May 4, 2006
Asbury a 2006 Searle Scholar
Dr. Charles (Chip) Asbury, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics, has been named a 2006 Searle Scholar. The Searle program supports the work of young scientists in the chemical and biological sciences who have already done important, innovative research and who show potential for making continued significant contributions to biological research.
The Searle Scholar award will support Asbury’s research on the molecular basis of biological motion. He studies the biophysical mechanisms by which molecular protein motors generate force and movement in biological processes, including chromosome separation during cell division and the transport of cargo vesicles along microtubules.
This year, 15 new scholars were selected nationwide for this prestigious award. Faculty members who are assistant professors in the first two years of their appointments are nominated by their institutions. Asbury is the first faculty member in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics to win the Searle Scholar award. Since the program was established in 1981, 10 other UW faculty members have received the award.
