Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2022

Member Corner

Members in the News

Ben Black , University of Pennsylvania and Society member since 2019, received an NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award.

Sarah Keane , University of Michigan and Society member since 2015, was named a Cottrell Scholar.

Ben Black

Sarah Keane

Grants & Opportunities 2023 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science The Vilcek Foundation will award three Creative Promise Prizes of $50,000 each to young, immigrant biomedical scientists who demonstrate outstanding early achieve- ment. Who can apply: Applicants must have been born outside of the United States to non-American parents, be no more than 38 years old by December 31, 2022, and have lived in the United States for at least four years. Deadline: June 10, 2022 Website: https:/ vilcek.org/prizes/vilcek-prizes-for-cre- ative-promise/creative-promise-prizes-biomedical-sci- ence/

2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards The Cottrell Scholar Award honors and helps to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills. Who can apply: Applicants must be early career, ten- ure-track faculty at US or Canadian research universities or primarily undergraduate institutions who hold pri- mary or courtesy appointments in chemistry, physics, or astronomy departments that offer bachelor’s and/or graduate degrees in the applicant’s discipline. Deadline: July 1, 2022 Website: https:/ rescorp.org/cottrell-scholars/cot- trell-scholar-award

Student Spotlight

Constanza Torres-Paris University of California, San Diego Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry What skill have you learned in your studies that you find useful in other aspects of your life? My PhD project has taught me about resilience and tolerance to frustration. It has also taught me to value and love myself not only after conquering a final goal, but also while pursuing the never-ending path of science, especially on the days when experiments don’t work as expected. This is something I apply daily to my life outside the lab.

Constanza Torres-Paris

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