michael and kate bárány award michael and kate bárány award 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." 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. the báránys were survivors of the holocaust who went on to become leading researchers in muscle contraction. michael and kate bárány awardawarded for“outstanding contribution to biophysics by a person who has not achieved the rank of full professor”sponsored bybiophysical societylocationrockville, marylandcountryunited statesreward(s)$2,000first awarded1992websitewww.biophysics.org/awardsfunding/societyawards/michaelandkatebárányaward michael and kate bárány award laureates as of 2022, laureates of the award have included: 2022: suckjoon jun 2021: tanja mittag 2020: clifford brangwynne 2019: elizabeth rhoades 2018: bianxiao cui 2017: ahmet yildiz 2016: olga boudker 2015: sarah teichmann 2014: miriam goodman 2013: patricia clark 2012: vijay s. pande 2011: charalampos kalodimos 2010: mark j. schnitzer 2009: gaudenz m. danuser 2008: sergei i. sukharev 2007: taekjip ha 2006: anne-frances miller 2005: vincent hilser 2004: paul r. selvin 2003: patricia jennings 2002: william zagotta 2001: shimon weiss 2000: elizabeth a. komives 1999: gaetano t. montelione 1998: winfried denk 1997: donald w. hilgemann 1996: david p. corey 1995: roderick mackinnon 1994: steven block 1993: ronald vale 1992: richard w. aldrich