ASBMR e-News Weekly: October 22, 2020 Edition

 

Congratulations to the top 25 Annual Meeting attendees from the gamification leaderboard who earned points for completing actions in the virtual meeting platform, like visiting exhibitors and attending sessions.

 

Shahab Abtahi                                          Lisabeth Koch Thomsen
Jad Sfeir                                                   Supriya Jagga 
Megan Weivoda                                       Jenna Lesser
Betsabel Chicana                                     Gabriel Alvares Borges 
Patricia Juarez Camacho                         Rachana Vaidya 
Genevieve Housman                                Irinel Stanciu
Nazila Hassanabadi                                 Xenia Borggaard  
Daiva Aleksaitiene                                    Fernanda Hermont De Melo
Karsyn Bailey                                           Gabriel Pagnotti  
David Monteiro                                         Asma Arabi
Jihee Yoon                                               Deepak Khajuria
Souad Daamouch                                    Anuj Sharma 
Ryan Tomlinson

Join Us Today at 3:00 PM EDT for the
First Session of the ASBMR Member Spotlight Series.
 

The ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee invites you to participate in the first session of the new ASBMR Member Spotlight Series today at 3:00 PM EDT. Today's presenters are Rhonda Prisby, Ph.D., Lab Director and Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and ASBMR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair, who will present on the Bone Vascular System and Paula A. Hernandez, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will be presenting on Osteoarthritic changes at the chondrocyte level. If you would like to participate in today's session or plan to attend a future session, you can register here. 

All ASBMR members are invited to present and attend these sessions. We highly encourage you to nominatinate colleagues to present their research at a future spotlight session. Each Spotlight will feature 1-2 members presenting on a current research project over 15-20 minutes each. Following each short presentation, there is an opportunity for Q&A and discussion with the audience.
 
Please click here for more information about the series, and to register as a participant or presenter.

Ling Qin, Ph.D., leads an interactive discussion on “Analyzing Single Cell RNA Sequencing Data” in the next ASBMR 2020 Meet-the-Professor (MTP) session on Monday, October 26, from 11:00 AM – 12:00PM EDT.
 
Led by experienced clinicians and scientists on specific clinical and research topics, the MTP sessions feature an informal discussion around cases, problems, or questions unique to the topic. All registered attendees to the ASBMR 2020 Annual Meeting - Virtual Event can participate for free in the 14 virtual MTP sessions being held weekly through December 2020. For more information on the ASBMR 2020 MTP Series, including the complete schedule, visit the ASBMR 2020 Annual Meeting site.
 
If you did not register to attend the Annual Meeting – Virtual Event and are an ASBMR member interested in attending one or more of these sessions, please email abstracts@asbmr.org to get access!

It’s not too late to register for next week’s ASBMR webinar with Eileen Shore, Ph.D., presenting “Rare Genetic Disorders of Heterotopic Ossification – What Do They Teach Us?” on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT This webinar is sponsored by Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. and will provide 1 free CME credit. 
 
Miss any webinars this year? Check out the ASBMR Education Resource Center where you can find all the previous webinar recordings.
 
Please click here for more information on the speaker, webinar and to register.

Apply Today for the ASBMR First Independent Research
Support & Transition (FIRST) Awards!
 

ASBMR is dedicated to providing support for the research careers of our early career investigators. As such, we are pleased to announce a new research grant program to assist early career investigators transition from a trainee position to establishing their own independent research career in bone, mineral, and musculoskeletal research. Four research grants of $60,000 USD each will be given to senior postdoctoral fellows or faculty-level investigators who have not yet achieved an NIH K/R01 award or major first career research grant equivalent. Two awards are reserved for U.S. members and two awards are reserved for international members. The application deadline is Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
 
To learn more about applicant eligibility, application requirements, and the award process, please visit asbmr.org/first-award.

JBMR Invites New Original Submissions Advancing
Bone Health in Cancer for an Upcoming Special Section
 

Therapeutic advances in oncology have led to a larger number of long-term cancer survivors. However, in many cases, cancer treatment directly or indirectly exerts negative effects on bone biology, and affected patients are prone to an increased risk of bone loss, osteoporosis, and consequent fractures. Even in highly prevalent conditions, too many patients remain undertreated and questions regarding choice and duration of osteoprotective treatment remain. Guest Editor and JBMR® Deputy Editor Lorenz Hofbauer, M.D., invites original papers and reviews that deal with the various aspects of epidemiology, health economics, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of bone disease related to cancer. Please visit the ASBMR Publications Hub for more details and to submit your paper today.

Register for Tonight’s Virtual Discussion: "Wisdom From
Black Women in STEM: How To Be An Active Ally"
 

ASBMR members are invited to attend the virtual discussion “Wisdom From Black Women in STEM: How To Be An Active Ally” tonight from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM EDT. A distinguished group of black female leaders in STEM will discuss the qualities and characteristics of active allies and advocates and how these individuals have shaped their lives as scientists and engineers.
 
Please click here to register for the virtual discussion.