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2011 Nominees for Council Taekjip Ha PhD Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign & Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Samantha Harris PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior University of California, Davis Research Interests: Single molecule biophysics and nucleic acids enzymes. Education: BS, Physics, Seoul National University, 1990; PhD, Physics, University of California at Berkeley, 1996; Post-doctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1997, Physics, Stanford University, 1998– 2000. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, 2000-2004, Associate Professor, 2004-2007, Professor, 2007-present, Physics, University of Illinois; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2005–present; Co-director, Center for the Physics of Living Cells, University of Illinois, 2008–present. Special Accomplishments: Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation, 2001; Searle Scholars Award, 2001; NSF CAREER Award, 2002; Fluorescence Young Investigator Award, Biophysical Society, 2002; Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation, 2003; Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 2003; 2004; Fellow, American Physical Society, 2005; Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators, Biophysical Society, 2007; University Scholar, University of Illinois, 2009, Ho-Am Prize in Science, 2011. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member and active participant since 1999; Recipient, Fluorescence Young Investigator Award, 2002; Awarded the Bárány Award for Young Investigators, 2007; Member, Nominating Committee, 2006; Member, Program Committee, 2007– 2010; Editorial Board of Biophysical J., 2007-present; Program Chair, 54th Annual Meeting; 2009–2010; Invited talks at Workshops (2000, 2002, 2006), Subgroup meetings (2002,2005,2011) and Discussion meeting (2006). Many members of my laboratory participate each year in the annual meetings with either posters or platform presentations. Other Scientific Societies: American Physical Society, American Chemical Society. Candidate’s Statement: Biophysical Society is my home society and I came to appreciate how democratic and forward-looking the society leadership is through my previous services in nominating and program committees. I wish to help the Society build on its outstanding tradition and reinvent itself while maintaining continuity, which would be essential in attracting and keeping the brightest young scientists. Research Interests: Myofilament and contractile proteins, molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction, mechanisms by which mutations in contractile proteins cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Education: BS, Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 1988; PhD, Physiology (epithelial ion transport), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1995; Postdoctoral training (myocardial contraction), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1996-2001. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2001–2003; Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2003–2007; Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, CA, 2007-2011; Associate Professor 2011–present. Special Accomplishments: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 1988; American Physiological Society Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award for Meritorious Research, 1993; American Heart Association Chippewa Valley Research Award, 1998; NRSA NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999- 2001; American Heart Association McClain Research Award, 2002; American Heart Association New Investigator Award, 2003; American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, 2001–2006; American Heart Association Western Affiliates Laverna Titus Young Investigator Award, 2008. Editorial Board Member: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Frontiers in Cardiac Muscle Physiology. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member and active participant in Annual Biophysical Society Meetings since 1996; Member of Motility Subgroup; Motility Subgroup Speaker in 2008; Speaker and Chair, Myosin Symposium, 2009; Member of Committee on Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) 2010–present. Other Scientific Societies: International Society of Heart Research, Contractile and Regulatory Proteins Program Committee; American Heart Association; American Physiological Society. Candidate’s Statement: The Biophysical Society provides common ground for all those wanting to know “how” things work. It is this common purpose within a vibrant diversity of research questions that makes the Biophysical Society a unique and exciting forum especially suited for the cross-pollination of ideas and education across and within disciplines. As a Council member I will work to highlight the newest intersections of ideas and methodology across our varied fields while maintaining the breadth and depth of topics that make the Biophysical Society a premiere venue for presentation of the most innovative and rigorous science. Biophysical Society 2011 Ballot
2011 Nominees for Council Marcia Levitus PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biodesign Institute Arizona State University Wolfgang A. Linke PhD Professor and Chair of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Research Interests: Development and application of fluorescence techniques to problems in biophysics, in particular conformational dynamics in nucleic acids and proteins. Photophysical and photochemical properties of fluorescent probes in biomolecular environments. Education: BS, chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995; PhD in physical chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1998; Postdoctoral fellow, University of California Los Angeles, 1998–2000; Postdoctoral fellow, University of California Berkeley, 2000–2004. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2005-present; Assistant professor of physics (affiliated), Arizona State University, 2006-present; Member of the center for single molecule biophysics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, 2005–present. Special Accomplishments: NSF CAREER Award, 2006; Inter-American Photochemical Society Young Investigator Award, 2010. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member since 2005; Member of the Biological Fluorescence subgroup. My lab members and I are regular attendees of the Annual Meeting. Candidate’s Statement: The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting has been an invaluable venue in my career to meet colleagues and discuss exciting developments in the interface between physics and the biological sciences. The size of the conference, however, has grown to the point that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by so many options and parallel activities. I believe the biophysics community would benefit from complementing the annual society meetings with more focused thematic meetings, especially in the summer. These smaller meetings would not only foster in-depth discussions in cutting edge fields of biophysics, but also would provide new investigators with more opportunities to interact with the leaders in these fields. Along the same lines, increasing the number of subgroups and subgroup activities would promote a more fluid interaction among members with a common interest. I also believe that the Society should increase its efforts in disseminating material to a broader audience through their website, and through webinars, webcasts and podcasts. These materials can be invaluable educational tools for educators looking for resources, or for new investigators in the field looking for an introduction to a particular topic. Research Interests: Muscle mechanics, ultrastructure, and mechanosignaling; single-molecule experiments, atomic force microscopy, force spectroscopy; cytoskeletal dynamics. Education: Diploma, Biology, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, 1988; PhD, Physiology, University of Halle-Wittenberg, 1991; Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 1991– 1994; Habilitation, Physiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 1998. Summary of Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, Institute of Physiology, University of Heidelberg, 1994–2003; Visiting Professor, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 2001; Professor and Head, Physiology and Biophysics Unit, University of Muenster, Germany, 2003–2009; Professor and Chair of Physiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 2009–present. Special Accomplishments: “Heisenberg” (career development) Award of the German Research Foundation, 1999–2003; Elected Executive Board Member, European Society for Muscle Research, 2009-present; Invited Fellow, European Society of Cardiology, 2010; Editorial Board, Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 2002–present; and Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 2008–present. Biophysical Society Activities: Society member and active Annual Meeting participant since 1992. Biophysical Society International Mentor, 2003–present. Other Scientific Societies: European Society for Muscle Research, German Physiological Society; German and European Societies of Cardiology, American Heart Association. Candidate’s Statement: I joined the Biophysical Society in 1992 as a young postdoctoral fellow who had just arrived in the United States from former Eastern Germany. Since then, the Society has been a scientific home for me and the Annual Meeting always an intellectual and social highlight. As a Council member, I will work to further promote the Meeting as a most eminent venue for the exchange of ideas and methodology among scientists of diverse background. There is no better time for biophysics than now, as the challenges abound, e.g., in moving towards a more quantitative description of complex biological systems after gathering knowledge on simpler paradigms. I will continue my efforts in mentoring young scientists and ensuring diversity in gender and other categories within institutions and the Biophysical Society. I look forward to being more actively involved in the Society and Annual Meeting planning. Biophysical Society 2011 Ballot
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