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January 2008
Happy New Year and welcome to the January Edition of ASBMR e-news! There are exciting details about Society offerings and the meeting to share with you, so please click on the links to the left and below for the latest news.
News
Its All in the Numbers—2007 ASBMR Highlights
As we start another exciting year at ASBMR, we’d like to take a moment to look back upon our accomplishments and achievements from 2007.
16,000
Number of average monthly users to the ASBMR website.
4,070
Number of ASBMR members.
46%
Percent of members who reside outside the United States making ASBMR a truly global society.
6.527
Impact factor for JBMR, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the leading publication for the bone and mineral sciences, with 215 articles published in 2007.
13
Number of organizations collaboring with ASBMR in the creation of a task force report on Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, published in the October issue of JBMR.
1,880
Number of abstracts submitted to the ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting, including 800 from young investigators.
400
Number of scientists from around the world who attended the ASBMR Topical Meeting on Targeting Bone Remodeling for the Treatment of Osteoporosis.
$225,000
Amount, in US dollars, distributed in travel grants to the more than 500 young investigators traveling to the ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
$650,000
Amount, in US dollars, awarded through ASBMR’s Bridge Funding Research Grants and Career Enhancement Awards programs.
7
Number of editions of the Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism published by ASBMR since 1990. In 2007, work began on the seventh edition, to be released in mid-2008.
258
Number of members signing up to be mentors in Mentorship Program to offer advice to other members on challenges in many areas during early, mid or late career stages. Bush Signs Disappointing FY2008 Budget
President Bush has signed a fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill that will see U.S. federal investment in basic and applied research increase by just over one percent, falling significantly below inflation. Under the new budget, the federal research investment will decline in real terms for the fourth consecutive year.
Now more than ever, it’s imperative that each of us become effective research advocates in our own communities. Let your local leaders know the significant role scientific research plays in your area—the importance of research, possibilities of discovery, economic value to the region/country, etc. The ASBMR provides on its website, tools you can use in your advocacy endeavors to stress the importance of bone and mineral research funding visit www.asbmr.org for more information.
New JBMR Director of Publications
The ASBMR is pleased to announce the appointment of David Allen as the new Director of Publications. Dave has worked in ASBMR's Publications Office since June 2000 and served as Managing Editor from August 2005 to the present. From September 2006 to May 2007 he served as Interim Director of Publications, and in May 2007, was promoted to Deputy Director of Publications. In his new role as Director of Publications, he will provide leadership for the publication of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the transition of its new Editor-in-Chief, the 7th Edition of the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, and the development of new online and print communications.
ASBMR 2008 Ballot—Due January 14th
The 2008 ASBMR ballot has been mailed. Elected nominees will begin their terms in the fall of 2008. Voting for ASBMR Officers and Councilors is an important benefit of active membership, and we urge you to be on the lookout for your ballot and return it promptly. Ballots must be received in the ASBMR Business Office no later than Monday, January 14, 2008.
 USBJD Young Investigator Initiative—Deadline: January 15th
The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) offers a program for early-career, clinical investigators that provides a series of workshops and mentoring opportunities for young investigators. These programs afford young investigators the chance to work with experienced researchers in the field who assist them in securing funding and provide them invaluable survival skills as they pursue their academic careers. This workshop series is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or postdoctoral researchers, all of whom are nominated by their department or division chairs. Investigators selected to take part in the program attend two workshops, six or twelve months apart, while working with faculty in between to develop their grant applications.
The next deadline is January 15, 2008. For more information on this program, including an application timeline and how to apply, visit the USBJD website at www.usbjd.org.
Career Enhancement Awards—Deadline: February 29th
The ASBMR Career Enhancement Awards (CEAs) are intended to foster the academic potential and careers of scientists in the bone and mineral field. The recently updated program now offers three types of awards:
- The new General Research Support Award—This award is aimed at fostering initial research that could assist the awardee in generating future funding from a major funding source.
- Collaborative Research Support Award—The intent of this award is to enhance the applicant’s career development and foster sustained collaborative research endeavors.
- Sabbatical Research Support Award—This award differs in that the awardee must document how the award will provide diminished teaching and administrative responsibility during the award period.
Awardees will receive up to $50,000. The application deadline is Friday, February 29, 2008. For more information about the awards, including eligibility requirements and how to obtain an application form, please visit the ASBMR website.
Meetings
 Celebrate the ASBMR 30th Annual Meeting in Montréal
Join ASBMR at its 30th Annual Meeting—September 12-16, 2008, in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The abstracts submission deadline for this year's meeting is Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Stay tuned for more information and check the ASBMR website for the latest meeting updates, important deadlines and program information.
Passport Notice to U.S. Citizens
With the ASBMR 30th Annual Meeting taking place outside the United States this year, the ASBMR would like to remind all U.S. citizens that they are required to have a valid U.S. Department of State-issued passport to enter Canada. With the U.S. government’s new, stricter requirements, the ASBMR encourages U.S. members without a passport to begin their application process early. For more information, including specific details and how to apply for a passport, please visit the government’s passport website at http://travel.state.gov. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend the premiere meeting in bone and mineral science!
ASBMR Co-Sponsors Meeting on Osteoimmunology
The ASBMR is pleased to partner with Aegean Conferences to co-sponsor and provide young investigator grant support for the 2nd International Conference on Osteoimmunology: Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems. This six-day meeting will be held June 8-13, 2008, at the Aldemar Paradise Village in Rhodes, Greece.
ASBMR is providing $20,000 in travel awards to young investigators to attend this meeting. The deadline for early registration and the submission of abstracts is March 15, 2008. Complete information about the conference including travel award criteria, a list of invited speakers and instructions for registering and submitting abstracts, is available at www.aegeanconferences.org.
29th Annual Meeting Webcast
Although the 2007 Annual Meeting is behind us, we are very pleased to provide the added benefit and educational opportunity to view webcasts from the ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The webcast features presentations from the meeting’s most popular sessions including:
- The Gerald D. Aurbach Memorial Lecture entitled, Calcium Signaling in Health and Disease,” presented by Michael Berridge, FRS
- The Louis V. Avioli Memorial Lecture on " Contributions to Osteoclast Biology ,” presented by Tatsuo Suda, D.D.S., Ph.D.
- Joint ECTS/ASBMR Session on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
- Plenary Symposium I: Emerging Technologies in Functional Bone Imaging
- Plenary Symposium II: Bone Quality: Age-Related Changes in Collagen and Mineral
- Plenary Symposium III: How Can We Find New Drugs for Bone in the 21st Century?
The webcast features presentations from many of the meeting's popular sessions. Webcasts were made possible in part by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company, which had no control over its content. The webcasts are accessible via the ASBMR website.
ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting Report—Now Available
A meeting report of the 2007 ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, is now available. The report was developed by the International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS) for the BoneKEy Osteovision Website and is a compendium of reviews highlighting many facets of the 2007 ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting.
Committee Highlights
"Obtaining Your First Faculty Position"—New Young Investigator Meet-the-Professor Session at 30th Annual Meeting
The ASBMR Membership Development Committee and Young Investigator Subcommittee are pleased to invite you to its Meet-the-Professor style session, “Obtaining Your First Faculty Position” at this year's 30th Annual Meeting. At this session, attendees early in their careers will be given the chance to hear from a diverse panel of both senior and junior academic faculty. The panel will share their experiences and provide useful “how to” advice, guidance, and insight into the process of obtaining your first faculty position.
Don’t miss the chance to take part in this unique opportunity! For more information on sessions of interest to Young Investigators at the ASBMR Annual Meeting, please visit the ASBMR website at www.asbmr.org.
Members in the News
Bridge Funding Research Grant Award Winners
ASBMR would like to congratulate the 2007 Second Cycle Bridge Funding Research Grant Award Recipients.
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Roland Baron, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Title : Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation by Delta FosB |
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Daniel D. Bikle, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Title : IGF-1 Mediates the Anabolic Effects of PTH on Bone
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Leonard J. Deftos, University of California, San Diego, USA
Title : PTHrP and Prostate Cancer Progression |
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Tally Naveh-Many, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel,
Title : Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) mRNA Stability |
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Joseph A. Spadaro, University of New York Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA
Title : Pilot Study for Electromagnetic Treatment of Stress Fractures of the Tibia |
Know a member who has recently made the news or been bestowed with an honor? Let us know so we can highlight them in the next issue of the ASBMR e-news. Please e-mail us at asbmr@asbmr.org.
NIH Grant Opportunities and Notices
The ASBMR is pleased to highlight the following announcements and grant opportunities from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH):
Notice
2008 Director's Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is calling for applications for the 2008 Director's Pioneer Awards and New Innovator Awards. Both programs support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative approaches to major challenges in biomedical or behavioral research.
Pioneer Awards provide $2.5 million in direct costs over 5 years and are open to scientists at any career stage. New Innovator Awards provide $1.5 million in direct costs over the same period and are for new investigators who have not received an NIH regular research (R01) or similar grant.
The Pioneer Award application period is from December 16, 2007 to January 16, 2008. For more information and application instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-013.html. The New Innovator Award application period is from March 3 to 31, 2008. For more information and application instructions, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html.
News
High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis
http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Press_Releases/2007/11_28.asp
Depression Linked to Bone-Thinning in Premenopausal Women
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/nimh-26.htm
"Smurfs" May Cause Osteoarthritis
http://www.niams.nih.gov/News_and_Events/Spotlight_on_Research/2007/smurf_arthritis.asp
Request for Applications
Developing Complex Models of Oral Health Behavior (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-08-009.html
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: January 25, 2008
Application Submission/Receipt Date: February 22, 2008
Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (U54)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-002.html
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: May 17, 2008
Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2008
For more information on how to apply for a grant or where to apply, please visit the ASBMR Website.
2009 FASEB Excellence in Science Award-Nominations Requested
The FASEB Excellence in Science Award, sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company, recognizes outstanding achievements by women in biological science. Nominations recognize a woman scientist whose career achievements have contributed significantly to further our understanding of a particular discipline by excellence in research.
The 2009 recipient will receive a $10,000 research grant and present an Excellence in Science Lecture at the annual meeting of a FASEB Member Society.
All nominations must be submitted on the FASEB Excellence in Science Award website by March 1, 2008. For complete details and eligibility requirements please visit www.faseb.org/excellenceinscience.
Calendar of Events
The ASBMR is pleased to highlight the following meetings of bone and mineral-related organizations. Information regarding any of the listed events may be obtained directly from the meeting organizers using the contact information provided below. For a complete list of upcoming events, please visit the ASBMR events page. Event listings are posted as a courtesy to our sister organizations. If you know of, or are organizing, a scientific bone and mineral-related meeting that you would like included on the ASBMR Events Calendar, please e-mail the meeting details to ASBMR for consideration at asbmr@asbmr.org.
February
February 2-6, 2008
Joint Meeting of the Biophysical Society
52nd Annual Meeting and 16th International Biophysics Congress
Long Beach, California, USA
For more information, contact:
E-mail: ybutters@biophysics.org
Website: www.biophysics.org
March
March 5-9, 2008
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
75th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA
For more information, contact:
E-mail: meeting@aaos.org
Website: www.aaos.org
March 9-14, 2008
International Bone and Mineral Society Meeting
Davos, Switzerland
For more information, contact:
E-mail: info@ibmsonline.org
Website: www.ibmsonline.org
March 12-15, 2008
International Society for Clinical Densitometry
14th Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA
For more information, contact:
E-mail: info@iscd.org
Website: www.iscd.org
June
June 8-13, 2008
2nd International Conference on Osteoimmunology:
Interactions of the Immune and Skeletal Systems
Co-Sponsored by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Aldemar Paradise Village
Rhodes, Greece
For more information, contact:
Website: www.aegeanconferences.org
September
September 12-16, 2008
ASBMR 30th Annual Meeting
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montréal, Québec, Canada
For more information, contact:
E-mail: asbmr@asbmr.org
Website: www.asbmr.org
For a complete listing of upcoming events, please visit the ASBMR Events Calendar.
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