Abstract
In 1972, a group of young Argentinean scientists nucleated in the so-called Membrane Club constituted the Biophysical Society of Argentina (SAB). Over the years, this Society has grown and embraced new areas of research and emerging technologies. In this commentary, we provide an overview of the early stages of biophysics development in Argentina and highlight some of the notable achievements made during the past five decades. The SAB Annual Meetings have been a platform for intense scientific discussions, and the Society has fostered numerous international connections, becoming a hallmark of SAB activities over these 50 years. Initially centered on membrane biophysics, SAB focus has since expanded to encompass diverse fields such as molecular, cellular, and systems biophysics.
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The authors are grateful to Alcides Rega (1930–2020), Eduardo Smolko (1939–2021), Mario Parisi and Oscar Roveri for providing valuable information about the early stages of SAB, to Daniel Peluffo for critical reading of the manuscript and to Marcelo Ozu for the photographs reproduced in Fig. 4. This work was supported by Agencia I+D+i (PICT 2019- 02768 to LGF) and Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (PUNQ 918/22 to SA).
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Alonso, S.d.V., González Flecha, F.L. Fifty years of biophysics in Argentina. Biophys Rev 15, 431–438 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-023-01114-0
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