Biophysical Society Bulletin | November 2024

Member Corner

Members in the News

Ofer Kimchi, Princeton University and Society member since 2014, received the Branco Weiss Fellowship.

Erwin Neher , Max Planck Institute and Society member since 1991, was awarded the Chinese Government Friendship Award.

Erwin Neher

Grants & Opportunities

American Association of Blood Banks Early Career Scientific Research Grants Program Grants of up to $100,000 will support research projects on all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medicine, biotherapies, 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. “Early career” is defined as an investigator who has completed their ter minal research degree or medical residency (whichever is later) in the past 10 years, and has not yet been awarded a substantial research grant (i.e., R01). Deadline: December 1, 2024 Website: www.aabb.org/foundation/early-career-scien tific-research-grants-program

Breast Cancer Research Foundation-American Associa tion for Cancer Research: Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity and Inclusion These grants provide up to $150,000 over two years to fund selected projects. Proposed projects may be in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, population health, and/or community-based cancer-related research, and designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer. Who can apply: Eligibility is limited to members of racial or ethnic groups who have been shown to be traditionally excluded in the cancer-related sciences workforce and/or to individuals from low-resource settings. Deadline: December 4, 2024 (letter of intent) Website: https:/ www.aacr.org/grants/breast-can cer-research-foundation-aacr-career-develop ment-awards-to-promote-diversity-and-inclusion/

Student Spotlight

Crystal Lara Santos Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh What do you think makes the study of biophysics unique?

I’m drawn to biophysics because it merges my interest in both biology and physics, enabling me to investigate how physical laws shape life at the molecular scale. My enthusiasm for this interdisciplinary field comes from its potential to advance medicine, address complex biological challenges, and improve global health.

Crystal Lara Santos

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