BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
14
AUGUST
2014
Grants and Opportunities
Senior Investigator Awards
Objective:
To support exceptional, world-class
researchers, who hold an established academic
position.
Who May Apply:
Applicant must be based in
the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, or
a low- or middle-income country, and should
have an established academic post at an eligible
higher education or research institution.
Submission Deadline:
November 14, 2014
Website:
ing/Biomedical-science/Funding-schemes/
Investigator-Awards/WTX059285.htm
ABRCMS Student Travel Awards
Objective:
To increase the number of students
pursuing advanced training in the science,
technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields.
Who May Apply:
Undergraduate and post-
baccalaureate students who are 1) an under-
represented/underserved ethnicity or race,
2) a community college or minority serving
institution student, 3) first generation college
student, or 4) non-traditional student
Submission Deadline:
September 5, 2014
Website:
/
travel-awards/travelawards/46-2013/travel-
awards/217-travel-awards-student-travel-award
Liang Fang
, Stanford University and Soci-
ety member since 2014,
Christoph Hasel-
wandter
, University of Southern California
and Society member since 2014, and
Jeetain Mittal
, Lehigh University and Soci-
ety member since 2009, have been selected
to be 2014 Sloan Research Fellows by the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Lila Gierasch
, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst,
and Society member since
1981, has been appointed
to the NIH Council of
Councils. Her term will
last through October 31,
2016.
Members in the News
Liang Fang Christoph
Haselwandter
Jeetain Mittal
Lila Gierasch
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