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ASBMR Updates & Announcements
 “Fearing Drugs’ Rare Side Effects, Millions Take Their Chances With Osteoporosis,” written by Gina Kolata, was published on the front page of the New York Times this morning. This timely article comes after an urgent call by ASBMR, NBHA, and NOF stressing the importance of taking action to treat patients with osteoporosis while weighing the risk for rare side effects associated with the medication. Recent research published in JBMR revealed that millions of Americans suffering from osteoporosis are going unscreened and untreated leading to a rise in repeated fractures was highlighted in the New York Times piece, including the articles “Trends in Media Reports, Oral Bisphosphonate Prescriptions, and Hip Fractures 1996–2012: An Ecological Analysis” and “Osteoporosis Medication Use After Hip Fracture in U.S. Patients between 2002 and 2011.”
To continue the discussion on this important subject in your community, we urge you to coordinate with your institution’s communications office to reach out to your local news stations and newspapers to offer yourself as a subject matter expert to speak on the current data, the risks versus benefits of treatment, and let them know that the world experts on osteoporosis will come together at the ASBMR Annual Meeting in September in Atlanta, GA, USA to discuss the latest research. For any questions on getting involved, please contact Lynn Mirigian at lmirigian@asbmr.org.
 Late-breaking abstracts are now being accepted for the ASBMR 2016 Annual Meeting being held September 16-19 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The deadline to submit an abstract is Wednesday, June 22. Guidelines for submission are available on the ASBMR Annual Meeting website.
 Those who attended the ASBMR Symposium on “The Effects of Diabetes and Disordered Energy Metabolism on Skeletal Health” in September 2014 will be interested to see that a new book by two ASBMR members, Beata Lecka-Czernik and John L. Fowlkes, has been published on the topic: “Diabetic Bone Disease: Basic and Translational Research and Clinical Applications.”. It presents a comprehensive presentation of the current research and treatment for skeletal deficits and complications due to diabetes type 1 and 2 and covers epidemiology, fracture risk assessment, biomarkers, biomechanics, bone quality, and the safety and efficacy of anti-diabetic therapy on bone health. Learn more and access a free preview here.
 The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) and Bone and Joint Canada are dedicated to increasing research of musculoskeletal diseases. The USBJI has developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers in our field to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career.
This program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs. It is also open to senior fellows or residents that are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed. Basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards (including K awards) are invited to apply. Investigators selected to take part in the program attend two workshops, 12-18 months apart, and work with faculty between workshops to develop their grant applications. The next workshop is scheduled to take place November 4-6, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The unique aspect of this program is the opportunity for attendees to maintain a relationship with a mentor until their application is funded.
Deadline to apply for the Fall 2016 Workshop is July 15, 2016. To apply for this program, please visit their website here.
 ASBMR Seeking Next JBMR Editor-in-Chief
ASBMR is searching for a member to succeed Juliet Compston, MD, as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR). Dr. Compston’s term ends December 2017. The appointment will be for a five-year term that begins in January 2018. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to continue the legacy of JBMR through developing and implementing a successful vision and goals for the future of the Journal. The Editor-in-Chief Search Committee invites interested candidates to submit an application via the online submission system by June 15, 2016. A complete position description, applicant qualifications and instructions for applying may be found on the ASBMR web site.
ASBMR to Launch Open Access Journal – Seeks Editor-in-Chief
The Society leadership recently approved the launch of a new Society Open Access Journal to launch in 2017. As a result, it is seeking the inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the new journal to lead its development for a five-year term that begins in early 2017. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong, energetic and visionary leadership to launch this exciting new journal. The Editor-in-Chief Search Committee invites interested candidates to submit an application via the online submission system by June 15, 2016. A complete position description, applicant qualifications and instructions for applying may be found on the ASBMR web site.
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