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 | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | “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 |
Michael and Kate Bárány Award Laureates
editAs of 2025, laureates of the award have included:
- 2025: Hernan G. Garcia[5]
- 2024: Julia Mahamid[6]
- 2023: Jeanne C. Stachowiak[7]
- 2022: Suckjoon Jun[8]
- 2021: Tanja Mittag[9]
- 2020: Clifford Brangwynne[10]
- 2019: Elizabeth Rhoades[11]
- 2018: Bianxiao Cui[12]
- 2017: Ahmet Yildiz[13]
- 2016: Olga Boudker[14]
- 2015: Sarah Teichmann[15]
- 2014: Miriam Goodman
- 2013: Patricia Clark[16]
- 2012: Vijay S. Pande
- 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
edit- ^ 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. S2CID 8783565.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hernan G. Garcia to Receive 2025 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society. 24 September 2024.
- ^ Fox, Leann (12 September 2023). "Julia Mahamid to Receive 2024 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Fox, Leann (6 September 2022). "Jeanne C. Stachowiak to Receive 2023 Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Fox, Leann (8 October 2021). "Suckjoon Jun to Receive 2022 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Fox, Leann (19 October 2020). "Tanja Mittag to Receive 2021 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Fox, Leann (6 September 2019). "Clifford P. Brangwynne to Receive 2020 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Winkler, Sean (30 July 2018). "Elizabeth Rhoades to Receive 2019 BPS Michael and Kate Barany Award" (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Weiss, Ellen (2 August 2017). "Bianxiao Cui to Receive 2018 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (PDF) (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Weiss, Ellen (2 August 2016). "Biophysical Society Names 2017 Award Recipients" (PDF) (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society.
- ^ Weiss, Ellen (24 August 2015). "Olga Boudker to Receive 2016 Michael and Kate Bárány Award" (PDF) (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-05.
- ^ Weiss, Ellen (25 August 2014). "Biophysical Society Names 2015 Award Recipients" (PDF) (Press release). Rockville, MD: Biophysical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ Healey, Stephanie (29 August 2012). "Patricia Clark receives 2013 Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators". University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25.
- ^ Gewin, V. (2010). "Turning point". Nature. 468 (7325): 859. doi:10.1038/nj7325-859a.