Subgroup Awards

Eligibility:

• Nominee must be an early career scientist working in the topical areas covered by the T&C Subgroup
• Nominee must be within the first five years of their first independent appointment at the time of nomination due date
• Nominee should be a member of both the Biophysical Society and the Theory & Computation Subgroup

Nominations packets must include the following:

• A curriculum vitae including publication list; please mark the five most important publications with an asterisk
• Primary nomination letter, not to exceed two pages in length, single-spaced 11 pt font and 1 inch or larger margins
• Two seconding letters, each not to exceed two pages in length, single-spaced 11 pt font and 1 inch or larger margins
• The above materials should be arranged in that order and submitted as a single PDF file
• Please email the single PDF file nomination to Subgroup Chair [email protected], and cc Subgroup Secretary Viviana Monje at [email protected], by August 1, 2024

Eligibility:

• Nominee must be a mid-career scientist working the topical areas covered by the T&C Subgroup
• Nominee must be within fifteen years of their first independent appointment at the time of the nomination due date
• Nominee should be a current member of both the Biophysical Society and Theory & Computation Subgroup

Nominations packets must include the following:

• A current curriculum vitae including publication list; please mark the ten most important publications with an asterisk
• Primary nomination letter, not to exceed two pages in length, single-spaced 11 pt font and 1 inch or larger margins
• Two seconding letters, each not to exceed two pages in length, single-spaced 11 pt font and 1 inch or larger margins
• The above materials should be arranged in that order and submitted as a single PDF file
• Please email the single PDF file nomination to Subgroup Chair [email protected], and cc Subgroup Secretary Viviana Monje at [email protected], by August 1, 2024

Eligibility:

• Individuals must be in their early career- meaning they must have received their PhD within the last 5 years.
• Must be a current member of BPS and Single-Molecule Subgroup.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• a CV with at least 3 key publications highlighted
• a 2-3 sentence summary of how each publication align with the research interests of the Single Molecule Forces, Visualization, and Manipulation Subgroup

Awardees will have a 30 minute talk at the subgroup meeting on Feb 15th and their ticket to the subgroup dinner will be paid by the Subgroup (along with a reimbursement of $100 for their BPS registration fee). Please email all nominations to Co-Chairs Lucy Brennan ([email protected]) and David Rueda ([email protected]).

Eligibility:

• Candidates must have held an independent position (as principal investigator or equivalent) for at least 8 years.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• biosketch/CV
• nomination letter
• + 1-2 supporting letters

Please email all nominations to [email protected].

Eligibility:

• Nominee must be a either Master's or PhD student or former PhD students where the defense has taken place no more than one year before the nomination deadline
• Nominations and self-nominations are possible
• Nominations must be submitted online to the Subgroup Chair before the deadline. .

Nominations packets must include the following:

• PDF of their contribution to the field (preprint, publication, thesis work)
• A ONE page curriculum vitae
• A pdf copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting including the BPS control number
• Statement (max. 400 words) summarizing significance of the nominee's work and explaining the motivation for the application
• Proof of Eligibility, three possibilities:
• (1) Short statement of maximum 20 words by the mentor confirming the nominee's eligibility (please note that this is NOT a recommendation letter), (2) copy of an official document from the institution confirming that student is enrolled as Master's or PhD student, or (3) a copy of the PhD certificate with a defense date not older than 1 year before the nomination deadline.

Eligibility:

• Nominee must have made exceptional contributions to the field of Mechanobiology.
• Nominee must have obtained a Principal Investigator position less than 6 years before the date of the Mechanobiology Subgroup Annual Meeting (February 18, 2025).
• Eligibility period is extended in case of maternity (12 months extension for each child born before or after the PhD award) and paternity (extension by the time of paternity leave taken for each child born before or after the PhD award).
• Nominations can be submitted by an expert in the field who is familiar with the Nominee’s work. Self-nominations are also accepted.
• Nominations must be submitted online before December 1, 2024.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• Nominee’s curriculum vitae
• Letter describing qualifications of the nominee
• A short statement including any factor that has prevented the nominee from advancing at the rate of other colleagues (maternity, paternity, other). The judging standards will be the same for all nominees but the eligibility period may be extended with the agreement of the committee.
• Please send all nominations to Amit Pathak, [email protected].

Eligibility:

• Nominee must have made contributions to the field of Physical Cell Biology.
• Nominee must not have obtained tenure.
• Postdoctoral or Non-tenured faculty (Self-nominations are encouraged)
• Awardee must attend the BPS Annual Meeting (2025) in person to receive the award and present their talk.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• A ONE PAGE curriculum vitae of the nominee
• Short 3 - 5 sentences explaining the motivation for applying.
• Any indication of potential career disadvantages (parental leave, Covid-19 pandemic related issues etc.)
• A copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting 2025
• Send nominations to the Subgroup Chair Shiladitya Banerjee [email protected] and Program Chair Jian Liu [email protected], with the subject “Physical Cell Subgroup Award for Early Career Scientist”
• Nominations must be submitted before December 15th, 2024

Eligibility:

• Nominee must be a PhD student.
• Nominee must not have obtained a PhD degree.
• Self-nominations are encouraged.
• Awardee must attend the BPS Annual Meeting (2025) in person to receive the award and present their talk.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• PDF of their contribution to the field (preprint, publication, thesis work)
• A ONE PAGE curriculum vitae
• Short 3 - 5 sentences explaining the motivation for applying.
• Any indication of potential career disadvantages (parental leave, Covid-19 pandemic related issues etc.)
• A copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting 2025
• Send nominations to the Subgroup Chair Shiladitya Banerjee [email protected] and Program Chair Jian Liu [email protected], with the subject “Physical Cell Subgroup Award for Students”
• Nominations must be submitted before December 15th, 2024.

Eligibility:

Nominees must have made an exceptional contribution to the biophysical understanding of motility and cytoskeleton. The research can involve computation, theory or experiment and be performed at the molecular, cellular or organismal level. Junior faculty within the first 7 years of their independent tenure track or equivalent appointment at their first institution is eligible. Postdoctoral fellows and graduate students are not eligible. Nominations may be made by individuals who are experts in Motility and Cytoskeleton and intimately familiar with the nominee’s most significant and important research contributions during their independent career. The nominator and the nominee do not need to be a member of our subgroup or BPS to be considered for the award. The nomination package must include the nominee’s CV as well as a brief statement (1,000 word maximum, written by the nominator) summarizing the nominee’s qualifications, contributions and potential for future achievements.
Recommendation letters are not required. Please watch for a message in the Motility & Cytoskeleton discussion forum for submission information. Send nominations to Sophie Dumont ([email protected]) and Radhika Subramanian ([email protected]).

Eligibility:

• Nominees must be senior-level researchers with a rank of full professor, lab director or equivalent.

Nomination packets must include the following:

• 1-2 page description of the individual's accomplishments and their relevance to the field.

Please send all nominations directly to Beniamino Barbieri at [email protected].

Eligibility:

• All pre-tenure faculty or junior level investigators who have completed their Ph.D. and are working in the field of fluorescence; self-nominations are not allowed.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• Letter of Nomination that highlights how the candidate's work represents novel and exciting applications of fluorescence to biology and biophysics
• Include the candidate's CV, a reprint which exemplifies the candidate’s contribution and three letters of support.

Send all nomination packages to Subgroup Chair Claus Seidel at [email protected].

Eligibility:

• Postdoctoral fellows working in the intrinsically-disordered proteins field.

  Nominations packets must include the following:

  • A copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, including the BPS control number
  • CV of the nominee
  • Statement (300 words) summarizing the significance of the nominee's work as a postdoc to the IDP community
  • A short statement (maximum 100 words) explaining the difference to their graduate PhD work, especially in cases where postdoctoral research overlaps with graduate work
  • A short statement of a maximum of 20 words by the mentor confirming the nominee's eligibility for the award (please note that this is NOT a recommendation letter)
  • Nominations are to be sent to: [email protected]

Eligibility:

• Postdoctoral fellows/young principal investigators working in the bioenergetics field.
• PIs must have obtained their PhD position less than 6 years before the nomination deadline (extended by time of maternity or paternity leave).

Nominations packets must include the following:

• Nomination letter from a Subgroup member
• CV and publication list of the nominee
• Two Letters of recommendation
• A copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
• PDF of at least one published paper

• Send nominations to Harpreet Singh and Shanmughapriya Santhanam at [email protected] and [email protected].

Eligibility:

• Master/Graduate students working in the bioenergetics field
• A published paper is not required.

Nominations packets must include the following:

• Nomination letter from a Subgroup member
• CV of the nominee
• Two Letters of recommendation
• A copy of the abstract submitted to the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting

• Send nominations to Harpreet Singh and Shanmughapriya Santhanam at [email protected] and [email protected].

Eligibility:

Candidates must be a member of the subgroup, be employed by a research university at the tenure-track, assistant professor level, and will be primarily evaluated on their research accomplishments as an independent investigator. The Award comprises a plaque and a check for $500 to be awarded at our symposium. The winner must register for the meeting at his/her own expense, but the subgroup will try to reimburse travel costs, pending success in obtaining sponsorships. Currently serving BIV officers are not eligible to apply for the BIV Young Faculty Award, but are granted an extra year extension past the normal eligibility limit for every year that they served as an officer.

To apply, candidates must submit (1) a cover letter that includes a short statement about the significance of their past research accomplishments, (2) a one-page outline of current and future research plans with their "research vision", (3) a two-page curriculum vitae, (4) a full publication list that highlights independent work, corresponding authorship and contributions from students supervised directly by the applicant, and (5) two letters of recommendation to be sent by the recommenders. All items from the nominee (1-4) should be sent as a single pdf file to Silvia Cavagnero [email protected], BIV Secretary Treasurer., and letters of recommendation should be sent to the same address with the nominee’s name in the subject line of the email.

Eligibility:

Investigator who has made a substantial contribution to the understanding of exocytosis and endocytosis

Nominations packets must include the following:

• A brief statement summarizing the qualifications of the nominee, emphasizing the contributions that the nominee has made to membrane biophysics
• Send nominations to Jefferson Knight, [email protected].

Eligibility:

• Investigator who has made a substantial contribution to the understanding of membrane biophysics

Nomination packets must include the following:

• A nomination letter from a CRT subgroup member summarizing the qualifications and scientific achievements of the nominee, emphasizing the contributions that the nominee has made to the membrane biophysics community.
• Up to two supporting letters
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae

Nominations should be sent to Jerome Lacroix, Subgroup Secretary-Treasurer, ([email protected]) by 11:59PM EST October 25, 2024.

Eligibility:

Nominees must have made an exceptional contribution to our understanding of membrane structure and function. Nominees must have an active research program. Preference will be given to mid-career researchers who have not previously been recognized by a Biophysical Society award. Dual nominations will also be considered. At the time of nomination, nominees must be current members of the MSAF Subgroup and must be at least 3 years past stepping down as Chair (or 2 years past stepping down as Secretary-Treasurer). The membership of past executive boards can be found here.

Nomination packets must include the following:

• A nomination letter from an MSAF member
• Two supporting letters
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae (preferably no longer than 3 pages)

Nominations and supporting letters may not be provided by current members of the executive committee.

Selection Committee

• The recipient will be chosen by the Executive Committee.
• Nominations should be sent to Adam W. Smith at [email protected].