(From top left to bottom right: Rafiou Agoro, Ph.D., Aijaz Ahmad John Bhat, Ph.D., Christina Capobianco, Carolyn Chlebek, Ph.D., Connor Dolan, Ph.D., Yizhong Hu, Ph.D., Zhirui Jiang, Ph.D., Heeseog Kang, Ph.D., Neashan Mathavan, Ph.D., Josephine Tauer, Ph.D., Johannes Kepler University)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2025
ASBMR is pleased to announce the ten recipients of the 2025 ASBMR Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Awards! Harold Frost’s ideas transformed the face of skeletal biology and orthopedic science and he is regarded by many as being the most influential theoretician in skeletal biology of the 20th century. In addition to Harold Frost's many scientific accomplishments, he was an active participant in the ORS International Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop, an annual meeting that emphasizes interaction between young investigators and senior investigators. These awards allow early career ASBMR investigators to participate in the ORS International Musculoskeletal Biology Workshop in Midway, Utah, USA, July 19-24, 2025. Thank you to those who applied for the awards and congratulations again to the following ten recipients:
• Rafiou Agoro, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
• Aijaz Ahmad John Bhat, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
• Christina Capobianco, MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
• Carolyn Chlebek, Ph.D., Maine Health Institute for Research
• Connor Dolan, Ph.D., Arizona State University
• Yizhong Hu, Ph.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine
• Zhirui Jiang, Ph.D., ADA Forsyth Institute
• Heeseog Kang, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern
• Neashan Mathavan, Ph.D., ETH Zurich
• Josephine Tauer, Ph.D., Johannes Kepler University
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About the ASBMR
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is the leading professional, scientific and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of bone, mineral and musculoskeletal research. ASBMR encourages and promotes the study of this expanding field through annual scientific meetings, two official journals (Journal of Bone and Mineral Research® and JBMR® Plus), the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, advocacy and interaction with government agencies and related societies. To learn more about upcoming meetings and publications, please visit www.asbmr.org.