On the 28th of June, 2024, we held a session focusing on bacterial motility at the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics Congress, held in Kyoto (IUPAB2024). This session was jointly chaired by Professor Seiji Kojima of Nagoya University and Associate Professor Matthew Baker of UNSW Sydney, highlighting significant advancements and discoveries in bacterial cellular mechanisms and motility, with six speakers each from different countries.
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