ROCKVILLE, MD – The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Carlos Bustamante, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley will receive the 2021 Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics. Bustamante will be honored at the Society’s 65th Annual Meeting, being held virtually, February 22-26, 2021.

The Award, founded in 2016, recognizes outstanding researchers for their exceptional contributions in advancing the field of single-molecule biophysics. Bustamante is being recognized for his pioneering work in measuring and understanding orientations, rotations, and dynamics of motor proteins by developing and using single-molecule imaging approaches.

“This award honors the legacy of Professor Kazuhiko Kinosita, whose cross-disciplinary approaches, single-molecule studies, and especially his spirit of curiosity, have inspired generations of biophysicists” said BPS President Catherine A. Royer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. “The collective insight that Carlos has provided in all of his systems of study has uniquely contributed to our mechanistic understanding of biological function. Carlos’ work stands out due to his experimental creativity and the breadth and depth of his studies. We are excited to celebrate this work and its importance in this field.”

The Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics recognizes outstanding researchers for their exceptional contributions in advancing the field of single-molecule biophysics. This award honors the life and work of Professor Kazuhiko Kinosita, Jr., who helped to establish the field. The award is intended to encourage investigators, to promote further developments in single-molecule biophysics, to advance the type of cross-disciplinary research that is characteristic of this field, and to elevate an appreciation of single-molecule studies among scientists in general.