Biophysical Newsletter - April 2014

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2014

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Members in the News

Grants and Opportunities

AAAS Fellows

Judith Frydman , Stanford University and Society Member since 2012, received the 2014 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award from the Protein Society. Lukas Tamm , University of Virginia and Society member since 1990, is the most recent recipient of the Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Stephen White , University of California, Irvine and So- ciety member since 1980, has been awarded the 2014 Carl Brändén Award from the Protein Society.

Objective: To seek a member whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished. Who can apply: A continuous member of AAAS since December 31, 2010 or earlier. All nominations must be sponsored by previ- ously elected AAAS Fellows who are current in their membership. Deadline: April 16, 2014 Website: http://www.aaas.org/page/aaas- fellows Objective: To provide a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified post- doctoral researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers, working in the best laboratories in the UK and overseas. Who can apply: Applicants must be in the final year of their PhD studies or have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience from the date of their PhD viva to the full application submission deadline. Deadline: May 8, 2014 Website: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Fund- ing/Biomedical-science/Funding-schemes/ Fellowships/Basic-biomedical-fellowships/ WTX033549.htm Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships

Suggest a Student or Postdoc to Spotlight

Do you have a spotlight-worthy student or postdoc in your lab? Let us know. Send his/her name to society@biophysics.org so that they can be featured in the newsletter.