The Biophysical Society is proud to announce its 2021 Class of Fellows. This award is given to Society members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in science and have contributed to the expansion of the field of biophysics. The 2021 Fellows will be recognized during the Biophysical Society’s 65th Annual Meeting. The 2021 Fellows are:
Hashim Al-Hashimi, Duke University, USA, for developing and deploying NMR methods that reveal the dynamic nature of nucleic acids and their functional complexes
Hermann Gaub, University of Munich, Germany, for his breakthrough introduction of single-molecule force spectroscopy to directly quantify biomolecular interaction forces.
Vincent Hilser, Johns Hopkins University, USA, for outstanding contributions to protein biophysics by combining creative and rigorous ensemble-based theories with state-of-the art experimental strategies to understand how proteins function and evolve.
Leemor Joshua-Tor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA, for her contributions to our understanding of the molecular basis of nucleic acid regulatory processes, in particular RNA interference (RNAi) and DNA replication.
Sarah Keller, University of Washington, USA, for pioneering, fundamental experimental contributions to the understanding of miscibility phase transitions in membrane systems.
Carol Post, Purdue University, USA, for her fundamental work spanning molecular simulation, NMR and theory in the areas of virus infectivity, kinase activity, and protein thermodynamics.
Lukas Tamm, University of Virginia, USA, for impactful contributions to our understanding of the structural biology and functional biophysics of cell membranes and membrane proteins.
Ada Yonath, Weizmann Institute, Israel, for seminal contributions to the structural understanding of the ribosome and its function.