The Biophysical Society is accepting nominations for its 2022 awards, now through May 1, 2021.
Awards to be bestowed in this cycle include:
The Anatrace Membrane Protein Award, which recognizes an outstanding investigator who has made a significant contribution to the field of membrane protein research;
The Avanti Award in Lipids, given to an investigator for outstanding contributions to our understanding of lipid biophysics;
The Michael and Kate Bárány Award for young investigators, which recognizes an outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor at the time of nomination;
The BPS Award in the Biophysics of Health and Disease, honoring a significant contribution to understanding the fundamental cause or pathogenesis of disease, or to enabling the treatment or prevention of a disease;
The BPS Innovation Award, recognizing a BPS member who advances our fundamental understanding of biological systems through the development of novel theory, models, concepts, techniques, or applications;
The Rosalba Kampman Distinguished Service Award, which honors service in the field of biophysics and contributions beyond achievements in research;
The Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award, given to a woman who holds very high promise or has achieved prominence while developing the early stages of a career in biophysical research within the purview and interest of the Biophysical Society;
The Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics, recognizing outstanding researchers for their exceptional contributions in advancing the field of single-molecule biophysics;
The Ignacio Tinoco Award, which honors the scientific contributions, work, and life of an outstanding biophysical chemist, educator, and mentor;
The Founders Award, given to scientists for outstanding achievement in any area of biophysics;
And the 2022 Fellows of the Biophysical Society, honoring distinguished members who have demonstrated sustained scientific excellence.
Awards will be presented at the 2022 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. For information and to submit a nomination, visit www.biophysics.org/awards-funding/society-awards.