Abstracts & Awards
ANZBMS-IOF AMGEN Outstanding Abstract Award
Winners:
The 2006 ANZBMS-IOF AMGEN Outstanding Abstract Award has been awarded to the following five abstracts:
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Cyclic
GMP-dependent protein kinase II (cGKII) controls hypertrophic differentiation
of chondrocytes through phosphorylation and inactivation
of GSK-3β (93KB)
Kawasaki, Y., Kugimiya, F., Chikuda, H., Ikeda, T., Kamekura, S., Yano, F. Saito, T., Higashikawa, A., Ushita, M., Nakamura, K., Chung U.I. and Kawaguchi H. (Japan) - Increased
mortality following major and minor osteoporotic fractures: a 15
year follow-up study (73KB)
Bliuc, D., Nguyen, T.V., Eisman J.A. and Center, J.R. (Australia) - Anabolic
effect of PTH in young rats is attenuated by calcitonin (66KB)
Gooi, J.H., Quinn, J.M.W., Gillespie, M.T., Karsdal, M.A., Martin, T.J. and Sims, N.A. (Australia and Denmark) - Measures
of childhood fitness are associated with calcaneal quantitative
ultrasound in adulthood: a 20 year prospective
study (28KB)
Foley, S., Venn, A., Quinn, S. and Jones, G. (Australia) - Intrinsic
bone quality in fragility hip fracture patients: altered mineralisation
and damage accumulation (66KB)
Kuliwaba, J.S., Sutton-Smith, P. and Fazzalari, N.L. (Australia)
*** Applications are closed, the following information is for reference only ***
Eligibility criteria:
- The applicant must be a financial member of ANZBMS or IOF at the time of the application..
- The applicant must have made a substantial contribution to the work and be first and presenting author of the paper to be delivered at the IOF+ANZBMS meeting.
- Applicants eligible for a Young Investigator Award may also
apply for an Outstanding Abstract Award.
Selection
The Program Organising Committee will award five prizes of US$1000 to the abstracts receiving the highest score.
Award Amount
US$1000
Application
Closing date: 7 July 2006
Becoming an ANZBMS member
If you are not currently an ANZBMS or IOF member you must apply for ANZBMS membership by 7 July 2006 to be eligible for this award. Membership information and application form can be found on the ANZBMS website.
Applying for this award
As this award requires you to submit an abstract for the IOF+ANZBMS scientific program, you must apply for this award when you submit your abstract via the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form.
