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October 2007
Welcome to the October edition of the ASBMR e-news! With the Bone Remodeling meeting only two months away, there are many deadlines that are quickly approaching and exciting details about the meeting to share with you. Please click on the links below for the latest news from your Society. We hope you enjoy reading the ASBMR e-news and we welcome your comments and suggestions at asbmr@asbmr.org.
News
ASBMR Hosts a Cutting-Edge Meeting on Bone Remodeling
ASBMR invites you to attend the upcoming ASBMR topical meeting, Targeting Bone Remodeling for the Treatment of Osteoporosis, being held December 6-7, 2007, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, USA. Join experts in the field of bone and mineral research to explore evolving approaches and innovations that promise to improve the treatment of osteoporosis. ASBMR topical meetings are a venue to focus on a timely subject matter where researchers can present the latest scientific findings in a small, plenary format. You won't want to miss this innovative scientific program.
ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigator Awards—Deadline October 25
ASBMR is proud to continue its co-sponsorship of the ASBMR John Haddad, Jr., Young Investigator Awards. The ASBMR offers financial support to attend the Advances in Mineral Metabolism (AIMM) Meeting in Snowmass, Colorado, USA, April 8-12, 2008. The deadline to apply is Thursday, October 25, 2007. To apply, visit the ASBMR website.
Bridge Funding Research Grant Awards—Deadline: November 30
The ASBMR Bridge Funding Research Grants Program was established to assist members with a history of research productivity and external research funding who have encountered an interruption in their funding. Successful applicants are eligible for up to $50,000 in support. For more information about this program, including the recently expanded eligibility criteria, please visit the ASBMR Website. The next application deadline is Friday, November 30, 2007.
ASBMR 2008 Ballot to be Mailed Soon
The 2008 ASBMR ballot will be mailed in the coming weeks. 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 look out for your ballot and return it promptly. Ballots must be received in the ASBMR Business Office no later than Monday, January 14, 2008.
Become an Advocate for Science in Your Own Community!
Over the past several years the U.S. federal deficit and priorities on national security, defense spending and other national needs have resulted in dramatic cuts in U.S. medical research funding. 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. Your chosen profession and livelihood depend on effective advocacy!
You don’t have to visit Washington, DC, USA, to have your voice heard! Plan a visit to your representative’s home office. Speak at a meeting of your Rotary Club or other local business and professional leadership organizations. Invite them to visit your laboratory or institution to learn firsthand about the importance of the research carried out in their own backyard. A large majority of the public supports increased research funding. It’s our responsibility as scientists to remind them why scientific research is important and should be a priority.
The ASBMR staff can support you with your visits and presentations. Contact ASBMR at +1 (202) 367-1161 or by e-mail at asbmr@asbmr.org to learn how you can become an advocate for science in your community.
Passport Notice to U.S. Citizens
With the ASBMR Annual Meeting taking place outside the United States next 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!
Meetings
 Join us in Montréal for the 30th Annual Meeting
Help ASBMR celebrate its 30th Annual Meeting next fall—September 12-16, 2008, in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The abstracts submission deadline for next 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 general information.
ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting Highlights
Aloha! The ASBMR enjoyed another successful annual meeting last month in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Meeting’s ground-breaking and innovative scientific program attracted nearly 4,800 attendees from more than sixty countries. This year’s distinguished program included 300 oral presentations, 180 plenary posters, 24 new oral posters, 1,398 regular posters, 2 State-of-the-Art lectures and 49 Meet-the-Professor Sessions. Sixty-seven distinct companies lined the Exhibit Hall, displaying their newest technology, products and services.
In addition to the perennial favorites, this year's meeting also featured special events for new members, young investigators, women, minorities and grant-seekers. Be sure to check out the ASBMR website in the coming month for webcasts of sessions from the 29th Annual Meeting. We thank all of you who helped make the ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting a great success and we look forward to seeing you in Montréal next year for the ASBMR 30th Annual Meeting.
Evaluation the ASBMR 29th Annual Meeting
If you attended the Annual Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, please take a moment to help enhance the planning of future ASBMR meetings by evaluating the 29th Annual Meeting. Please do not delay: the site will only be available until Wednesday, October 17th. Your input is invaluable and helps the Program Committee in the planning of future Annual Meetings.
Committee Highlights
ASBMR Welcomes its 2007-2008 Leadership
The conclusion of the ASBMR Annual Meeting also means the end of many ASBMR leaders’ terms on Council and Committees. We thank the following members for their service to the Society who have recently rotated off their respective leadership positions; Past-President Elizabeth Shane, M.D., Councilors Theresa Guise, M.D., René Rizzoli, M.D., and Tom Spelsberg, Ph.D., Education Committee Chair Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., Ethics Advisory Committee Chair Julie Glowacki, Ph.D., Membership Development Committee Chair Andre J. van Wijnen, Ph.D., Professional Practice Committee Chair Stuart Silverman, M.D., and Publications Committee Chair Joseph Lorenzo, M.D.
The ASBMR would like to welcome the following members who have taken on new positions in the Society; President-Elect Marc Drezner, M.D., Councilors Meryl Leboff, M.D., Laurie McCauley, D.D.S., Ph.D., and Stuart Ralston, MBChB, M.D., Education Committee Chair Merry Jo Oursler, Ph.D., Ethics Advisory Committee Chair Murray Favus, M.D., Membership Development Committee Chair Suzanne Jan de Beur, M.D., Professional Practice Committee Chair Robert Adler, M.D., and Publications Committee Chair F. Patrick Ross, Ph.D.
The success of the ASBMR is not possible without the Society’s hard working volunteers. Remember that this is your Society and you too can take on a leadership role; to learn how to become involved in the Society please visit the ASBMR website at www.asbmr.org.
Members in the News
Congratulations to the 2007 Career Enhancement Award Winners
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Gregory Adam Clines, University of Virginia Charlottesville, USA, CFTR: A Regulator of Osteoblast Function |
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Adi Cohen, Columbia University, USA, High Resolution pQCT and Finite Element Analysis to Assess the Effects of Progestin-only Contraception on Bone Microarchitecture and Mechanical Competence during Lactation |
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Lorena Havill, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, USA, Identifying Genetic Determinants of Bone Metabolism Using Transcriptional Profiles |
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Elizabeth Samelson, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, USA, Determinants of Skeletal Fragility in Diabetes: The Framingham QCT Study |
The next Career Enhancement Award deadline is Friday, February 29, 2008. For more information about how to apply for an award, please visit the ASBMR website.
2007 Raisz-Drezner First Paper Award Recipients
The ASBMR would like to congratulate the recipient’s of the 2007 Raisz-Drezner Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR) First Paper Awards:
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Kuan-ping Yu, Ph.D., Breast cancer-associated gene 3 (BAC3) is a novel Rac1-interacting protein |
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Xiaojing Wang, Ph.D. Candidate, Genetic and Environmental Determinants of Volumetric and Areal Bone Density in Multi-Generational Families of African Ancestry: The Tobago Family Health Study |
If you are interested in being considered for the 2008 Raisz-Drezner Award, please visit the ASBMR website for more information and how you can apply.
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):
NIH Peer Review Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) Meeting
The NIH Peer Review Working Group of the (ACD) invites you to participate in their second consultation meeting with advocacy groups on Monday, October 22nd at the Hilton Washington in Washington, DC, USA from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This meeting gives the outside community a chance to explore all aspects of the peer review process. The NIH hopes to gain valuable input and feedback from advocacy groups to assure its continued strength for both reviewers and applicants. For more information and to register for the meeting, please visit http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov.
NIH Announces New Loan Repayment Campaign
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announces a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Strength in Numbers campaign. From September 1, 2007 to December 1, 2007, the NIH will accept applications for loan repayments for qualified postdoctoral scientists who are seeking careers in biomedical and behavioral research of up to $35,000 annually. For more details and how to apply, please visit www.lrp.nih.gov.
Request for Applications
Translational Application of Gene Silencing Strategies to Oral and Craniofacial Disorders (R21) (RFA-DE-08-005)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-08-005.html
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): November 1, 2007; November 1, 2008
Application Receipt Date(s): November 26, 2007; November 26, 2008
For more information on how to apply for a grant or where to apply, please visit the ASBMR Website.
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.
October 2007
October 20-24, 2007
6th Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies
of Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Honolulu, Hawaii
For more information contact:
Phone: (847)698-1625
E-mail: ors@ors.org
Website: www.ors.org
October 25-27, 2007
Skeletal Complications of Malignancy V
Philadelphia, PA, USA
For more information, please contact:
Phone: (212) 509-5335
E-mail: pagetsym@aol.com
Website: www.paget.org
October 31-November 5, 2007
Renal Week 2007
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, California
For more information, contact:
Phone: (202) 659-0599
E-mail: email@asn-online.org
Website: www.asn-online.org
November 2007
November 25-28, 2007
National Osteoporosis Society
12th National Osteoporosis Society Conference on Osteoporosis
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Edinburgh, UK
For more information, contact:
Telephone: 44 (0)1761 473106
Website: www.nos.org.uk
E-mail: s.phillips@nos.org.uk
December 2007
ASBMR Meeting on Targeting Bone Remodeling
for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
December 6-7, 2007
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC, USA
December 6-9, 2007
2007 World Congress on Osteoarthritis
Harbo Beach Marriott Resort and Spa
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
For more information, please contact:
Website: http://oarsi.org/index.cfm
For a complete listing of events, please visit the ASBMR Events Calendar.
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