ECTS/Amgen/GSK Bone Biology Fellowship 2011
Deadline date 12 November 2010
2010 Award Announcement
The application procedure for the 2011 award is now open. The 2011 award will be announced during the 3rd Joint meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society and International Bone and Mineral Society 7-11 May 2011 in Athens, Greece
Online Application Form (Members Only)
Term
3-year fellowship program (shorter terms will not be considered)
Eligibility
- any scientist or clinician working in the field of bone biology
- applicant must be a European member of ECTS and be working in a European institution. Applications will be considered from European members who are working in an International institution if a strong case can be presented for performing the research outside of Europe
- previous recipients of an ECTS Postdoctoral Fellowship, ECTS/Amgen/GSK Bone Biology Fellowship, ECTS/Servier Fellowship, ECTS Career Establishment award or ECTS PhD Studentship are not eligible to apply
- applicant may only apply for one award (i.e. applicants for the ECTS/Amgen/GSK Bone Biology Fellowship may not apply for any other ECTS award in the current year)
Amount
€100,000 (Euros), of which 50% shall be deployed to cover salary costs
Review Procedure
All applications are reviewed by an independent panel of reviewers . The final decision is based on the marks and comments from the reviewers and any conflicts of interest are identified and dealt with appropriately.
Please note
- applicants are encouraged to seek funding from alternative sources for their research. However, successful applicants will be requested to complete a declaration form to state that they have not gained simultaneous funding from another organization towards the support of his/her salary for the same research project. Accordingly, the successful applicant is expected to inform ECTS in this event and the ECTS Board will make appropriate adjustments to the award, up to a complete withdrawal if the amount obtained from the other source covers 100% of the applicant’s salary
- funds are not to be used for university/institution overheads
- applications must be made on-line from the ECTS web site
2010 Award
The 2010 ECTS/Amgen gsk Bone Biology Fellowship was announced during the 37th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues in Glasgow on Sunday 27 June to Philip Riches (Edinburgh, UK). Many thanks are extended to Amgen/gsk for supporting this award.
ECTS/Amgen/GSK Bone Biology Fellowship recipient Dr Philip Riches (centre) with Professor Roland Baron, ECTS President (left) and Dr Nathalie Franchimont, Amgen (right)
Project
Title: Prevalence and clinical significance of neutralising antibodies to osteoprotegerin
Abstract of research: Osteoporosis is a recognised complication of many autoimmune diseases and is thought to occur as the result of multiple mechanisms including over production of pro-inflammatory cytokines; relative immobility and corticosteroid therapy. Such patients are also known to be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We have recently encountered a patient with coeliac disease who developed severe, high turnover osteoporosis in association with the development of neutralising antibodies to osteoprotegerin OPG. In preliminary studies, we have found circulating antibodies to OPG in diverse patients with autoimmune disease and severe idiopathic osteoporosis, although their clinical significance is as yet unknown. The aim of this project will be to determine the prevalence and functional significance of OPG autoantibodies in patients with autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and the general population. In addition we aim to correlate the presence and titre of OPG antibodies to BMD values, biochemical markers of bone turnover and cardiovascular disease.
Previous award winners
2009 - Anna Daroszewska (Edinburgh, UK)
2008 – Dr Martina Raunder (Vienna, Austria)
2007 – Dr Andrea del Fattore (L’Aquila,
Italy)
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