The Protein Society is seeking nominations for the 2011 Society Awards. The Brändén and Hodgkin awards will be presented at the IX European Symposium of The Protein Society in Stockholm, Sweden, May 22-26, 2011. The Neurath, Anfinsen, Stein and Moore, Kaiser, and Sigal awards will be presented at the 25th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society in Boston, Massachusetts, July 23-27, 2011.

Please note that we will continue to accept electronic nomination submissions only. All new nominations must be submitted online for consideration. Also note that nominations will automatically be carried over only for one year; subsequent renominations must be submitted online as new nominations.

The online awards nomination feature should be available some time during the summer of 2010.

The deadline for submitting complete award nominations packages for the 2011 Awards cycle will be October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

You may anticipate that complete online nomination packages must include the following required information and documents (PDFs required).

A. Nominee:

1.      Name, professional title, affiliation, postal and e-mail address, phone.

2.      Achievements on which the nomination is based.

3.      Publications: Principal contributions to science (no more than 12 citations; include complete list of authors and title of each publication).

4.      Curriculum Vitae: Date and place of birth, undergraduate and graduate degrees with institutions and dates, positions held in chronological order, significant memberships, awards, and honors.

B. Nominator:

1.      Nominating letter, including name and signature, professional title, affiliation, postal and e-mail address, phone, fax, and date.

C. Supporting letters:

1.      The nominator should arrange for two or more letters seconding the nomination.

D. Reprints (optional):

1.      Citations or copies of selected key articles may also be included. This is optional and not required.

The Carl Brändén Award

In the tradition of the late Carl Brändén, pioneer in structural biology, co-author of the seminal text, Introduction to Protein Structure, and leader of the world-class synchrotron facility at Grenoble, the Carl Brändén Award, sponsored by Rigaku Corporation, is given to an outstanding protein scientist who has also made exceptional contributions in the areas of education and/or service to the science.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the IX European Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. The award is granted annually - alternating between the U.S. and European meetings. Previous awardees include: Nobuhiro Go (to be conferred in 2010), Bruce Alberts (2009), Howard Schachman(2008), and Lubert Stryer (2007).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award

The Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award, sponsored by Genentech, is granted in recognition of exceptional contributions in protein science, which profoundly influence our understanding of biology.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the IX European Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. The award is granted annually - alternating between the U.S. and European meetings. Previous awardees include: Lila Gierasch (to be conferred in 2010), Janet Thornton (2009), Douglas Rees (2008), and Leemor Joshua-Tor (2007).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Stein and Moore Award

The Stein and Moore Award, sponsored by The Protein Society and named for Nobel Laureates Dr. William Stein and Dr. Stanford Moore, venerates their contribution to understanding the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the active center of the ribonuclease molecule. To that end, recipients of the Stein & Moore award are recognized for their contributions to the highest level of the study of proteins.

The 2011 recipient will be acknowledged at the 25th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Recipients of the Stein and Moore Award, sponsored by The Protein Society, include: Peter Wright (to be conferred in 2010), Peter Walter (2009). Previous recipients, sponsored by The Merck Company Foundation, include: Susan Lindquist (2008), Paul Schimmel (2007), Arthur Horwich and F. Ulrich Hartl (2006), Avram Hershko and Alexander Varshavsky (2005), Wolfgang Baumeister (2004), Chris Dobson (2003), Paul Sigler (2002), Alan Fersht (2001), Brian Matthews (2000), Mo Cleland (1999), David Davies (1998), Mildred Cohn (1997), David Eisenberg (1996), Harold Scheraga (1995), Michael Rossman (1994), Walter Kauzmann (1993), Robert Baldwin (1992), Russell Doolittle (1991), Kurt Wuthrich (1990), Hans Neurath (1989), Fred Richards (1988), and Emil Smith (1987).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Hans Neurath Award

The Hans Neurath Award, sponsored by the Hans Neurath Foundation, recognizes an individual who has made a recent contribution of unusual merit to basic research in the field of protein science, including but not restricted to the chemistry, design, folding, structure, or biological function or proteins.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the 25th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Wendell Lim (to be conferred in 2010), William Eaton (2009), Robert Stroud (2008), Robert Sauer (2007), Christopher Dobson (2006), Roderick MacKinnon (2005), Carlos Bustamante (2004), James Wells (2003), Ad Bax (2002), Arthur Horwich (2001), Janet Thornton (2000), Peter Kim (1999), and Ken Dill (1998).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Christian B. Anfinsen Award

The Christian B. Anfinsen Award, sponsored by the Aviv Family Foundation, recognizes significant technical achievements in the field of protein science.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the 25th Annual Symposium Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Yoshinori Fujiyoshi (to be conferred in 2010), Wayne Hubbell (2009), Carol Robinson(2008), Carl Frieden (2007), John R. Yates, III (2006), Matthias Mann (2005), Meir Wilchek (2004), Ada Yonath (2003), Roger Tsien (2002), Martin Karplus (2001), Stephen Benkovic (2000), Alan Fersht (1999), James Wells (1998), Wayne Hendrickson (1997), and Donald Hunt (1996).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Emil Thomas Kaiser Award

The Emil Thomas Kaiser Award, sponsored by The Protein Society, recognizes a recent, highly significant contribution in applying chemistry to the study of proteins.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the 25th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Recipients of the Emil Thomas Kaiser Award, sponsored by The Protein Society, include: Suzanne Walker (to be conferred in 2010), Donald Hilvert (2009), JoAnne Stubbe (2008), Michael Marletta (2007), and Barbara Imperiali (2006).  Previous recipients, sponsored by SynPep Corporation, include: Ronald Raines (2005), Homme Hellinga (2004), Michael Hecht (2003), and Steve Kent (2002).  The award was previously named the Amgen Lectureship, under which recipients included Robert Sauer (2001), David Eisenberg (2000), Randy Schekman (1999), M. Yoshida (1998), Stan Prusiner (1997), T. Tsukihara and S. Yoshikawa  (1996), and Jane and David Richardson (1995).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.

The Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award

The Irving Sigal Young Investigator Award, sponsored by the Merck Research Laboratories, is an award that recognizes an important contribution to the study of proteins by a scientist who is in the early stages of an independent career. Candidates are generally not more than 40 years of age.

The 2011 recipient will be recognized at the 25th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society by presenting a plenary lecture on the structure and function of protein science as it relates to his/her field of study. Previous awardees include: Charalampos Kalodimos (to be conferred in 2010), Virginia Cornish (2009, to be conferred in 2010), Jamie Doudna Cate (2008), Benjamin Cravatt (2007), Vijay Pande (2006), Thomas Muir (2005), Erin OíShea and Jonathan Weissman (2004), Yigong Shi (2003), Carolyn Bertozzi (2002), Kevan Shokat (2001), David Baker (2000), Jeffery Kelly (1999), Nikola Pavletich (1998), John Kuriyan (1997), Michael Summers (1996), Stuart Schreiber (1995), Peter Kim (1994), Ad Bax and Marius Clore (1993), Peter Schultz (1992), Carl Pabo (1991), Rachel Klevit (1990), and William DeGrado (1989).

Complete, electronic nomination packages must be submitted online no later than October 1, 2010. The Society requires that all nominees be living at the time of an award nomination.