Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2022

Member Corner

Members in the News Clifford Brangwynne , Princ eton University and Soci ety member since 2003, won the Breakthrough Award with Anthony

Robert Tycko , National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dis eases, National Institutes of Health, and Society member since 2018, received the Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award.

Gilad Haran , Weizmann Institute of Science and Society member since 2002, received the Nakan ishi Prize of the American Chemical Society.

Hyman for discovering a mechanism by which cell contents organize them selves by segregating into droplets.

Clifford Brangwynne

Robert Tycko

Gilad Haran

Grants & Opportunities

American Association of Blood Banks Early Career Scientific Research Grants Program Grants of up to $75,000 will support research projects on all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medicine, cellular therapies, and patient blood management. Who can apply: To be eligible, an applicant must be a doctor (MD or PhD), medical technologist, or transfusion medicine or cellular therapies professional. All applicants will be considered regardless of age, race, gender, national origin, or religion. Deadline: December 1, 2022 Website: https:/www.aabb.org/nation al-blood-foundation/early-career-scientific-re search-grants-program#grant-application-informa tion-for-the-2020-2021-grant-cycle

Myocarditis Foundation Research Grants Program Grant applications are sought on an annual basis for inno vative basic, clinical, or translational research relevant to the cause or treatment of myocarditis. Who can apply: Candidates may apply up to 10 years following receipt of an MD, PhD, or an equivalent degree and plan to perform the funded work in the United States or Canada. Deadline: December 1, 2022 Website: https:/www.myocarditisfoundation.org/re search-and-grants/research-and-grant-program/

Student Spotlight

Purbasha Nandi Brookhaven National Laboratory

What skill have you learned in your studies that you find useful in other aspects of your life? The best part is the interdisciplinary nature of structural biology research and the important role of collaborations, which can help solve the pieces of the puzzle to reveal atomic details of the crucial macromolecules underpinning life. Valuable life lessons can be learned by doing a PhD. I amnow avidly optimistic, embrace failures as stepping stones to success, and firmly believe in teamwork, which are all crucial for having a productive lifestyle.

Purbasha Nandi

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