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Invitation to apply for the
2010 IOF- Servier Young Investigator Research Grant
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Research Grant. The grant of 40,000 Euro, generously supported by Servier in cooperation with IOF, supports young scientists who are carrying out outstanding original research of international relevance in the field of osteoporosis.
The grant will be awarded at the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 (IOFWCO - ECCEO10) to be held in Florence, Italy from May 5-8, 2010. Grant applications are accepted from researchers 40 years of age or under at the time of submission. Further information, including detailed eligibility criteria and application forms, is available on the IOF website.
The deadline for grant applications is September 15, 2009.
The previous winners of this prestigious grant are:
* 2008: Dr. Roger Zebazé for investigations aimed at quantifying and comparing bone structure and strength in pediatric subjects with distal radius fractures, with non-fracture peers matched by sex, age and pubertal status.
* 2006: Dr. Elise Feng-i Morgan, for work in the use of three-dimensional visualization to understand how spine fractures start and progress, and then to test models to predict vertebral fracture.
* 2004: Prof. Hong-Wen Deng, for the study of comparative genetics of osteoporosis in Caucasians and Asians (Chinese).
* 2002: Dr. Yunbo Duan, for work on the structural and biomechanical basis responsible for the racial differences in fracture rates between Asians and Caucasians.
* 2000: Dr. Freda Wynne for a project to identify the gene(s) responsible for susceptibility to low bone mineral density (BMD) in the Irish population and Dr. Luigi Gennari for the study of the genetics of male osteoporosis.
IOF encourages young researchers carrying out original scientific investigations in the bone health and osteoporosis-related field to apply for this valuable grant.
About IOF
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to the worldwide fight against osteoporosis, the disease known as “the silent epidemic”. IOF’s members - scientific researchers, patient, medical and research societies and industry representatives from around the world - share a common vision of a world without osteoporotic fractures. IOF, with headquarters in Switzerland, currently includes 191 member societies in 91 countries, regions and territories. The Foundation works with its members to advance the understanding of osteoporosis and to promote prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease worldwide. Among its numerous programs and activities, IOF mobilizes the global osteoporosis movement on World Osteoporosis Day every year and organizes the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis and the IOF ! World Wide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies every two years.
For more information about IOF visit www.iofbonehealth.org
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