Antoinette Killian awarded the EBSA/Avanti prize
Antoinette Killian of the of the at the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science has ebeen awarded the prestigious EBSA/Avanti prize 2015. This biennial award, stablished by Avanti Polar Lipids and accompanied with an honorarium of US$ 3,000 is given for outstanding contributions to the understanding of lipid biophysics and will be presented to her at the 10th European Biophysics Congress in Dresden, July 2015.
studied chemistry at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, where she graduated in 1986 on biophysical studies of model membrane systems (promotor prof. dr. Ben de Kruijff). She did post-doctoral research with prof. Dan W. Urry (木瓜福利影视 of Birmingham, Alabama) and with prof. Tim Cross (Florida State 木瓜福利影视), supported by an NWO stipend. She then returned to Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, where she obtained a faculty position at the research group Biochemistry of Membranes. In 1993 she spent a sabbatical with prof. Goran Lindblom (Ume氓, Sweden). She was awarded the FEBS (Federation of European Biochemical Societies) prize for her work on peptide/lipid interactions in 1995 and in the same year she received an honorary doctorate degree at Ume氓 木瓜福利影视. In 2002 she was appointed full professor at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, where she now heads the research group Membrane Biochemistry & Biophysics. She has (co)-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications.