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2011 Nominees for Council Douglas N. Robinson PhD Associate Professor of Cell Biology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine James R. Williamson PhD Professor, Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology and The Scripps Research Institute Research Interests: Actin crosslinkers, cell mechanics, cell shape change, cellular mechanosensing, cytokinesis, cytoskeleton, development, imaging, molecular motors, myosin. Education: BS, Biology, Purdue University, 1991; PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, 1997; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University, 1997–2001. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2001-2008; Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2008-present; Secondary appointments in the Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Special Accomplishments: Phi Beta Kappa, Purdue University Chapter,1991; Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Research Fund Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997–2000; Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences, 2000–2004; Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award, 2003–2006; American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award, 2007-2011; Editorial Board Member of Biophysical Journal, since 2009; Editorial Board Member of Current Biology, since 2010; Editorial Board Member of Cytoskeleton, since 2011. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2004; Editorial Board Member of Biophysical Journal, since 2009; Chair of the Symposium on Cell and Tissue Mechanics and Modeling, 2011; Many members of my group and I regularly attend and present at the Annual Meeting. Other Scientific Societies: American Society for Cell Biology. Candidate’s Statement: I joined the Biophysical Society in 2004 because my cell biology research was evolving towards a more biophysical emphasis. As an Editorial Board Member of Biophysical Journal, I have enjoyed the role of fostering and improving papers as they progress through the peer-review process. I have always appreciated the efforts of the Biophysical Society to increase diversity in science. These efforts have helped inspire me to do more along these lines in my own lab where I established an outreach effort to mentor underprivileged high school students from Baltimore. Furthermore, during these unsettled economic times, the Society plays an important role in communicating the mission of science to our government leaders and the general public. Cultivating diversity in science and promoting outreach will be of particular interest to me if I am elected as a Council member. Research Interests: We study the structure, dynamics and assembly of ribonucleoprotein complexes using a wide variety of biophysical methods, including fluorescence, mass spectrometry, electron microscopy, x-ray crystallography, and NMR. Particular areas of focus include ribosome assembly, 3’-UTR binding proteins from C. elegans, RNA binding proteins regulating T-cell activation, and Rev-host factor complexes involved in HIV RNA transport. Education: B.S. in Chemistry Mount Union College 1981; PhD in Chemistry Stanford University, 1988; postdoctoral work at the University of Colorado. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at MIT, 1990-1997; Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at The Scripps Research Institute, 1998-present; Associate Dean, 2001-2007 and Dean of Graduate Studies, 2008-present at The Kellogg School of Science and Technology at The Scripps Research Institute. Special Accomplishments: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2010; Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1995; Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1995; Rita Allen Scholar, 1994; Searle Scholar Award, 1991; Associate Editor, Annual Reviews of Biophysics, 2003-present; Board of Editors, ACS Chemical Biology, 2006-present; presently on Editorial Boards for Chemistry and Biology, RNA, Molecular Cell, Structure, Biopolymers, BMC-Biology. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2002; Chair, Annual Meeting Program Committee, 2011; Program Committee, 2010-2012 Candidate’s Statement: This is an exciting time in Biophysics, and my own research is moving in a direction that is more centrally biophysical in approach. Through the annual meeting, the Society is reaching out to include new and emerging disciplines, and it is critically important that the Society continues to evolve. Through service on the Council, I am willing to help foster the careers of younger scientists, and to promote and advocate for the Society. Biophysical Society 2011 Ballot
2011 Nominees for Council David T. Yue MD, PhD Associate Professor of Cell Biology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Research Interests: Ca 2+ and calmodulin signaling; ion channels, with emphasis on Ca 2+ and Na channels, biological regulation, genetic diversity, biophysical mechanisms, structure-function relations, and structure; genetically encoded optical biosensors and actuators; FRET-based live-cell imaging. Education: BA, Magna Cum Laude, Biochemical Sciences, Harvard University, 1979; MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1987; PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1987; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Division of Cardiology, 1987–1989. Summary of Professional Experiences: Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1989–1993; Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1993–1999; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1999–present; Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 1999–present. Awards, Honors, and Activities: Johns Hopkins University Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009; NIH MERIT award, 2004; Board of Scientific Counsellors, NINDS, 2003-2006; Presidential Faculty Fellowship, NSF, 1992–1997; Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 1990–1995; Pfizer Scholar New Faculty Award, 1988–1990; David Israel Macht Research Award, 1987, Johns Hopkins University. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 1987; Chair, Membrane Biophysics Subgroup, 2006; Kenneth S. Cole Award, Membrane Biophysics Subgroup, 2011; Chair and Speaker, Symposium on Ca 2+ -regulation of channels, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, 2011; Editorial Board Member, Biophysical Journal, 2010-present. Other Scientific Societies: Society for Neuroscience. Candidate’s Statement: The Biophysical Society has been a treasured scientific home base since graduate school. For me, this society fosters and represents the best in mechanistic biological science. My goals as a council member are therefore three-fold: (1) To ensure that the society continues to draw the highest levels of mechanistic biological science; (2) To improve the reach of the society to attract emerging biological fields of the future; (3) To expand the enticements for younger generations of scientists to join the ranks of those committed to mechanistic biological discovery. Biophysical Society 2011 Ballot
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