Biophysical Society Newsletter
11
february
2014
Grants and Opportunities
Biophysical Society
2014 Summer
Research Program
in Biophysics
Interested in interdisciplinary science?
Want to work in the fast growing area
of biomedical research? Looking to get
some hands-on lab experience this sum-
mer? Check out the Summer Research
Program in Biophysics, an 11 week
course for undergraduate minority stu-
dents at the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. Personal expenses, travel
costs, meals, and housing are covered.
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Priority Application Deadline:
February 15, 2014
May 13–July 31, 2014
Questions? Contact contact Ellen Mackall,
Summer Research Program Administrator, at
or call
(240) 290-5611
.
The Biophysical Society Summer Course in Biophysics: Case
Studies in the Physics of Life is funded by The National Institute
of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[2 T36-GM075791]
2014–2015 California Science and
Technology Policy Fellowships
Objective:
To provide
the hands-on experience
working with the California Legislature to incor-
porate science and technology into public policy.
Who May Apply:
A PhD or equivalent level
degree or a MS degree in an engineering
discipline, plus at least three years post-degree
experience; and U.S. citizenship or suitable
immigration status for non-residents.
Submission Deadline:
February 28, 2014
Website:
Bernstein Award 2014: Young Scientists
Research Award in Computational
Neuroscience
Objective:
To support research projects in the field
of Computational Neuroscience in Computational
Neuroscience in the German research environment.
Who May Apply:
Institutions of higher education
and non-university research institutions based in
Germany
Submission Deadline:
April
15, 2014
Website:
-
bmbf.de/_media/Bernstein_Award_2014_Call_
for_proposals.pdf
Members in the News
Charles M. Lieber
, Harvard
University and Society member
since 2011, received the first
Nano Research Award
sponsored by Springer and
Tsinghua University Press.
Michael Levitt
, Stanford
University and Society Member
since 2011, is the most recent
recipient of the DeLano Award
for Computational Biosciences
from The American Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology (ASBMB).
