Mei Hong, professor of chemistry, was awarded the 2010 Founders’ Medal from the International Council on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems.

The Founders’ Medal recognizes contributions by scientists to the development or progress to the field of magnetic resonance in biological systems.

Hong and her research team use high-resolution solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate the 3-D structure and dynamics of membrane proteins, according to a news release.

The studies provide information on how these proteins organize in the membrane, how they move and how they interact with the lipids.

Along with the award, Hong will deliver a lecture at the ICMRBS conference on her studies of membrane protein structure and dynamics by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance.

The lecture will focus on the structure determination projects: the influenza virus M2 protein and antimicrobial peptides.