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ASBMR Updates & Announcements
The William F. Neuman Award is the ASBMR's oldest and most prestigious award. It 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. The 2016 ASBMR William F. Neuman Award will be presented to Clifford Rosen, M.D. at the ASBMR 2016 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Friday, September 16, 2016.
Dr. Clifford Rosen is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He oversees an active bone biology laboratory at Maine Medical Center Research Institute with continuous NIH funding over the last twenty years. He previously founded the Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education, was a Senior Scientist at The Jackson Laboratory, a former Chief of Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine and former President of ASBMR. He is currently an Associate Editor at the New England Journal of Medicine and the 2nd Editor in Chief of the Primer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism.
The Shirley Hohl Service Award is given to an individual whose activities best represent the dedicated and unselfish devotion in service to the Society and its mission and goals as exemplified by Shirley Hohl, the ASBMR's founding Executive Secretary. 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. The 2016 ASBMR Shirley Hohl Service Award will be presented to Robert A. Adler, M.D. at the ASBMR 2016 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Dr. Robert A. Adler is Chief of Endocrinology at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Professor of Internal Medicine and of Epidemiology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. His research interests include osteoporosis screening in men, osteoporosis in men on androgen deprivation therapy, and osteoporosis in spinal cord injury. Dr. Adler was the ASBMR representative to the Endocrine Society Male Osteoporosis Guideline Committee. After service as Professional Practice Committee Chair, he served on Council and Task Forces, including Co-Chair of the Task Force on Long-Term Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis. He is the ASBMR Co-Chair of the National Bone Health Alliance.
 Science Magazine recently posted an article called “A Recipe for Change: Creating a More Inclusive Academy,” which highlights the ways data, leadership, and policy can be used to transform STEM institutions into more inclusive spaces for women. The article lays out a six-point plan of “what needs to change, who should participate, and how actors outside of the academy should have direct involvement in the process.”
The points are:
- Learn the social science research to combat bias
- Leaders must understand the context of their institution and be accountable for diversity and inclusion
- Seek external catalyzing resources, including funding agencies and private foundations
- Focus at the department level to change institutional culture and practices
- Collect and publicly share data about the change process
- Policy change is critical, including promotion and tenure policies
 The BioArt Competition—sponsored by Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)—features visually compelling research images and videos produced by members of FASEB constituent societies and other federally funded researchers. Through the annual contest, FASEB seeks to share the beauty and excitement of biological research with the public. The images highlight the diversity of bioscience research and demonstrate the importance of federal support.
Investigators are encouraged to submit their research images and videos by the August 30 deadline.
JBMR® Highlights
FGF21 is not a major mediator of bone homeostasis or PPARα and PPARγ actions
Xiaodong Li, Shanaka Stanislaus, Frank Asuncion, Qing-Tian Niu, Narumol Chinookoswong, Kelly Villasenor, Jin Wang, Philip Wong, Rogely Boyce, Denise Dwyer, Chun-Ya Han, Michelle M. Chen, Benxian Liu, Marina Stolina, Hua Zhu Ke, Michael S. Ominsky, Murielle M. Véniant, Jing Xu
Accepted manuscript online: 9 AUG 2016
Bone Science in the News
Bone Health Should Be Monitored in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
RT Magazine (8/11/2016)
Fracture Risk Factors in Transplant Patients ID'd
Renal & Urology News (8/12/2016)
Osteoporosis, a Disease With Few Treatment Options, May Soon Have One More
New York Times (8/16/2016)
Osteoporosis Therapy in Postmenopausal Women With High Risk of Fracture
The Journal of the American Medical Association (8/16/2016)
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