Brown, Michael F. [2011]
University of Arizona
Citation: For the development and application of nuclear spin relaxation in biophysics and applications to investigating the molecular dynamics of proteins and lipids in membranes; for introduction of concepts of membrane elastic deformation on the mesoscale to explain functional lipid-protein interactions in celluar membranes.

Gai, Feng [2011]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to the field of protein folding, in particular the innovative use of infrared spectroscopy and the novel development of vibrational probes to elucidate the fundamental folding mechanism.

Keller, Sarah L. [2011]
University of Washington
Citation: For her pioneering, fundamental contributions to the understanding of miscibility phase transitions in model surfactant and membrane systems.

Ritz, Thorsten [2011]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For illuminating our understanding of photosynthesis and of the role of magnetoreception in magnetonavigation.

Shea, Joan [2011]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For fundamental contributions in the field of theoretical and computational biophysics and the study of protein folding and aggregation.

Wong, Gerard [2011]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of electrostatic self-assembly in biological systems.

Yeh, Syun-Ru [2011]
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of protein structure, function and folding and for technological advances that opened new windows of opportunity for the study of rapid biological reactions.

Zhou, Ruhong [2011]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For outstanding research on structure and biodynamics of proteins, particularly the hydrophobic effect and the role of water, using massively parallel molecular dynamics computations.