October 1, 2026
Congratulations to Benoît Roux, who has been selected to receive the 2027 Klaus Schulten and Zaida Luthey-Schulten Award in Computational Biophysics from the Biophysical Society.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions that advance the field of computational biophysics. Roux’s pioneering theoretical and computational work has transformed our understanding of biological macromolecules at the atomic level, particularly ion channels and membrane transport proteins.
His development and application of rigorous molecular simulation methods have helped establish the physical principles underlying ion permeation, selectivity, gating, molecular recognition, and other fundamental biological processes.
Roux will be honored at the Biophysical Society’s Annual Meeting in February.
About the Award
The Klaus Schulten and Zaida Luthey-Schulten Award in Computational Biophysics recognizes a researcher for outstanding contributions in computational or theoretical, including analytical theory, and aspects of biophysical systems. This award honors its namesakes for their mathematical, theoretical, and technological innovations which led to key discoveries about the motion of individual proteins and nucleic acids, organelles, and whole cells.