The Society is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 ASBMR Rising Star Awards. This award provides funding to promising young scientists and physician-scientists in the bone field who have been recognized by individual NIH “K awards” and other similar international professional development programs. The following applicants were selected as the award recipients (pictured from left to right):
- Kelly Wentworth, M.D., University of California, San Francisco, “Dissecting the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia” (K08 Clinical Development Award, USA).
- Eliane Dutra, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D., University of Connecticut Health, “The role of FGFR3 in the effects of PTH in the Mandibular Condyle” (K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award, USA).
- Antonio Maurizi, Ph.D., University of L'Aquila, “In-depth phenotyping and experimental therapy of Cole Carpenter Syndrome” (Telethon General Grant, Italy).
Congratulations once again to our 2021 Rising Star Awardees!