Abstracts & Awards
Young Investigator Awards
Winners:
Roger Melick Young Investigator Award 2008
- Jonathan Gooi,
St Vincent’s Institute, Melbourne
Calcitonin attenuates the anabolic effect of PTH in vivo and
rapidly upregulates sclerostin expression (70KB)
Gooi JH, Pompolo S, McGregor NE, Walker E, Gillespie MT, Quinn JMW, Martin TJ and Sims NA
Christopher & Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award 2008
- Hasnawati Saleh, St Vincent’s Institute, Melbourne
IL-33
inhibits osteoclast formation in vitro through two independent mechanisms (71KB)
Saleh H, Quinn JMW, Martin TJ and Gillespie MT
Wyeth Young Investigator Poster Awards
Wyeth sponsored three additional Young Investigator awards given to the following poster presenters:
- Sarah Brennan, University of Sydney
Role
of N-linked glycosylation in setting the Ca2+o sensitivity
of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (82KB)
Brennan SC and Conigrave AD - Julie Quach, St Vincent’s Institute, Melbourne
Identification
of genes regulated by PTH and gp130 cytokines in differentiating osteoblasts (93KB)
Quach JM, Allan EH, Häusler KD, Gillespie MT and Martin TJ - Stuart McDonald, Latrobe University, VIC
Transient
upregulation of certain smooth muscle-associated proteins in osteoprogenitor
cells of early, soft fracture callus: implications for the fracture repair
process (97KB)
McDonald SJ, Dooley PC, McDonald AC, Schuijers JA, Ward AR and Grills BL
*** Applications are closed, the following information is for reference only ***
The two Young Investigator Awards available are:
- Roger Melick Young Investigator Award - $1,000
- Christopher & Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award - $1000
Roger Melick Young Investigator Award
This
award is presented to commemorate the contribution of Dr Roger Aziz Melick
to endocrinology and student education.
Roger Melick died in November 1986 after a long battle with cancer. He trained in endocrinology with Fuller Albright, in Boston, and joined The Royal Melbourne Hospital as the third member of the foundation Department of Medicine. He was appointed Dean of the Clinical School in April 1979 and he was forced to retire because of his illness during 1986. Roger Melick was particularly known for his kindness,consideration and empathy for both patients and students. The prize is awarded annually to young members of the Society, including those working towards a higher qualification.
Christopher & Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award
This Award is named in honour of the outstanding and major
clinical investigations into disorders of bone and mineral metabolism made
by Professor Chris Nordin and his contributions to the ANZBMS. Professor B.E.C.
(Chris) Nordin is a senior specialist at the Institute of Medical and Veterinary
Science in Adelaide, and the man credited with drawing the medical community's
attention back to the link between calcium deficiency and osteoporosis (brittle
bones).
Professor Nordin is also the World Health Organisation's calcium expert, a visiting professor of medicine and pathology at the University of Adelaide and a emeritus specialist in endocrinology at Royal Adelaide Hospital. Prof. B.E.C. Nordin's work was honoured by the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research by the Frederick Bartter award in 1998.
Eligibility criteria for these awards
- The applicant must be a financial member of ANZBMS 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 2008 ANZBMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
- The applicant must be currently undertaking work towards a higher degree (including FRACP).
Selection
The Programme Organising Committee will be responsible for selecting a short list of candidates for these awards on the basis of abstract quality. A panel of judges will assess the short-listed presentations at the conference to select the winners.
Award Amounts
$1000 (AUD) for each award.
Application
Closing date: 9 June 2008
Becoming an ANZBMS member
If you are not currently an ANZBMS member you must apply for ANZBMS membership by 9 June 2008 to be eligible for this award. Membership information and application form can be found on the ANZBMS website .
Applying for these awards
As this award requires you to submit an abstract, you must apply for this award when you submit your abstract via the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form.
Sponsorship
ANZBMS gratefully acknowledges sponsorship of this grant provided by: