Committee Chair
Martina Rauner
Martina Rauner studied biotechnology at the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna, Austria from 2002-2006. Aftercompleting her doctorate at the Department of Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Vienna in 2008, she received theECTS/AMGEN bone research fellowship and joined the group of Professor Lorenz Hofbauer in Dresden, Germany to studymechanisms of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. In 2011, Martina became Group leader for Osteoimmunology andexpanded her research area to chronic inflammatory diseases and Wnt signaling. Due to her comprehensive knowledge onbone biology, its interactions with other organ systems, and her leadership skills, she was promoted to the Scientific Directorof the Bone lab in 2015 and became Professor for Molecular Bone Biology in 2018. Currently, her group is particularlyinterested in the interactions of bone with hematopoiesis and hormones, and studies the role of Wnt and BMP signaling.
Martina has published over 150 publications in the field of bone biology and has received several awards for her work.Moreover, she was on the board of the ECTS from 2012-2018, has promoted the needs of New Investigators in that society,and is a founding member of the ECTS Academy, a group of outstanding young scientists in the musculoskeletal field.Moreover, she is an ASBMR Ambassador for Germany.
Committee Role & Responsibilities
Engaging with all partners is key for the fulfillment of ECTS mission. The Committee will ensure that ECTS partners with industry with the highest standards and continues developing activities of interest for the entire community.
The main role of the Corporate Engagement Committee is to
- Develop new and effective concepts how ECTS can more efficiently interact with industry.
- Develop talking points for industry that highlight the strengths of ECTS and why industry should engage with ECTS.
- Develop fundraising strategies, including EU funding, in line with future changes in the Calcified Tissues’ field.
Committee Structure & Composition
Finance and corporate engagement Action Group
- Polyzois Makras, Chair
- Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Co-Chair
- Bente Langdahl
- Serge Ferrari
- Juliet Compston
- Alex Ireland
- Andrea Palermo
- Richard Eastell
- Luigi Gennari
Membership Engagement Action Group
- Martina Rauner, Chair
- Polyzois Makras, Co-Chair
- Claudine Blin, Co-Chair
- Bo Abrahamsen
- Jan Tuckerman
- Andrea Palermo
- Ling Wang
- Nerea Alonso Lopez
- Felix von Brackel, ECTS Academy member