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Christopher & Margie Nordin Young Investigator Poster Award
Prof. Chris Nordin
Hello, are you my Optometrist?
Prof Chris Nordin
 

Past recipients:

2007:
Taksum Cheng
PDF file Abstract (17KB)

2006:
Andrew Hattam
PDF file Abstract (70KB)

Estabelle Ang
PDF file Abstract (80KB)

2005:
Mark Bolland &
Catherine Wang

2004:
Laura Gregory &
Mark Bolland

2003:
Nicole Walsh &
Rouha Granfar

2002:
Nathan Pavlos

2001:
Rebecca Jackson

2000:
Josef Kaplan

1999:
Tanya Uebergang

1998:
Marianne Holzherr

1997:
Anne Nelson &
Hidenori Murata


Background
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).

Prof. Nordin did his medical training at University College Hospital in London, graduating in 1950. In 1952, he went to Hammersmith Hospital, the postgraduate medical school, where he developed an interest in the link between calcium and bone strength. After more than 20 years in Britain, many as director of the Medical Research Council's Mineral Metabolism Unit in Leeds, Prof. Nordin moved to Adelaide in 1981 to take up a position at Royal Adelaide Hospital; where, instead of retirement, he wanted the excitement of setting up a new osteoporosis research group.

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 this award

The applicant must:

  • 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 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 this award on the basis of abstract quality. A panel of judges will assess the short-listed presentations at the conference to select the winners.

Award Amount

$1000

Application Deadline

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 in the Membership section of this website.

Applying for this grant

As this grant requires you to submit an abstract for the 2008 scientific program, you must apply for this grant when you submit your abstract online via the Abstract Submission & Award Application Form on the 2008 ASM website.

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