The Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics is awarded by the U.S.

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

"for outstanding contributions in biophysics". Named in honor of

Alexander Hollaender Alexander Hollaender (9 December 1898 – 6 December 1986) was one of the world's leading researchers in radiation biology and in genetic mutations. In 1983 he was given the Enrico Fermi Award by the United States Department of Energy for his cont ...

, it has been awarded every three years since 1998.

Recipients of Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics

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Jane S. Richardson Jane Shelby Richardson (born January 25, 1941) is an American biophysicist best known for developing the Richardson diagram, or ribbon diagram, a method of representing the 3D structure of proteins. Ribbon diagrams have become a standard repr ...

(2019) :"For her innovative contributions to assess quality and accuracy of macromolecular structures through the development of methods for the analysis, representation, and validation of atomic models. Her ribbon representations of protein structures have made them easily comprehensible by the entire scientific community." * Richard Henderson (2016) :"For his pioneering work in the determination of atomic structure of a macromolecule by electron microscopy (EM)." * King-Wai Yau (2013) :"For innovative, rigorous, and fundamental contributions to the biophysics of sensory transduction in rod, cone, and non-image visual systems and in olfaction." *

Watt W. Webb Watt Wetmore Webb (August 27, 1927 – October 29, 2020) was an American biophysicist, known for his co-invention (with Winfried Denk and Jim Strickler) of multiphoton microscopy in 1990. Early life and education Watt Wetmore Webb was born on ...

(2010) :"For pioneering the applications of rigorous physical principles to the development of optical tools that have broadly impacted our ability to examine biological systems." * Barry H. Honig (2007) : "For pioneering theoretical and computational studies of electrostatic interactions in biological macromolecules and of the energetics of protein folding." * Carlos J. Bustamante (2004) :"For his ingenious use of atomic force microscopy and laser tweezers to study the biophysical properties of proteins, DNA, and RNA, one molecule at a time." * (2001) :"For his development of three-dimensional image reconstruction methods, which have revolutionized electron microscopy of subcellular structures, and his analytical visualization of cellular motility mechanisms." * Wayne A. Hendrickson (1998) :"For his contributions to macromolecular crystallography, in the development of robust methods of phasing and refinement, and in determination of complex and biologically important structures."

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Awards established in 1998 Biophysics awards Awards of the United States National Academy of Sciences 1998 establishments in the United States {{biophysics-stub

Recipients of Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics

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