Presidential Young Investigator
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This Presidential Young Investigator award is for Dr.                   William N. Bialek, an Assistant Professor of Biophysics and                     Physics.  His research interests are in the application of                      theoretical approaches to biological problems, especially                       problems in sensory physiology and biophysics.  Examples of the                 areas in which he has contributed include:                                              1. photochemical processes in photosynthesis,                                   2. the roles of protein structure and dynamics in oxygen                transport by myoglobin solutions,                                                       3. the mechanism by which hearing thresholds can be below               the estimates of thermal noise levels,                                                  4. the mechanism by which photon absorption can lead to                 visual nerve impulses,                                                                  5. the relation of neural impulse frequency to information              coding.                                                                                 The PI intends to continue to explore these and related                 areas of biophysics, applying theoretical concepts to a number                  of problems.  This approach is greatly underutilized, probably                  because the overhwelming majority of biological scientists do                   not have the extensive background in physics nor do most                        physicist have sufficient awareness of the biological problems                  that would profit from these methods. In addition, the PI                       appears to be a most remarkable young investigator, with depth of               understanding in physics and what one evaluator describes as                    "stunning breadth of knowledge".                                                        There is no doubt that our understanding of various sensory             processes can benefit tremendously from the efforts of Dr.                      Bialek.  This amply demonstrated by the importance of his                       contributions during the few years that he has been active.
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{'Code': '914500', 'Text': 'SPECIAL PROGRAMS-RESERVE'}
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