Being named the National Lecturer is the Biophysical Society's highest honor. This honor is given to an outstanding biophysicist selected by the Society President. The recipient presents the National Lecture on Monday evening of the Annual Meeting.

The 2010 National Lecture will be given by

                                                                          Read about Roger Tsien

Roger Tsien, University of California, San Diego
Breeding and Building Molecules to Spy on Cells in Health and Disease

Monday, February 22, 8:00 - 9:30 PM
The Moscone Center 

In 2008, Tsien was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contribution to the “discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.”  Tsien has been a member of the Society since 2002 and has been a featured speaker at several past Biophysical Society Annual Meetings.