PRESIDENT
Professor Rebecca S. Mason, MBBS, PhD
Department of Physiology F13
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006
Tel: (02) 9351 2561
Fax: (02) 9351 2058
Email: rebeccam@physiol.usyd.edu.au

Rebecca Mason is a medical graduate from The University of Sydney. After hospital service, her PhD studies on clinical applications of vitamin D metabolite assays were undertaken in the Bone and Mineral Laboratory of Professor Sol Posen at Sydney Hospital. With the award of an NHMRC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, she moved with the Bone and Mineral Group to Royal North Shore Hospital in 1983, where she also served as a Clinical Assistant at Endocrine Outpatients and as a Clinical Tutor. In 1988, she was appointed to a Lectureship in the Department of Physiology and became Head of Physiology in 2002 and Professor of Endocrine Physiology in 2007, though still retains a position with Endocrinology and Cancer Genetics at RNSH.

Her research interests include the regulation of bone turnover and mechanisms of osteoporosis and the role of vitamin D in protection from sunlight. The link between bone and skin is Vitamin D. She has served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and on National Health and Medical Research Council Grant Review Panels for Endocrinology and Reproduction, and Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Medicine. She is a member of the Technical Committee of the Commission Internationale de L’Eclairage (International Commission of Illumination) on Sunlight, Health and Vitamin D. She serves on a committee updating Clinical Guidelines for melanoma prevention and management for the National Health and Medical Research Council.

She is Professor and Head of Physiology and Deputy Director of the Bosch Institute. For the Faculty of Medicine, she served as Associate Dean (Curriculum) and Chair of the University of Sydney Medical Program Committee from 2002-7.

PRESIDENT ELECT
Professor Matthew Gillespie, Ph.D.
Director
Prince Henry's Institute
Block E Level 4
246 Clayton Road
Clayton, VIC 3168
Tel: (03) 9594 4372
Fax: (03) 9594 6125
Email: matthew.gillespie@princehenrys.org

Matthew Gillespie graduated in Microbiology from Monash University, and did postdoctoral training at the Centre for Cancer and Transplantation at The University of Melbourne. He was awarded an Australian Post-doctoral Fellowship (NHMRC) on joining Jack Martin’s Bone Program in 1988. He has been continually supported by the NHMRC (RD Wright, and Research Fellow) during his career. He heads the Bone, Joint and Cancer Unit at St. Vincent’s Institute. His research is focussed on actions of factors derived from breast cancers, and their relevance to breast cancer metastasis in bone, and how T cell-derived cytokines impact upon the formation and resorption of bone. He has authored over 120 publications.

• Associate Director of St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
• Associate Professor, Department of Medicine SVH, The University of Melbourne
• Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC
• Board member of the International Bone and Mineral Society
• Member of Research Council and of the NHMRC
• Member of Council and of the Science Advisory Committee of the Cancer Council of Victoria
• Member of Science Policy Committee of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• Past President of the Australian Society for Medical Research (1999), and Director (1995-1999)
• Editorial board member of: Arthritis and Rheumatism, Bone, Endocrinology, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
• Member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (1989-)
• Member of ANZBMS (1999-)
• Member of the International Bone and Mineral Society (1999-)
• Member of the European Calcified Tissue Society (2002-)
• Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research (1988-)

TREASURER
Professor Roger Price
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Department of Medical Technology & Physics
Nedlands, WA 6009
Tel: (08) 9346 2866
Fax: (08) 9346 3466
Email: price@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

• Head, Department of Medical Technology & Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth
  
• Adj. A/Prof. in Dept of Physics, University of WA
  
• Adj. A/Prof. in Department of Medical Imaging, Curtin University
  
• Member of the Australia & New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)
  
• Member of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists & Engineers in Medicine
  
• Member of the American Society for Bone & Mineral Research
  
• Member, International Bone & Mineral Society
  
• Member, International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
  
• Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD) ISCD
  
• Research Affiliate in Bioengineering, Forsyth Dental Institute, Boston

HONORARY SECRETARY (Newsletter editor)
Professor Nicola (Nick) Fazzalari PhD
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
Division of Tissue Pathology
Frome Road
Adelaide, SA 5000
Tel: (08) 8222 3269
Fax: (08) 8222 3293
Mobile: 0401 715 081
Email: nick.fazzalari@imvs.sa.gov.au
Bone & Joint Research Laboratory website

Research interests focus on understanding the effects of musculoskeletal disease, injury, ageing, and repair on joint and tissue function. The work is distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach; include morphometric, molecular, biomechanical and mathematical analyses.

• Head of the Bone and Joint Research Laboratory.
• Member of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, 1995-present.
• Program Organising Committee for the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001-2003.
• Member of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 1994-present.
• Member of the Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, 1996-present.
• Member of Council of the Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society, 2006-present.
• Member of the International Bone Morphometry Society Scientific Advisory Board, 2002-present.
• Member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2004-present.
• Member of the International Society for Fracture Repair, 2005-present.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Fracture Repair, 2006-present.
• Editorial Board member of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2007-present.
• Editorial Board member of the Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2007-present.

COUNCIL MEMBER (Past President)
Professor Philip Sambrook
Royal North Shore Hospital
Institute of Bone & Joint Research
Level 4, Building 35
St Leonards, NSW 2065
Tel: (02) 9926 7281
Fax: (02) 9906 1859
Email: sambrook@med.usyd.edu.au

• Florence & Cope Professor of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney
• Memberships: ASBMR, IBMS, ARA, ANZBMS
• Publications: 170 peer reviewed articles, 70 chapters/reviews, 3 books
• Honors: Vice President, Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Foundation (APOF);
• Society Participation: Member, ANZBMS Council, 1993-1997, 2003-2005; Member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors of the International Osteoporosis Foundation, 2002-2006; IBMS Council Member 2007-2009;
• IBMS Board of Directors; Osteoporosis Australia Board Member;
• Editorial Boards - Osteoporosis International, Journal of Rheumatology, Clinical Rheumatology, Balliere’s Best Practice & Research in Rheumatology, and Journal of Bone & Mineral Research
• Professional Interests: epidemiology and genetics of osteoporosis; glucocorticoid and post transplant osteoporosis.
  

COUNCIL MEMBER
Dr Natalie A. Sims PhD
St Vincents Institute
41 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Tel: (03) 9288 2555
Fax: (03) 9416 2676
Email: nsims@svi.edu.au

Current appointments:
NHMRC Senior Research Fellow
Co-Director, Bone, Joint and Cancer Unit, St. Vincent ’s Institute.
Research Fellow, Department of Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne

ANZBMS involvement:
Chair, Local organizing committee, ANZBMS Annual Scientific meeting 2008
Chair, Local organizing committee, ANZBMS meeting at ASBMR 2010
ANZBMS Research committee, 2005 to present
Organiser, ANZBMS at ASBMR dinner, 2004

Scientific Involvement:
Executive:
Steering Committee, International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS)/Japan Society for Bone and Mineral Research (JSBMR) joint meeting, Tokyo 2013
Ordinary:
Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), 1989 to present
ASMR Medical Research Week Committee, 2000 to 2004
Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, 1990 to present
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 1994 to present
International Society of Bone Morphometry (ISBM), 1994 to present
International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS), 2000 to present
Member, NHMRC Grant review panel, 2006-2007

Editorial: Editorial Board of Bone, 2007-present.

Research Interests:
Intercellular signaling between the cells of bone, including osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts as well as interactions with haemopoesis, with a particular focus on gp130 signalling within these cells. I have authored 54 peer-reviewed publications and 6 book chapters. I am recognized internationally as an expert in histomorphometric analysis of small animal models and discovery of novel therapeutic pathways.

Interest in serving on ANZBMS Council:
To improve support for PhD students and early career scientists from both basic science and clinical research backgrounds including those within Australia and New Zealand and those wishing to return. To improve collaboration (particularly cross-disciplinary collaboration) between the many excellent bone research groups in Australia and improve our competitive position in the bone field internationally. To maintain the excellent standard of our scientific meetings.

COUNCIL MEMBER
Prof Markus J. Seibel MD PhD FRACP FGABJD
Bone Research Program
ANZAC Research Institute and Concord Hospital
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2139
Tel: (02) 9767 6109
Fax: (02) 9767 7472
Email: mjs@anzac.edu.au

Current appointments:
Chair of Endocrinology, The University of Sydney
Director, Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney
Head, Dept. of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney

Scientific Involvement and Other Responsibilities:
Executive:
Co-President, 1st Interdisciplinary Osteoporosis Symposium, Basel, CH, 1995
Chairman, Working Group on Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism, American Society for Bone & Mineral Research, 1995-2002, 2008- present
Board of Directors, German Academy of Bone and Joint Sciences, Berlin
Board of Directors, German Patients’ Society for Osteoporosis
Speaker, Expert Group Osteoporosis, 1999-2001
Speaker, German Working Group on Osteoporosis, 1997 – 2001
Steering Committee, Baltic Bone Conferences, Sweden, 1998-2001
Board of Directors, Association of German Speaking Scientific Societies for Bone Diseases, 1999-present
President, German Academy of Bone and Joint Sciences, 2000-2001
President, 2nd Symposium on Osteoporosis, Heidelberg, Germany 2000
President, 4th Baltic Bone Conference 2001
Member, POC, Annual Scientific Meetings of the ANZBMS, 2004 - 2005
Member, Board of Directors, The Institute of Bone & Joint Research, 2007 -
Executive Committee, Concord Clinical School (Finances), Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, 2007 –

Ordinary:
Member, Scientific Adv. Board, Intl. Osteoporosis Foundation, 1997 – 2004
Member, Intl. Program Committee, European Calc Tissue Soc., 1999 - 2000
Member, Professional Practice Committee, ASBMR, 2000 - 2003
Member, Scientific Org. Committee, World Congress on Osteoporosis, 2004
Member, Working group for guidelines on osteoporosis management, RACGP and Australian Government, 2005 –
Member, Medical & Scientific Committee, Osteoporosis Australia, 2005 –
Medical Editor, National magazine Osteoblast, 2007 –
GRP Selector, Musculoskeletal Dis. & Arthritis, Grant Assigner, NHMRC 2008
Member, Organising Committee, XII Annual Meeting of the Cancer and Bone Society (CABS) 2008- 2009

Editorial Board Member: J Bone Mineral Research, J Clin Endocr Metab, Clin Endocrinol, Calc Tissue Intl, Clin Laboratory, Akt. Rheumat, J Osteoporosis.

Research interests:
Basic and clinical research into bone health and biology: Development and application of novel biochemical markers of bone metabolism; Biology of cancer metastases to bone; Effects of steroid hormones on bone health; Osteoporosis.
Research has been continuously funded through competitive grants from agencies such as the DFG, NIH, NHMRC, Cancer Council, German Cancer Foundation, Inter­national Osteoporosis Foundation, the NSW government, the Commonwealth Institute and others.

Over 250 scientific contributions, co-editor of 6 books (e.g. “Dynamics of Bone & Cartilage Metabolism”, 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2006.

COUNCIL MEMBER (Assistant Treasurer)
Dr Gethin Thomas
Diamantina Institute of Cancer, Immunology & Metabolic Medicine
University of Queensland
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba QLD 4102
Tel: (07) 3240 2755
Fax: (07) 3240 5946
Email: gethin.thomas@uq.edu.au

COUNCIL MEMBER
Dr Nigel Gilchrist
CGM Research Trust
C/- The Princess Margaret Hospital
Cashmere Road
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND 8022
Tel: +64 3 337 7820
Fax: +64 3 337 7857
Email: sheryl.cameron@gm-research.org.nz

Dr Nigel Gilchrist is a Specialist Consultant Physician with a particular interest in the older patient. He is Specialist Consultant for the Canterbury District Health Board, situated in Christchurch on the East Coast of the South Island, New Zealand. His main research interests are Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Arthritis, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal, Paget’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. He heads the CGM Research Trust established 22 years ago which, performs research studies for pharmaceutical and the food industry as well as funding and supporting local studies. Recent collaborative studies have been focused on bone loss in young acute spinal cord patients. His publications reflect his background in Endocrinology, Oncology and Older Person’s Health. Dr Gilchrist has a special interest in medical and post-operative surgical problems and works at the Leinster Orthopaedic Centre and Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics at Christchurch Hospital. This involves pre and postoperative assessment as well as acute care in the older fracture patient. Close collaboration with Dr Jeff Kirwan in the Psychiatric Services for the Elderly Department has lead to his involvement in over 12 studies with Alzheimer disease patients. Dr Gilchrist has active membership of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society and the American Society of Bone Mineral Research. He is an examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Trustee of 5 charitable medical trusts. He is also a Senior Clinical Lecturer in medicine for the University of Otago, Christchurch Clinical School. Dr Gilchrist’s interest in laboratory testing has led to the establishment of PCR testing in animals for Tb and other disease. This work is ongoing in collaboration with the New Zealand Animal Health Board.