The Sosei Heptares Prize for Biophysics was endowed in 2018 and will be awarded every two years for substantial contributions to Biophysics or Biophysical Methods by an individual whose principal work has been carried out in the UK or Ireland.
Frequency of award: The Prize will be awarded every two years at the BBS biennial meeting or another BBS meeting.
Condition of award: The recipient must present a plenary lecture, preferably at the next BBS biennial meeting, but possibly at another BBS meeting within a year of the award.
Value of the Prize: The recipient will receive £5000. In addition, reasonable travel costs, accommodation and registration to attend the BBS meeting at which the Prize is awarded, will be paid.
Criteria and eligibility: The Prize will be awarded for substantial contributions to Biophysics or Biophysical Methods by an individual whose principal work has been carried out in the UK or Ireland. Nominees who are eligible for the Sosei Heptares Prize for Biophysics are ineligible for the BBS Kendrew Doctoral Thesis Prize or the BBS Young Investigator Award in the same year. Other than this, there are no restrictions on eligibility, but every effort will be made to consider age and experience when making the award – significant recent contributions are as important as longer term contributions.
Nominations: Nominations can be made by any individual or institution by the deadline posted on the BBS web site, which will be at least 6 months before the next BBS biennial meeting.
Award process: Nominations should be sent, in response to a call, to the Secretary of the BBS (bbs@britishbiophysics.org) – the CV of the nominee (8 sides of A4, maximum) and two letters of recommendation, one from a nominator and one from another are required. The Prize recipient will be selected by a panel drawn from the BBS Committee by its serving Chair.
