During the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society, to be held in Innsbruck from 23 to 26 May, there will be a ceremony to award five distinguished scientists and three young investigators. This is an annual ceremony, since the European Calcified Tissue Society is highly committed in recognizing scientific excellence in the field of bone and mineral metabolism.
This year’s winners are:
- Carolina Medina Gomez (Iain T. Boyle award, for young scientists who have made significant progress and contribution to the field of bone and calcified tissue).
- Martina Rauner (Mike Horton award, for individuals who have made a significant basic or translational contribution to the field of bone and calcified tissue).
- Franz Jakob (Philippe Bordier award, for scientists who have made a significant clinical contribution to the field of bone and calcified tissue).
- Gustavo Duque (Steven Boonen award, for medical doctors who have made significant progress and contribution to the field of bone clinical and bone disease research).
- Emma Duncan (Maria Luisa Bianchi award, for medical doctors who have made significant progress and contribution to the field of clinical rare bone disease research).
For the second time this year, our society is presenting “ECTS best article award”. The prize is reserved to first Authors that published a relevant scientific manuscript during the period June 2023-October 2024 in three distinct areas of research: clinical, basic and translational. The winners that will present their results during the upcoming meeting in Innsbruck are:
- Morten Svarer Hansen
- Yasmine Hachemi
- Maria Materozzi