▁W . ▁Ts ien , ▁Clay ▁Arm strong , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Sz ent - G y org i . ▁The ▁society ' s ▁arch ives ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁The ▁Society ’ s ▁international ▁membership ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 6 0 0 ▁career ▁phys i olog ists ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁academ ia , ▁government , ▁and ▁industry . ▁M emb ership ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁any ▁individual ▁act ively ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁general ▁phys i ology ▁and ▁who ▁has ▁made ▁significant ▁contributions ▁to ▁knowledge ▁in ▁that ▁field . ▁The ▁Society ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁for ▁prom oting ▁research ▁in ▁many ▁sub fields ▁of ▁cell ular ▁and ▁mole cular ▁phys i ology , ▁but ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁memb rane ▁transport ▁and ▁ion ▁channels , ▁cell ▁memb rane ▁structure , ▁reg ulation , ▁and ▁dynamics , ▁and ▁cell ular ▁contract ility ▁and ▁mole cular ▁mot ors . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁is ▁its ▁annual ▁sym pos ium , ▁which ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Marine ▁Bi ological ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁Wood s ▁H ole , ▁MA . ▁Society ▁of ▁General ▁Phys i olog ists ▁sym pos ia ▁cover ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁phys i ological ▁research ▁and ▁are ▁small ▁enough ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁discussion ▁and ▁interaction ▁among ▁both ▁young ▁and ▁established ▁investig ators . ▁Abstract s ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁meeting ▁are ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Journal ▁of ▁General