Michael and Kate Bárány Award
| Michael and Kate Bárány Award | |
|---|---|
| Description | “outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor”[1] |
| Sponsored by | Biophysical Society |
| Location | Rockville, Maryland |
| Country | United States |
| Reward(s) | $2,000 |
| First awarded | 1992 |
| Website | www |
The Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators from the Biophysical Society in Rockville, Maryland, "recognizes an outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor."[1] The award was established in 1992 as the Young Investigator Award and renamed in 1998, when it was endowed by Michael Bárány[2] and Kate Bárány.[3][4] The Báránys were survivors of The Holocaust who went on to become leading researchers in muscle contraction.[2][3]
Michael and Kate Bárány Award Laureates
As of 2016, laureates of the award have included:
- 2018: Bianxiao Cui
- 2017: Ahmet Yildiz
- 2016: Olga Boudker[5]
- 2015: Sarah Teichmann[6]
- 2014: Miriam Goodman
- 2013: Patricia Clark[7]
- 2012: Vijay S. Pande
- 2011: Charalampos Kalodimos[8]
- 2010: Mark J. Schnitzer
- 2009: Gaudenz M. Danuser
- 2008: Sergei I. Sukharev
- 2007: Taekjip Ha
- 2006: Anne-Frances Miller
- 2005: Vincent Hilser
- 2004: Paul R. Selvin
- 2003: Patricia Jennings
- 2002: William Zagotta
- 2001: Shimon Weiss
- 2000: Elizabeth A. Komives
- 1999: Gaetano T. Montelione
- 1998: Winfried Denk
- 1997: Donald W. Hilgemann
- 1996: David P. Corey
- 1995: Roderick MacKinnon
- 1994: Steven Block
- 1993: Ronald Vale
- 1992: Richard W. Aldrich
References
- ^ a b "Michael and Kate Bárány Award (est. 1992)". Biophysical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20.
- ^ a b Chalovich, J. M. (2012). "Michael Bárány: A recollection". Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 33 (6): 373–6. doi:10.1007/s10974-012-9295-8. PMID 22539009.
- ^ a b "Kate Bárány (1929-2011)". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01.
- ^ Hitchcock-DeGregori, Sarah (1998). "Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators" (PDF). Biophysical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Olga Boudker to Receive 2016 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (PDF).
- ^ "Biophysical Society Names 2015 Award Recipients" (PDF). 2014.
- ^ "Patricia Clark receives 2013 Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25.
- ^ Gewin, V. (2010). "Turning point". Nature. 468 (7325): 859. doi:10.1038/nj7325-859a.