Avanti Award in Lipids
Established in 1994.
Deadline for nominations: May 1 of each year.
Avanti Polar Lipids, Incorporated has established an annual award to be given by the Biophysical Society. The award will be given to an investigator for outstanding contributions to our understanding of lipid biophysics. The winner receives $3,000 honorarium.
Eligibility:
* Nominees must have made important and well recognized contributions to an understanding of lipid biophysics, including but not necessarily limited to the metabolism, enzymology, structure, or function of lipids or lipid membranes.
* Nominees must not have received an Avanti Award in any prior year and may not nominate themselves.
* Nominees must be a member of the Society in good standing.
* Nominees may be of any nationality or academic rank, and may be affiliated with nonacademic institutions provided that the work for which they are to be acknowledged has been published in recognized scholarly journals.
* Nominator must submit completed Nomination Form and required documents.
Nominations packets must include the following:
1. Completed Award Nomination Form.
2. A letter, no longer than 2 pages in length, supporting the candidacy of the nominee and highlighting specific publications deemed representative or especially worthy of recognition.
3. A letter from nominee accepting nomination.
4. Two supporting letters from other Society members.
5. Nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Email Nomination packet to: society@biophysics.org
Biophysical Society
9650 Rockville Pike
Bethesda Maryland 20814
Phone: 301.634.7114 Fax: 301.634.7133
society@biophysics.org
