Esteemed Awards

Esteemed Awards

One way which ASBMR promotes excellence in bone and mineral research is through awards programs that recognize the scientific achievements and contributions to the field by our members.

Nominations for the ASBMR 2025 Esteemed Awards are now closed!

The ASBMR Esteemed Awards are the Society's most prestigious awards given to members who have made significant contributions to our field. Esteemed Award Nominations are for ASBMR Members only.

Please include the following information for the respective award:

The Adele L. Boskey Award
• Outline the nominee’s scientific contributions, leadership and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research.
• What are the nominee’s contributions specifically in the areas of mechanisms of mineralization, bone mineral, bone quality and mechanobiology?
• What are the wide ranging applications to the bone and mineral field?

The Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Honoring Robert Marcus, M.D.*
• What distinguishes this nominee from his/her peer group?
• How has the nominee established himself/herself as a solid investigator at a relatively young age?
• What are the current and anticipated impacts on the field from his/her research?
*Any interruption in a candidate's career as an independent investigator will be taken into account in determining eligibility.

The Frederic C. Bartter Award
• Outline the nominee's clinical studies/achievements and the progression of his/her scientific/clinical investigations through time.
• What are the wide ranging applications to the bone and mineral field and to the public at large?

The Fuller Albright Award*
• What distinguishes this nominee from his/her peer group?
• How has the nominee established himself/herself as a solid investigator at a relatively young age?
• What are the current and anticipated impacts on the field from his/her research?
*Any interruption in a candidate's career as an independent investigator will be taken into account in determining eligibility.

The Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award
• Provide some general background on the nominee's commitment to fostering mentorship and indicate why that commitment is outstanding.
• Describe with specific examples instances where the nominee helped promote the independent careers of young investigators in the field.
• List names and affiliations of young investigators or former young investigators who were mentored by the nominee.

The Lawrence G. Raisz Award
• Outline the nominee's record of outstanding achievements in preclinical translational research (cellular or in animals) in the bone and mineral field.
• What are the wide ranging applications to the bone and mineral field?

The Louis Avioli Founders Award
• Outline the nominee's basic research achievements and explain why these are landmark achievements.
• Outline the progression of his/her scientific investigations over time.
• How has his/her research advanced the field? What are the long term ramifications of research in broad terms?
• What are the wide-ranging applications to the bone and mineral field?

The Paula Stern Achievement Award*
• Provide an established record of peer-reviewed government or private research grant funding as Principal Investigator (PI) or as a co-investigator/project leader with a significant role on multi-project/collaborative grants.
• Provide a distinguished record of publications in bone and/or mineral research.
• Describe the nominee's record of supervising junior researchers and commitment to mentoring the next generation of women researchers.
*Any interruption in a candidate's career as an independent investigator will be taken into account in determining eligibility.

The Shirley Hohl Service Award
(NOTE: Please see the Society's complete Mission statement and most recent 2023-2025 Strategic Plan prior to submitting this award.)
• Provide some general background on the nominee's commitment to service and indicate why that commitment/service is outstanding.
• State how the achievements of the nominee have met specifically one or more of the stated goals of the ASBMR mission and strategic plan. In what way(s) have these been met above and beyond the call of duty?
• Has the service reached the public at large, other scientific groups or allied organizations?

The Stephen M. Krane Award
• Outline the nominee's record of outstanding achievements in basic, translational or clinical research in inflammation and/or skeletal matrix biology.
• What are the wide ranging applications to the bone and mineral field?

The William F. Neuman Award
• In priority order, discuss major developments, seminal investigations, and major scientific observations with a brief general statement about why these were landmark achievements.
• Outline progression of the nominee's research over time. How has his/her research advanced the field? What are the long term ramifications of the research in broad terms?
• What were the pioneering achievements of the nominee? Include examples of leadership on national and international levels; describe with specific examples that clearly indicate a level of leadership beyond the average for his/her peers.
• Describe with specific examples instances of recognition by peers.

ASBMR 2025 Esteemed Awards nominations are now closed. The deadline to submit a nomination was Friday, April 25, 2025.

*Nominees may be contacted to provide additional information.

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact the ASBMR Business Office at (202) 367-1161 or at asbmr@asbmr.org
ASBMR 2024 Esteemed Awardees

The ASBMR Esteemed Awards are the Society's most prestigious awards given to members who have made significant contributions to our field. Congratulations to the 2024 Esteemed Awardees below. The nominations were highly competitive this year, with 62 nominations across all awards.

William F. Neuman Award:

Andrew Arnold, M.D., University of Connecticut, United States

Louis V. Avioli Founders Award:

Lynda Bonewald, Ph.D., Indiana University, United States

Frederic C. Bartter Award:

Peter Ebeling, A.O., FRACP, MBBS, M.D., Monash University, Australia

Shirley Hohl Service Award:

Rachelle Johnson, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States

Paula Stern Achievement Award:

Yumie Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., Yonsei University, South Korea

Adele L. Boskey Award:

Christopher Hernandez, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, United States

Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award:

Angela Cheung, M.D., Ph.D., University Health Network - University of Toronto, Canada

Lawrence G. Raisz Award:

Eileen Shore, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, United States

Stephen M. Krane Award:

Sarah Dallas, Ph.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City, United States

Fuller Albright Award:

Noriaki Ono, DDS, Ph.D., University of Texas Science Center, United States

The Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Honoring Robert Marcus, M.D.:

Alison Boyce, M.D., National Institutes of Health, United States

Esteemed Awards Descriptions & Prior Awardees

Adele L. Boskey Award
The Adele L Boskey Esteemed Award for Bone and Mineral Research recognizes an ASBMR member for outstanding and major scientific contributions, leadership and mentorship in the area of bone and mineral research especially in the areas of mechanisms of mineralization, bone mineral, bone quality, and mechanobiology. The award includes a $2,000 honorarium and a plaque which is presented at a plenary session at the Annual Meeting.

Early Career Clinical Investigator Award honoring Robert Marcus, M.D.
This Esteemed Award will be given in recognition of meritorious clinical research in the bone, mineral and musculoskeletal field. It will recognize annually an ASBMR member conducting clinical research who has completed their professional degree, residency training, fellowship or equivalent (whichever is later) within the past 15 years.

Frederic C. Bartter Award
The Frederic C. Bartter Award is given to an ASBMR member in recognition of outstanding clinical investigation in disorders of bone and mineral metabolism.

Fuller Albright Award
The Fuller Albright Award is given in recognition of admirable scientific accomplishment in the bone and mineral field to an ASBMR member who has completed a Ph.D., M.D., residency training, fellowship or equivalent (whichever is later) within the past 15 years.

Gideon A. Rodan Award
The Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award is given annually in recognition of outstanding support provided by a senior scientist who has helped promote the independent careers of young investigators in bone and mineral metabolism.

Lawrence G. Raisz Award
This award is given to an individual having a record of outstanding achievements in preclinical translational research (cellular or in animals) in the bone and mineral field.

Louis V. Avioli Founders Award
This award honors an ASBMR member for fundamental contributions to bone and mineral basic research.

Paula Stern Achievement Award
The ASBMR Paula Stern Achievement Award annually recognizes a woman in the bone field who has made significant scientific achievements and who has promoted the professional development/advancement of women in the field.

Shirley Hohl Service Award
This award is given to an individual who is recognized by members of the Society as having made significant contributions to the mission of the ASBMR.

Stephen M. Krane Award
The Stephen M. Krane Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievements in basic, translational or clinical research in inflammation and/or skeletal matrix biology.

William F. Neuman Award
The William F. Neuman Award recognizes an ASBMR member for outstanding and major scientific contributions in the area of bone and mineral research, and for contributions to associates and trainees in teaching, research, and administration.

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ASBMR 2024 Esteemed Awardees

Esteemed Awards Descriptions & Prior Awardees