ANZBMS 2007 Awards & Grants Winners

 

Congratulations to the following 2007 awards recipients:

 

Roger Melick Young Investigator Award

Clinical: Stella Foley Bone mass tracks strongly from childhood to adolescence (PDF:46KB)

Basic: Garry Williams Adiponectin knock-out mice have increased trabecular number and bone volume at 14 weeks of age (PDF:17KB)

 

Christopher & Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award

Taksum Cheng V-ATPase Subunit d2 Promoter is Regulated by NFAT in Osteoclasts (PDF:17KB)

 

Amgen/ANZBMS Outstanding Abstract Awards
Colin Dunstan Accelerated bone resorption, due to dietary calcium deficiency, promotes tumour growth in a murine model of breast cancer bone metastasis (PDF:17KB)

Richard Prince Calcium and vitamin D supplementation prevents hip bone loss in elderly ambulant Australian women (PDF:47KB)

Maria Chiu The calcitonin receptor plays a physiological role in maintaining trabecular bone volume in young female and adult male mice (PDF:19KB)

Natalie Sims Oncostatin M is an essential stimulus of bone formation and osteoclastogenesis (PDF:17KB)

Paul Baldock Neuropeptide Y protects the skeleton from bone loss induced by stress (PDF:25KB)

 

Best Abstract Awards

Clinical: Ian Parkinson et al. Prediction of Vertebral Body Bone Strength: The Contribution of Individual Trabecular Elements (PDF:17KB)

Basic: Hong Zhou et al. Osteoblast-targeted disruption of glucocorticoid signalling delays intramembranous bone development in vivo (PDF:17KB)

 

Christine and T. Jack Martin Research Travel Grant (2008)
Brya Matthews

 

Kaye Ibbertson Award for Metabolic Bone Disease

Tania Winzenberg (TAS)

Winzenberg T, Shaw K, Fryer J, Jones G. The Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Bone Density in Healthy Children: Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. BMJ 2006; 333:775.

Winzenberg T, Hansen E, Jones G. How do women change osteoporosis preventive behaviours in their children? Eur J Clin Nutr 2007 (e-published Apr 4).

Winzenberg T, Oldenburg B, Frendin S, De Wit L, Riley M, Jones G. The effect on behavior and bone mineral density of individualized bone mineral density feedback and educational interventions in premenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial [NCT00273260]. BMC Public Health 2006;6(1):12.

Winzenberg TM, Oldenburg B, Frendin S, De Wit L, Jones G. A mother-based intervention trial for osteoporosis prevention in children. Prev Med 2006;42(1):21-6.

Winzenberg TM, Riley M, Frendin S, Oldenburg B, Jones G. Sociodemographic factors associated with calcium intake in premenopausal women: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2005;59:463-66.

 

Sol Posen Research Award

Aaron McDonald (VIC)
McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A., Gundlach, A.L. and Grills, B.L. (2007) Galanin treatment offsets the inhibition of bone formation and downregulates the increase in mouse calvarial expression of TNFa and GalR2 mRNA induced by chronic daily injections of an injurious vehicle. Bone 40: 895-903.

 

For information about ANZBMS and other awards see Resources > Grants/Awards

Posted: 14 December 2007

Abstracts of the 2007 ANZMBS ASM available to download

The program and abstracts from our 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting held in New Zealand on 9-12 Sep 2007 are now available to download as PDF files.
See ASM Resources

Posted: 6 November 2007

View Abstracts of the 2006 IOF+ANZBMS Combined Meeting

Abstracts of the invited plenary lectures, workshops, oral and poster presentations are now available for viewing as PDF files on the meeting website.

The scientific program is now mostly finalised.

Posted: 4 October 2006

Calcium and Bone Health - Draft Position Paper

Draft position paper "Calcium and Bone Health".

Posted: 5 September 2006

2005 Christine and TJ Martin Grant - Recipient Report

The report by Susan Allison, 2005 recipient of this research travel grant, has been posted on the Christine & TJ Martin Grant page.

Posted: 30 July 2006

Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia & New Zealand

This 2005 position statement has been posted in the Policies & Position Statements section of this website (replacing the draft version).

Posted: 30 June 2006

Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS) recent publications

A reference list of recent GOS publications has been added to the References & Review Articles section of this website.

Posted: 30 June 2006

Gideon Rodan

Gideon Rodan died peacefully at home in Philadelphiaon January 1, 2006. His passing marks the loss of one who as a scientist, teacher and leader did much to transform research into the physiology of bone by applying modern methods of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology...read full article by TJ Martin

Posted: 28 April 2006

President's Report

Kiaora/Gidday! The Council has been working hard onyour behalf in the last few months. I highlight below some of the tasks we have given our attention to...read full report by Jillian Cornish

Posted: 28 April 2006

Research Committee Report

This is a short report, partly because there is not a lot of pressing news and partly because you are all navel gazing and contemplating the contents of your next grant application...read full report by David Findlay

Posted: 28 April 2006

Report - ANZBMS Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Mark Bolland was the 2005 recipient of the ANZBMS Postgraduate Research Scholarship, his report can be downloaded from the Postgraduate Research Scholarship page.
Posted 2 March 2006

Jaw osteonecrosis with bisphosphonates
ANZBMS summary and position statement titled "Jaw osteonecrosis with bisphosphonates" has been added to Resources: Policies & Position Statements.
Posted 22 December 2005

Winners of the 2005 ANZBMS Grants & Awards

Roger Melick Young Investigator Award
James Doecke - "Differential activity of human RUNX2 P2 promoter alleles associated with an allele-specific DNA-protein interaction”.

Christopher and Margie Nordin Poster Awards
Mark Bolland - “HIV infection is not associated with reduced bone density in Caucasian men”.
Catherine Wang - “Truncation mutants of RANKL inhibit RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and activation”.

Christine and TJ Martin Award
(sponsored by Merck, Sharp and Dohme)
Susan Allison, from The Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

Outstanding Abstract Awards
Markus Seibel - “High bone turnover predicts mortality in the frail elderly: a prospective cohort study”.
Julian Quinn - “IL-11 and Il-6 stimulation of osteoclast formation depends on STAT-but not ERK-mediated pathways in osteoblasts”.

Kaye Ibbertson Award
Roger Zebaze, from Austin Health, Victoria.

Posted 15 November 2005

Vertebroplasty Trial - participants needed
NHRMC-funded trial: "Is Vertebroplasty effective and safe for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures?"
If you have a potentially eligible patient or would like to know more about the trial, please contact the Collaborative Vertebroplasty Research Group - see details.
Posted 15 November 2005

DXA Statistical Quality Control (DXASQC) Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet program for technologists and physicians to assess the Quality Control of their DXA Scanner is now available to download from the Resources: Bone Densitometry section of this website. See: DXA Statistical Quality Control Spreadsheet.
Courtesy of John Cormack Medical Imaging Division, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide.
Posted 1 September 2005

Surgeon General releases report on osteoporosis and bone health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General's Office has released its first-ever report on bone health and osteoporosis today, during the Bone and Joint Decade's National
Awareness Week. The report notes that by 2020, half of all American citizens older than age 50 will be at risk for fractures from osteoporosis and low bone mass if no immediate action is taken by individuals at risk, doctors, health systems, and policymakers. The report is an example of the different activities undertaken during the Bone and Joint Decade to promote public knowledge and understanding of the impact of musculoskeletal diseases and to bring evidence into action. The Surgeon General has published a companion "People's Piece" that offers ready-to-use information on how people can improve their bone health. Free copies are available by calling toll free 1-866-718-BONE. The entire report is available at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/ .
Posted 22 October 2004

Presidents Report
Report from the President, Ego Seeman.
Posted 23 July 2004