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 Holocaust
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who went on to become leading researchers in muscle contraction
Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle cells. In physiology, muscle contraction does not necessarily mean muscle shortening because muscle tension can be produced without changes in muscle length, such as ...
.
Michael and Kate Bárány Award Laureates
As of 2022, laureate
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s of the award have included:
References
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American science and technology awards
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