Meetings
ASBMR 2010: Save-the-Date
Mark your calendars for the premier scientific meeting discussing the latest concepts and innovations in bone and mineral research. On October 15-19, 2010, join scientists, physicians, and other health and research professionals in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for an outstanding line-up of plenary and poster sessions, informal panel discussions and exciting networking events. Abstracts will be accepted beginning in early March and the abstract deadline is April 14, 2010.
John Haddad Young Investigators' Meeting-Register Today
The ASBMR and Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) invite you to attend the AIMM/ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigators' Meeting that will be held April 6-10, 2010 in Snowmass, Colorado, USA. The goal of this conference is to discuss important and evolving concepts in bone biology and clinical bone disease in a small and informal group setting. Conference attendees include a mix of established and new investigators who enjoy the intimate meeting setting and the long midday breaks for interacting and networking with other attendees. You won't want to miss out on this unique opportunity. For more information on this meeting or to obtain a registration form, please visit
www.cor.uams.edu.
News
ASBMR 2010 Ballot—Due January 8th
All ASBMR members should have recently received an email inviting them to cast their 2010 ASBMR ballot. Elected nominees will begin their terms in the fall of 2010. We urge you to cast your ballot today. Voting for ASBMR Officers and Councilors is an important benefit of active membership. Votes must be cast by this Friday, January 8, 2010.
The ASBMR Officer and Councilor candidates for the 2010 ballot are as follows:
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President-Elect
(two candidates for one position)
Andrew Arnold, M.D., United States
Keith A. Hruska ,M.D., United States
Secretary-Treasurer-Elect
(two candidates for one position)
Brendan Boyce, M.D., United States
Mark Horowitz, Ph.D., United States
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Council
(six candidates for three positions)
Robert A. Adler, M.D., United States
Peter R. Ebeling, M.D., FRACP, Australia
Suzanne M. Jan de Beur, M.D., United States
Nancy E. Lane, M.D., United States
Eric S. Orwoll, M.D., United States
G. David Roodman, M.D., Ph.D., United States
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If you have not received your electronic ballot, please contact the ASBMR Business Office at +1 (202) 367-1161 or asbmr@asbmr.org .
Senate Healthcare Includes DXA Relief-Bill Goes to Conference
The United States Senate approved its version of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which included some relief for the DXA cuts. The reimbursement fix to DXA has now cleared another major hurdle, with the Senate approving the bill along party lines with a vote of 60 to 39. The DXA provision will set a floor on reimbursement for DXA for 2010 and 2011 at a national average of $98 while a study of patient access to care is conducted.
The next step has already begun in the legislative process as Conference Committees made up of key members of the House and Senate will resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Health Care Reform bills.
As always, thank you again for all of your efforts on this important issue.
NIH Opportunities & Grant Information
College of CSR Reviewers
The NIH Center for Scientific Review has announced the creation of a "College of CSR Reviewers" to more readily match reviewers and applications. According to the CSR announcement, "Finding the best grant applications depends on getting the best experts to review them. This job will be easier now that CSR has created a new College of CSR Reviewers, which will help review NIH applications in a process similar to journal reviews. The goal is to proactively identify and 'enroll' reviewers so that CSR has a deep pool of expertise that can be readily matched to incoming applications." Please see this
CSR Newsflash PDF for more information.
New NIH RFA: "Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Director’s Opportunity for Research in Five Thematic Areas"
NIH on December 28 issued a new RFA, titled, "Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Director's Opportunity for Research in Five Thematic Areas." The competition opens on February 15 and applications are due by March 15. About $80 million is expected to be available for awards under the RFA. According to NIH, "This program will support projects that address research endeavors in specific areas that will benefit from significant three-year funds without the expectation of continued NIH funding beyond this period. The research supported by the program should have high short-term impact, and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery." The five thematic areas correspond to Dr. Francis Collins' earlier announced priorities: applying genomics and other high throughput technologies, translating basic science discoveries into new and better treatments, using science to enable health care reform, focusing on global health, and reinvigorating the biomedical research community. For more information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-10-005.html
NIAMS Wants to Hear from You!
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) are very pleased with the many biomedical and behavioral research projects that have received support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The NIH and NIAMS are very excited about their research community's participation in these unprecedented opportunities that will catapult scientific fields forward, and they want to share the impact that ARRA support is having on biomedical research.
As you know, the central goal of NIH's and NIAMS' ARRA-associated programs is the rapid distribution of funds to stimulate the economy, create and preserve jobs, and advance biomedical research. Please tell them about jobs retained or created; enhancement of your research by allowing new efficiencies, new directions, or additional resources; or expansion of your scientific team through new personnel or collaborations. The NIH and NIAMS wants to hear your stories about impact that are immediate or long-term, large or small. Share your ARRA stories using a Web form available from the new Web page, NIAMS ARRA Chronicles.
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