Prof Julio Fernandez selected for 2009 U.S. Genomics Award Outstanding Investigator in the field of Single Molecule Biology

The Biophysical Society has selected Dr. Julio Fernandez as the recipient of the 2009 U.S. Genomics Award for Outstanding Investigator in the field of Single Molecule Biology for advancing the frontier of single molecule biology through the invention of force clamp spectroscopy, polyprotein ruler domains, and the measurement of forces affecting chemical reactions.

The award will be presented at the Biophysical Society 2009 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, February 28 – March 4.