PhD student Heather Hunt was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and undergraduate Vinny Wang received Honorable Mention. NSF received over 14,000 applications for the 2014 competition and made 2,000 award offers. Congratulations Heather and Vinny!
Lloyd presents at Fall Materials Research Society meeting
Ashley Lloyd will present her talk “Nanomechanical Properties and Composition of Bone from Post-Menopausal Women with Atypical and Typical Femoral Fractures” in Session C5: Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanomechanics of Biological Materials at the Fall Materials Research Society meeting in Boston, MA.
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Donnelly co-chairs 11th ICCBMT meeting
Prof. Donnelly, with co-chairs Dr. Jeff Gorski and Dr. Charles Sfeir, invited basic and translational scientists with common interests in mineralized tissues to convene for the 11th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues October 27-November 1 2013 in Lake Geneva, WI. Topics included structure and function of dental tissues, new methods for microstructural characterization of hard tissues, animal and disease models of altered mineralization, the role of noncollagenous proteins in mineralization, and tissue engineering. A highlight of the meeting was a lecture on Collagen Crosslinking and Mineralization by the Eve and Arthur Veis Keynote Speaker David Eyre, PhD of the University of Washington.
Chin wins ELI Undergraduate Research Award
Michelle Chin was awarded an Engineering Learning Initiatives Undergraduate Research Award for her proposal entitled, “Effect of bisphosphonates on bone tissue composition in postmenopausal women with fragility fractures.” The ELI grant provides support for research expenses for her senior thesis work this fall. Congratulations Michelle!
Donnelly highlighted in ORS Spotlight on Women
Donnelly highlighted in ORS Spotlight on Women
Prof. Donnelly was highlighted in the Orthopedic Research Society’s Women’s Leadership Forum “Spotlight on Women” for her achievements in orthopedic research.
Goldman wins 1st Annual Mineralized Tissues Mini Golf Invitational
The Donnelly and Estroff research groups participated in the First Annual Mineralized Tissues Mini Golf Invitational at Shipwreck Golf in Cortland, NY. Participants enjoyed enhanced “pirate rules” mini golf, culminating in a win by newcomer Abby Goldman. Congratulations Abby and welcome to Cornell!
Donnelly presents at IBMS Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology
A recipient of the ASBMR Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award, Prof. Donnelly presented a talk entitled, “Reduced Cortical Tissue Heterogeneity with Bisphosphonate Treatment in Postmenopausal Women with Typical and Atypical Femoral Fractures” at the 43rd IBMS Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Research group visits Vashishth Lab to learn biochemistry techniques
This week the Donnelly Lab visited Prof. Donnelly’s K01 mentor Prof. Deepak Vashishth’s lab at RPI to learn biochemistry techniques for analysis of collagen in bone. Thanks to Dr. Gyna Sroga and Catalina Bravo for teaching us these assays, and to the Vashishth Lab for hosting us!
Donnelly co-chairs AAOS/ORS Bone Quality Symposium
Prof. Donnelly, with co-chairs Dr. Dr. Joseph Lane and Dr. Adele Boskey, have invited basic scientists and clinicians with common interests in bone quality to convene for the 2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention Research Symposium May 16-18 2013. Topics include contributions of microarchitecture and microstructure to bone quality, methods of assessment of bone quality, animal models of altered bone quality, human diseases that affect bone quality, effects of pharmacologic treatments on bone quality, and strategies for the management of patients with altered bone quality.
Donnelly receives ASBMR Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research has awarded Prof. Donnelly the Harold M. Frost Young Investigator Award. She will accept the award at the Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology in Sun Valley, ID August 4-7 2013. More information is available at the ASBMR award announcement.
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