Date & Time: 16 June 2022, 4 pm CEST

Featuring Melissa Formosa

Chaired by: Lars Folkestad

Format:

• 5 min welcome & introductions
• 35 min presentation
• 20 min Q&A
• 15 min interactive Coffee Shop

Learning objectives:

• Drawing from the experiences of other studies on what works and what does not work regarding recruiting for large studies
• Showcasing how to make a plausible analysis plan
• Demonstrating How to collect the best data for your study

Costs: Live webinar is free for ECTS members and non-members, but a registration is required. Recordings are accessible to ECTS members only.

Faculty:

Featuring Dr Melissa Formosa

Dr Melissa Formosa received her PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Malta (UM) and holds a resident academic position at the Department of Applied Biomedical Science within the Faculty of Health Sciences, UM. She leads the Malta Osteoporotic Fracture Study

consisting of 1300 Maltese individuals affected with osteoporosis including postmenopausal women and extended families affected

with osteoporosis. The collection forms part of an international multi-study consortium known as GENOMOS investigating the genetics of osteoporosis and other musculoskeletal traits. Her work on osteoporosis has been presented at several international conferences and

published in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently using the zebrafish model to investigate the role of novel genetic factors in the susceptibility of familial osteoporosis with the aim of identifying possible bone targets for customised treatment. Dr Formosa is the WG3 co-lead of the GEMSTONE COST Action (CA18139).