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The ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee invites you to join this afternoon’s Research Interest Meeting, taking place Today, July 16 at 3:00 PM EDT/2:00 PM CDT! Stephen Marx, M.D., special volunteer at the NIH, will present his research on discovering the genes underlying familial hyperparathyroidism. These bi-weekly meetings feature ASBMR members presenting their current research projects, with time for audience Q&A following each short presentation. Having successfully created several collaborations already, these bi-weekly calls can help you to network, find new collaborations, and learn more about what your colleagues within the bone community are doing. Register for Today’s ASBMR Research Interest Meeting. Interested in presenting at a future Research Interest Meeting? Let us know by completing the Research Interest Meeting Form.
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Register for tomorrow’s ASBMR-Cancer and Bone Society (CABS) Webinar: COVID-19 and Managing Bone in Patients with All Stages of Cancer, occurring on Friday, July 17 at 10:00AM EDT. Jointly sponsored by ASBMR and CABS, this webinar outlines challenges and solutions for bone care in the setting of cancer and COVID-19. The session will include presentations covering management of bone in early and advanced cancer, followed by a Q&A session. Please click here for more information on the webinar, speakers and registration.
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Registration for the ASBMR Annual Meeting occurring September 11-15 will be a completely virtual event and free for current members. Registration for the event will open next week. Haven’t yet renewed your membership for 2020? Renew online today to reserve your spot at the premier meeting in bone, mineral and musculoskeletal research. For more details about this year’s meeting, view the preliminary program on the ASBMR website.
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The Endocrine Fellows Foundation (EFF) and ASBMR are pleased to again offer fellows training in osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases, a unique opportunity to participate in a Fellows Forum on Metabolic Bone Diseases to be held immediately prior to the 2020 ASBMR Annual Meeting— September 8-9, 2020. This year’s event will be held virtually. The program format will be a combination of plenary lectures and virtual breakout sessions given by distinguished leaders in the field, and fellows are invited to present their work in a poster presentation where they will receive feedback. Members residing outside the United States are highly encouraged to apply. The application deadline for this year’s forum is July 30, 2020. For more information about this year’s EFF-ASBMR Forum, including the application, visit the EFF website.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 ASBMR Fund for Research and Education Research Grants. This grant program provides a one-time award of up to $7,500 USD to three promising young scientists and physician-scientists in the bone field who are currently seeking to learn a new technique or to obtain additional funding to successfully complete a project. Grant submissions can be basic, clinical or translational and the primary focus must be on bone, mineral, or musculoskeletal research. One of the three grants will be designated to go to an under-represented minority researcher via the NIH definition. The application deadline is Friday, August 14, 2020. Apply Now!
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A new agreement between our publisher Wiley and Jisc means that United Kingdom-based researchers at participating institutions may now publish open access in JBMR® and JBMR® Plus at no direct cost. The agreement aims to support and accelerate open access publishing in the UK and is the most extensive UK-based transitional agreement, covering 138 Jisc member institutions. If you are based at a participating institution, you can now also browse and read the entire portfolio of journals available on Wiley Online Library. To find out more and see if you are eligible to have your publishing fees covered, go to wileyauthors.com/Jisc. Wiley now has agreements covering open access publishing fees for researchers in a number of countries. You can read more and find out if you’re eligible here.
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U.S.-based ASBMR members are encouraged to participate in this year’s Rally for Medical Research Hill Day being held on Thursday, September 17, 2020 and organized by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). This year’s event will be held virtually as a result of the global pandemic. The event attracts over 300 U.S. based organizations annually to advocate Congress to make funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) a national priority and raise awareness about the importance of continued investment in medical research. Please click here to register.
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COVID-19 Resources ASBMR has compiled a list of COVID-19 resources for our members to access. All of these resources can be accessed on our website here. Have a resource that you would like to share? Email us at asbmr@asbmr.org. Upcoming Webinars:
Friday, July 17, 2020, 10:00 a.m. ET: ASBMR-CABS Webinar: COVID-19 and Managing Bone in Patients with all Stages of Cancer Jointly sponsored by Cancer and Bone Society (CABS)
News: Joint Guidance on Vitamin D in the Era of COVID-19 from the ASBMR, AACE, Endocrine Society, ECTS, NOF, and IOF Medical Societies Advise on Vitamin D in Midst of COVID-19 Medscape (July 10, 2020) Scientific Journal Articles: Managing fragility fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic Nature Reviews Endocrinology Scientific Editing in the COVID‐19 Era – Personal Vignettes from the JBMR Editors JBMR® In this editorial, JBMR® Editors share personal experiences coping with the current COVID-19 crisis, with the hope that putting a human face to it may help and inspire our readers. As an ASBMR member, we encourage you to share your own story with the @ASBMR community on social media using the hashtag #BonehealthCOVID. Osteoporosis Management in the Era of COVID‐19 JBMR® COVID-19, Medical Education, and Bone Health: Insights from Project ECHO Journal of Clinical Densitometry® Partner Resources: Wiley COVID-19 Resources FASEB Coronavirus Information |
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The July Issue of JBMR® is now online
IRX3 and IRX5 inhibit adipogenic differentiation of hypertrophic chondrocytes and promote osteogenesis Zhijia Tan Mingpeng Kong Songjia Wen Kwok Yeung Tsang Ben Niu Christine Hartmann Danny Chan Chi‐chung Hui Kathryn S.E. Cheah First Published: 14 July 2020 Bisphosphonate use is protective of radiographic knee osteoarthritis progression among those with low disease severity and being non‐overweight: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Kaleen N. Hayes PharmD Vasily Giannakeas MPH Andy Kin On Wong PhD First Published: 14 July 2020 Burden of Illness in Adults with Hypophosphatasia: Data from the Global Hypophosphatasia Patient Registry Lothar Seefried MD Kathryn Dahir MD Anna Petryk MD Wolfgang Högler PD, MD, FRCPCH Agnès Linglart MD, PhD Gabriel Ángel Martos‐Moreno MD, PhD Keiichi Ozono MD Shona Fang MS, ScD Cheryl Rockman‐Greenberg MD, CM, FRCPC, FCCMG Priya S Kishnani MD, MBBS First Published: 12 July 2020 Utility of optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis and management of optic neuropathy in patients with fibrous dysplasia Kristen S. Pan B.S., Edmond J. FitzGibbon M.D., Susan Vitale Ph.D., MHS, Janice S. Lee M.D., D.D.S, Michael T. Collins M.D., Alison M. Boyce M.D. First Published: 9 July 2020 |
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Vitamin K2 modulates vitamin D induced mechanical properties of human 3D bone spheroids in vitro Maria Schröder Elisabeth Aurstad Riksen Jianying He Bjørn Helge Skallerud Mona Elisabeth Møller Aina‐Mari Lian Unni Syversen Janne Elin Reseland First Published: 14 July 2020 Physical Function and Health‐Related Quality of Life in Adults Treated with Asfotase Alfa for Pediatric‐Onset Hypophosphatasia Franca Genest MD Dominik Rak MD Anna Petryk MD Lothar Seefried MD First Published: 14 July 2020 |
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Career Opportunities in Bone |
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Postdoctoral Researcher: Cell Metabolism in Skeletal Development & Disorders KU Leuven, Belgium Post-Doctoral Fellow: Cancer Cells on Bones University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA Candidates can email JDelgadocalle@uams.edu with a short description of interests, CV, and 3 references Do you have an open position you are looking to fill? Contact us at asbmr@asbmr.org to have your listing added to e-News Weekly. |
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July 16, 2020 Research Interest Call Hosted by the ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Online, United States July 17, 2020 ASBMR-CABS Webinar: COVID-19 and Managing Bone in Patients with All Stages of Cancer Sponsored by ASBMR and the Cancer and Bone Society Online, United States July 30, 2020 Research Interest Call Hosted by the ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Online, United States August 6, 2020 Rare Bone Disease TeleECHO Program: Melorheostosis: The Genes Behind the Dripping Candle Wax Online, United States August 13, 2020 Research Interest Call Hosted by the ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Online, United States August 20, 2020 ASBMR Webinar: Good Scientific Practice - Organizing Your Lab Work and Lab Book: How to Make Sure You Know What You Did a Few Years Ago Online, United States August 25, 2020 ASBMR Webinar: Tumor Induced Osteomalacia Online, United States August 27, 2020 Research Interest Call Hosted by the ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Online, United States September 1, 2020 Clinical Case Workshop on Calcium Disorders & Chronic Kidney Disease and Bone Health Hosted by the ASBMR Early-Stage Investigator Subcommittee Online, United States |
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