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IOF Young Investigator Awards presented at Singapore meeting

November 6th, 2016

Today, at a session held during the IOF Regionals 6th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore, five researchers from Australia, Hong Kong, India and Japan were awarded the prestigious IOF Young Investigator Research Awards. The award winning studies, submitted by investigators aged forty years or younger, were selected from 168 abstracts submitted to the Meeting. The Award comprises 1000 USD, a certificate, and the opportunity to present the research at a high profile oral communications session.

The winning researchers are:

P Singh (India)Abstract OC10 -Promoter Hypermethylation Mediated Suppression of Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitors (CDKN2A and CDKN2B) in Sporadic Parathyroid Tumors.P Singh, A Arya, S Bhadada, U Saikia, N Sachdeva, D Dahiya, A Behera, A Bhansali
F Wu (Australia)Abstract OC11 - Moderate-to-vigorous Physical Activitiy but not Sedentary Time is associated with Musculoskeletal Health Outcomes in a Cohort of Australian Middle-aged Women. F Wu, K Wills, L Laslett, B Oldenburg, G Jones, T Winzenberg
SM Hosking (Australia)Abstract OC12 - Health Literacy and Uptake of Dietary Calcium Recommendations in Women. SM Hosking, R Buchbinder, J Pasco, N Hyde, L Williams, S Brennan-Olsen
Y Su (Hong Kong, China)Abstract OC13 - The Improved Clinical Use of Trabecular Bone Score adjusted FRAX® to predict Major Osteoporotic Fractures in Chinese Older People.Y Su, J Leung, D Hans, O Lamy, T Kwok
H Tanigawa (Japan)Abstract OC14 - Can ALP be the Surrogate Marker for Bone Turnover?H Tanigawa, N Okumura, K Nishizawa, S Nishiwaki, Y Tamagawa, S Imai

Abstracts from the meeting will be published in Osteoporosis International, Volume 27, Suppl. 3, 2016.

IOF President John A. Kanis stated, "One of IOF's most important missions is to promote new research in the field. We hope that these awards will help encourage these young investigators - the region's scientific leaders of the future - to continue their important work in advancing knowledge of osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal disorders."

The IOF Regionals will be held at the SUNTEC Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre from November 4-6, 2016.

Provided by International Osteoporosis Foundation

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