A Letter from the ASBMR President

Our Pride and Joy, The ASBMR Annual Meeting:
Making Connections in Bone Research

The ASBMR Annual Meeting is the pride and joy of our Society. To our membership the meeting is both professionally and personally meaningful.  Our attendees share a contagious passion for science and medicine, inspiring our colleagues.  Our Society's meeting is a rich environment for generating paradigm shifting ideas, obtaining peer support, and developing collaborations, with opportunities for mentorship and career development for both junior and seasoned investigators.  This year's Program Committee, Dolores Shoback, M.D. and Vicki Rosen, Ph.D., have planned unique sessions, sure to generate much discussion.  A preliminary scientific program is now on the ASBMR Web site.  The key contributions come from you, the members.  So bring on your abstracts for April 14!  We are looking forward to the excitement and fun! 

To continue reading this letter, please visit the ASBMR President's Corner.

Meetings

ASBMR 2010 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts: April 14th Deadline Approaching

Showcase your research by submitting an abstract to the premier international meeting for bone and mineral metabolism- the ASBMR 2010 Annual Meeting, October 15-19, 2010, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Don't miss this opportunity to be at the center of the most rigorous scientific exchange among nearly 5,000 scientists and physicians.

Attention Young Investigators! ASBMR will award 50 honorariums of $1,000 each to the top-ranking abstracts. Eligibility criteria can be found on the ASBMR Website.

The Annual Meeting Abstract Center will close next week. The deadline for submitting abstracts is Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ASBMR Offers Young Investigator Travel Awards to Attend International Conference on Osteoimmunology

ASBMR encourages the participation of young scientists to the biennial International Conference on Osteoimmunology in Fira, Santorini, Greece by offering Young Investigator Travel Awards of $1,000 each to offset a portion of their expenses to participate. Such support is intended to encourage the appropriate and necessary interaction with senior investigators and leaders in the field to help advance the careers of young investigators. The 3rd International Conference on Osteoimmunology will occur June 20-25, 2010.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Thursday, April 15, 2010. Meeting information and full travel award details and instructions are available on the ASBMR and the Aegean Conferences web sites.

News

Nominations for Esteemed Awards: Deadline May 7, 2010

One way in which ASBMR supports its mission and promotes excellence is by recognition of outstanding members with prestigious awards given annually at the ASBMR Annual Meeting. Consider nominating one of your deserving colleagues for one of the following ASBMR Esteemed Awards:

• William F. Neuman Award
• Fuller Albright Award
• Frederic C. Bartter Award
• Louis V. Avioli Founders Award
• Gideon A. Rodan Excellence in Mentorship Award
• Lawrence G. Raisz Award
• Paula Stern Achievement Award
• Shirley Hohl Service Award
• The ASBMR Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award

All nominations must be submitted using the online nomination form. Before completing the online nomination form, please read the Award Nomination Instructions. All ASBMR members are eligible to receive an award, except as restricted by specific award criteria. The online nomination form must be submitted by Friday, May 7, 2010. If you would like to update a nomination of a candidate previously proposed, please contact the ASBMR Business Office at asbmr@asbmr.org. Nominations of candidates previously proposed must be submitted to meet the same deadline Friday, May 7, 2010.

ASBMR’s Scientific Web Editor Joseph Lorenzo’s Commentaries

ASBMR's Scientific Web Editor, Joseph Lorenzo, M.D., has been serving the Society in many new ways, most recently with his blog and open discussions for In the Field Articles on the ASBMR homepage. Both the Scientific Web Editor Blog and In the Field discussions are updated with new articles each week, focusing on current events, latest resources, and commentary by Dr. Lorenzo. Dr. Lorenzo welcomes ideas and feedback from members to enhance the content of the website. Read his latest blog or join a discussion on the ASBMR Website.

Young Investigators Urged to Apply for USBJD Grant Mentoring Program

The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) and Bone and Joint Decade Canada are dedicated to increasing research on musculoskeletal diseases. The USBJD has developed a grant mentoring program to provide early-career clinical 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 who are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed. Basic and clinical investigators, with or without 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 in October, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The unique aspect of this program is the opportunity for attendees to maintain a relationship with a mentor until their grant application is funded.

Deadline to apply is July 15, 2010. To apply for this program, please go to the USBJD website.

Joint ASBMR-ECTS Debate at 37th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues

The ASBMR invites you to participate in the 37th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues, in Glasgow, Scotland, June 26-30, 2010. There will be a lively debate, co-sponsored by the ASBMR, on the need to further develop drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. Meeting information and abstract submission instructions are available on the European Calcified Tissue Society website.

FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award 2010 - Deadline: April 30, 2010

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2010 FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award. A total of six (6) individual awards are available to provide resources to support the development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of postdoctoral fellows or new (within one-year) assistant professors. Each of the six awards will include a $3,000 unrestricted career development award, a certificate in recognition of the award, plus an additional $2,500 travel award to support his/her participation in a national scientific meeting.

For more information visit the FASEB Website.

Make Your 2010 Donation Today

Please consider making a donation to support young investigators so that they can advance their career in bone science. Whether it is in your own name or in memory or honor of an individual, your donation will help us remain true to our founders' vision by impacting the future of our young investigators.

Please click here to make your tax deductible donation today. You can fax your donations to +1 (202) 367-2161 or mail it to ASBMR at 2025 M Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20036 USA.

Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Kroll, ASBMR Development Director, at +1 (312) 673-5494 or dkroll@asbmr.org.

NIH Opportunities & Grant Information

NHGRI Names New Chief of Genome Technology Branch

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has named Lawrence C. Brody, Ph.D., as the new chief of its Genome Technology Branch (GTB), the largest of seven branches in the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research. The branch is recognized for developing innovative methods and approaches to advance our understanding about the structure and function of genomes.

For more information and the full article, visit the NIH website.

NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series

Biomedical scientists around the world are invited to join online to hear leading investigators present their latest results to the NIH Intramural Research community. Lectures may be viewed live at 3:00 p.m., EST on Wednesdays, from September through June. Live webcasts can be viewed under "Today's Events" at: http://videocast.nih.gov/

Upcoming Lectures in April:

April 14, 2010
Dr. Catherine Costello
"Proteins as Chameleons: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

April 21, 2010
Dr. Ronald Breaker
“Ancient RNA Relics and Modern Drug Discovery”

April 28, 2010
Dr. Sandra Schmid
"Protecting your Borders: Regulated Entry into the Cell"

Calendar of Events