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Home   |   Programs   |   Prizes, Awards and Fellowships   |   Prizes   |   Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics

Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics


To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in biological physics research. The prize consists of $10,000, an allowance for travel to attend the meeting at which the prize is awarded, and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient or recipients. It is presented biennially in even-numbered years.

Prior to 2008, this prize was awarded as the Biological Physics Prize.

Establishment & Support

The prize was established in 1981 by friends of the Division of Biological Physics and renamed the Max Delbruck Prize in 2006 in conjuction with a campaign that endowed the prize. The successful fundraising efforts enabled the increase of the prize amount from $5,000 to $10,000. Key contributors include an anonymous donor, a former student of John Hopfield, and all DBP members as a group through a lump-sum transfer from DBP operating funds.
 
Previous sponsors of the Biological Physics Prize included Abbott Labs, Bio-Rad Microscience Division, Candela Laser Corp., Coherent Laser Products Group, Eastman Kodak Co., Furumoto Research Foundation, Newport Corporation-Bio-Instruments Division, and Siemens AG, Medical Engineering Group with continued funding by Coherent.

Rules & Eligibility

Nominations are open to scientists of all nationalities regardless of the geographical site at which the work was done. The prize may be awarded to more than one investigator on a shared basis. Nominations are active for three cycles.

Nomination & Selection Process

The deadline for submission of nominations for the prize to be awarded in 2010 is: July 1, 2011. The nomination package must include:

  • A letter of not more than 5,000 characters evaluating the qualifications of the nominee(s).
In addition, the nomination should include:
  • A biographical sketch
  • A list of the most important publications
  • At least two, but not more than four, seconding letters
  • Up to five reprints of preprints
There may be additional requirements for particular prizes and awards. Please read the rules carefully.

To complete a nomination click here for the electronic submission form. All files should be uploaded in PDF format. Letters can be signed electronically (for example, using an embedded facsimile) or physically. In the latter case, they should be digitally scanned. Filenames should include the name of the nominee.

Please contact Shelly Johnston for information on submitting updated material for nominations held-over from the previous process.
 
Selection Committee Members: Peter G. Wolynes, Raymond E. Goldstein, Steven M. Block, Michael Deem, David Nolte
 
  Nomination Guidelines

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2008 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics Recipient:
Steven M. Block
Stanford University

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2006 Biological Physics Prize Recipient:
Alfred G. Redfield
Brandeis University

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Past Recipients:

2004: Peter Wolynes
2002: Carlos Bustamante
2000: Paul Kenneth Hansma
1998: Rangaswamy Srinivasan
1996: Seiji Ogawa
1994: Robert M. Pearlstein
Robert S. Knox
1992: Hans Frauenfelder
1991: Watt W. Webb
1987: Britton Chance
1986: Harmut Michel and Johann Deisenhofer
1985: John Hopfield
1984: Howard C. Berg and Edward M. Purcell
1983: Paul C. Lauterbur
1982: George Feher
Roderick K. Clayton
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