ROCKVILLE, MD – The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Doreen Matthies, PhD, of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, will receive the 2025 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award. Matthies will be honored at the Society’s 69th Annual Meeting, being held in Los Angeles, California from February 15-19, 2025.

Matthies is being recognized for her research investigating transmembrane proteins by cryo-EM, including discovering structures of key magnesium channels and transporters.

“I am delighted that Doreen’s name will be added to the list of remarkable women in biophysics,” said BPS President Gabriela Popescu of the University of Buffalo. “Doreen’s success in determining atomic-level structures for physiologically important membrane proteins stands as an example of how physics can help answer the most vexing questions in biology.”

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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