BETHESDA, MD – The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Jason Casar, of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School, USA and M. Julia Maristany, of the University of Cambridge, UK, have been named recipients of the 2027 Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award. Casar and Maristany will be honored at the Society’s 71st Annual Meeting, being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 20-24, 2027.
Casar will receive the Doctoral Research Award for integrating materials science, physics, and biology to develop ingestible optical microgauges that enable direct measurement of forces generated by the nematode pharynx, a model for aspects of cardiac function and disease.
Maristany will receive the Doctoral Research Award for developing and applying multiscale molecular simulations to reveal the physicochemical principles governing biomolecular condensates and the near-atomistic organization of chromatin within them.
“Casar and Maristany jointly represent the most outstanding work being done by doctoral researchers at this time,” said BPS President Karen Fleming of Johns Hopkins University. “I am pleased to recognize Jason and Julia with the Doctoral Research Award. Both have distinguished themselves in their respective areas of biophysical research and built strong publication records early in their careers.”
About the Award – The Doctoral Research Award recognizes two recipients of a PhD degree in biophysics, one each from a US and non-US institution.
###
The Biophysical Society, founded in 1958, is a professional, scientific society established to lead an innovative global community working at the interface of the physical and life sciences, across all levels of complexity, and to foster the dissemination of that knowledge. The Society promotes growth in this expanding field through its Annual Meeting, publications, and outreach activities. Its 6,000 members are located throughout the world, where they teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, laboratories, government agencies, and industry .