ROCKVILLE, MD – The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Lu Wei, PhD, of the California Institute of Technology, will receive the 2024 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award. Wei will be honored at the Society’s 68th Annual Meeting, being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 10-14, 2024.

Wei is being recognized for her impactful development of new live-cell functional chemical imaging strategies for quantitative intracellular biophysical analysis. “To be selected for an award honoring the achievements of a pioneering woman biophysicist such as Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, a researcher must be an exceptional individual and research scientist,” said BPS President Taekjip Ha of Harvard Medical School. “Lu is precisely such an individual, pushing boundaries forward in bio-imaging. We are proud to recognize her exceptional research and leadership, and to add her name to the list of celebrated and remarkable women in biophysics.”

About the Award – The Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award is given to a woman who holds very high promise or has achieved prominence while developing the early stages of a career in biophysical research, within the purview and interest of the Biophysical Society. The award honors the memory of Dr. Margaret Dayhoff, former President of the Biophysical Society, Professor of Biophysics at Georgetown University, and Director of Research at the National Biomedical Research Foundation.

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