplexed Nanoscopy Uncovers the Molecular Architecture of Mammalian Centrioles

Convener: Tony Yang (National Taiwan University)

09:30 → 10:00 Single molecule assay to precisely investigate mitochondrial DNA integrity maintenance mechanism-mediated by TWINKLE, mySSB and MGME1

Convener: HSIUFANG Fan (National Sun Yat-sen University)

10:00 → 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 → 11:00 Diffusion with a Twist: Geometry-Controlled Aβ Dynamics on the Path to Fibril Growth

Convener: Min-Yeh Tsai (National Chung Cheng University)

11:00 → 11:30 Studying ATP dynamics and energetics in E. coli at the single-cell level

Convener: Wei-Hsiang Lin (Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica)

11:30 → 12:00 Mechanobiology in vivo and in 3D

Convener: Keng-hui Lin (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

12:00 → 12:15 Poster award and closing remark

12:15 → 13:00 Lunch on shuttle bus

Southern Branch of the NPM (Boxed Lunch)

13:00 → 16:30 Symposium Excursion: Excursion