Biophysical Society Newsletter | December 2017

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2017

DECEMBER

Members in the News

Jolanda van der Velden , Vrije University Medical Center and Society member since 2005, received the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) Outstanding Investigator Award.

Charles Lieber , Harvard University and Society member since 2011, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, and was awarded the NIH Director's Pioneer Award.

Jolanda van der Velden

Charles Lieber

David Eisner , University of Manchester and Society member since 1993, was awarded the ISHR Peter Harris Distin- guished Scientist Award.

Frances Separovic , University of Melbourne and Society member since 1985, was elect- ed an Ordinary Member (Physical Sciences) of Council of the Australian Academy of Science.

David Eisner

Frances Separovic

Daniel Chiu , University of Washington and Society member since 2004, was awarded an NIH Director's Transfor- mative Research Award.

Daniel Chiu

The following members were elected as Fellows to the Society for Mathematical Biology:

Leah Edelstein-Keshet , University of British Columbia and Society member since 2007. Santiago Schnell , University of Michigan and Society member since 2009. John J. Tyson (not pictured), Virginia Tech and Society member since 2011.

Leah Edelstein- Keshet

Santiago Schnell

The following members received NIH Director's New Innovator Awards:

Hernan Garcia , University of California, Berkeley, and Society member since 2004. Joanna Slusky , University of Kansas and Society member since 2007. Huanghe Yang , Duke University Medical Center and Society member since 2004.

Hernan Garcia Joanna Slusky

Huanghe Yang

In 2017, BPS funded 220 travel awards to attend society-sponsored meetings, totaling $104,050. Numbers By the