Michael and Kate Bárány Award explained

Michael and Kate Bárány Award
Awarded For:	“outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor”
Sponsor:	Biophysical Society
Location:	Rockville, Maryland
Country:	United States
Reward:	$2,000
Year:	1992

The Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators from the Biophysical Society in Rockville, Maryland, "recognizes an outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor."^[1] The award was established in 1992 as the Young Investigator Award and renamed in 1998, when it was endowed by Michael Bárány and Kate Bárány.^[2] The Báránys were survivors of The Holocaust who went on to become leading researchers in muscle contraction.^{[3] [4]}

Michael and Kate Bárány Award Laureates

As of 2024, laureates of the award have included:

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150320172244/http://www.biophysics.org/AwardsFunding/SocietyAwards/MichaelandKateB%C3%A1r%C3%A1nyAward/tabid/504/Default.aspx. Michael and Kate Bárány Award (est. 1992). 2015-03-20. Biophysical Society.
2. Web site: Michael and Kate Bárány Award for Young Investigators. Sarah. Hitchcock-DeGregori. Biophysical Society. 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325165036/https://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/baranygp/katebarany/MB_KB_1998_BiophysSoc_writeup.pdf. 2014-03-25.
3. 10.1007/s10974-012-9295-8. 22539009. Michael Bárány: A recollection. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 33. 6. 373–6. 2012. Chalovich . J. M. . 8783565.
4. Web site: 2014-08-01. Kate Bárány (1929-2011). https://web.archive.org/web/20140801042022/http://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/baranygp/katebarany/ . University of Minnesota.