BRS Basic Course in Bone and Cartilage Biology
14-15 November 2024, INOX Conference Suite, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Organised by the Bone Research Society, this 2-day residential course is for all postgraduate students, postdocs and research fellows who may be starting out in this field, or who want to catch up in preparation for their postgraduate viva.
To view the full programme and to register, please visit the link below:
BRS Annual Meeting 2024
10-12 July 2024, The Edge, Sheffield, UK
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO JOINED US IN SHEFFIELD FOR BRS 2024!
The sessions will include talks by world-leading experts, our popular Early Career Researcher networking session, a Cancer and Bone Workshop, interactive image-based workshops, the Rare Bone Disease session, and of course plenty of opportunity for submitted oral communications and poster sessions. We have made sure to build in longer networking and poster presentation sessions to ensure you have plenty of time to catch up with colleagues!
Please click on the link below for more information about the meeting and to register...
https://boneresearchsociety.org/me…
BRS Oxford Clinical Training Course in Osteoporosis and other Metabolic Bone Diseases
25-27 March 2024, Merton College, Oxford
This popular course will again be held at Merton College.
PLEASE NOTE: The 2024 BRS Oxford Clinical Training Course is now sold out. We are no longer holding a waiting list. Should you wish to receive details about the 2025 course please email the events team on events@boneresearchsociety.org and we will add you to the enquiry list.
Please click on the link below for more information
https://boneresearchsociety.org/me…
Bone health in low and middle income countries
25 January 2024, 15:00, Virtual (ECTS eCampus)
Don't miss this webinar on Thursday 25th January at 3pm UK time by our very own Prof Kate Ward and Prof Celia Gregson, on Bone Health in Low and Middle Income Countries. This is part of the ECTS webinar series, all BRS members are invited to attend. Register here: https://ecampus.ectsoc.org/ects/20….
BRS Annual Meeting and ECTS Congress 2023
13-18 April 2023, Liverpool, UK
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Bone Research Society (BRS) will be held in Liverpool from 13th-15th April. The Meeting will be held in association with the European Calcified Tissues Society (ECTS) Annual Congress, which will run 15th-18th April. The Societies are joining forces to provide an exciting and unique opportunity to share cutting edge science and innovation in bone and mineral metabolism. BRS will hold its usual Workshops on 13th April at the ACC Liverpool. On Friday 14th our Annual Meeting will start also at the award-wining ACC Liverpool (https://www.accliverpool.com/). The Meeting will continue on the morning of Saturday 15th to be followed by the ECTS Congress. You will be able to register for, and submit abstracts to either or both meetings.
Late Breaking Abstract deadline: 8 February 2023
BRS Oxford Clinical Training Course in Osteoporosis and other Metabolic Bone Diseases
27-29 March 2023, Merton College, Oxford
The 2023 Clinical Training Course is now full. Please email the events team on events@boneresearchsociety.org should you wish to be added to the waiting list and we will contact you if we have any places become available.
Basic Course in Bone and Cartilage Biology and Disease 2022
17-18 November 2022, Sheffield
17-18 November 2012, INOX Conference Suite, University of Sheffield
New to the field of bone and joint? Wanting to catch up on the latest in bone and joint diseases? Organised by the Bone Research Society this 2 day course is for all basic and clinical postgraduate students, postdocs and research fellows who may be starting out in this field, or who want to catch up in preparation for their postgraduate viva.
More information: https://boneresearchsociety.org/me…
Registration Deadline: 2 November 2022
BRS Annual Meeting 2022
6-8 July 2022, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
The abstract deadline is now closed.... LATE BREAKING ABSTRACT submission will open on Friday 22 April. More details about the meeting can be found by clicking on the link below.
BRS Oxford Clinical Training Course in Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
28-30 March 2022, Merton College, Oxford, UK
** REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED ** We can't wait to welcome our friends and colleagues to Oxford next week!
BRS Annual Meeting 2021
28-30 June 2021, Virtual Meeting
Given the uncertainties for 2021, this year we planned a virtual 3-day meeting from Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th June 2021. The programme was delivered on the zoom platform to ensure reliability. It was a mix of live presentations from international and national experts across a range of research areas bringing together basic and clinical science. There was also a focus on presentations from abstract submissions with interesting question and answer sessions.
Thank you to all our colleagues and speakers who attended.
BRS Virtual Seminars - Adam Pickard, Joan Chang & Richa Garva (Karl Kadler Group)
27 April 2021, 14:00, Virtual Seminar
Adam Pickard "A non-canonical secretory route for collagen assembly".
Adam is a senior postdoc in Karl Kadler’s lab (Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester) studying how cells assemble a collagen-rich extracellular matrix. Published findings from our lab show that cells assemble collagen fibrils under circadian clock control, and that disruption of the clock produces abnormal fibrils that accumulate in numbers. However, earlier work published in 2004 from the Kadler group showed that cells in vivo can secrete procollagen within minutes. My recent work has focused on reconciling these apparently contradictory observations. In his talk, Adam will explain how he has used CRISPR-Cas9 editing and cell culture models to identify a non-classical secretory pathway of collagen secretion. His work has identified an unexpected role of lysosomal compartments in collagen secretion. These observations have relevance to fibrosis, in which uncontrolled deposition of collagen leads can cause death. He with new approaches, using nanoluciferase, to screen for collagen modulatory compounds.
Joan Chang “Understanding the role of endosomal recycling in collagen-I fibril formation”
Joan received her PhD in cancer studies from the lab of Janine Erler (Institute of Cancer Research, University of London), then went on to study adipocytes in the tumour microenvironment at UNC Chapel Hill with Dr Andrew Dudley. In 2016 Joan moved to Karl Kadler's lab where she made discoveries concerning the circadian regulation of collagen fibril assembly. Her recent work is showing that a crucial step in this process is uptake of collagen via the endosomal system. In her talk, Joan will show her recent data on endosomal trafficking using mass spectrometry and a novel method of fluorescence activated sorting of transport vesicles.
Richa Garva “To understand the role of type I collagen in determining cell fate, with translational opportunities for osteoarthritis"
Like Adam and Joan, Richa is a senior postdoc in Karl's lab. Richa approached the question of the purpose of the circadian collagen seen in adult mouse tendon by preforming a conditional knockout of col1a1 by crossing Col1a2CreERT2 and Col1a1-floxed mice, and feeding tamoxifen postnatally. To her surprise, fibroblasts that cannot synthesise col1a1 (and therefore cannot make collagen-I) switch to making collagen-II and express other chondrogenic markers including aggrecan, Sox9 etc. These data hint at a new role for Col1a1 in determining cell fate, and open up potential strategies for treating osteoarthritis.
Part of BRS Webinar Series
BRS Virtual Seminar - Prof van Martin & Dr Andres Garcia-Garcia. University of Basel.
30 March 2021, 14:00, Virtual Seminar
Professor Ivan Martin: Re-engineering developmental processes for bone regeneration
The presentation will exemplify in the context of the recapitulation and regulation of endochondral ossification the general paradigm to enhance robustness in regeneration by engineering developmentally inspired processes. The work will also outline a new class of materials, based on engineered extracellular matrices, capable to deliver the required signals to activate such processes.
Dr Andres Garcia-Garcia: Engineered bone marrow niches to model human hematopoiesis
The presentation will describe a bioreactor-based 3D perfusion culture model enabling the engineering of stromal tissues, possibly including vascular elements. The system has been used to maintain/expand human healthy and malignant hematopoietic stem&progenitor cells, as well as their interactions and compartmentalization.
Part of BRS Webinar Series
Online BRS Clinical Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases 2021
22 March - 19 April 2021, Virtual Sessions Update
Given the uncertainties for 2021, the clinical training course will now be run virtually as a series of live and pre-recorded sessions. More information about the dates of the sessions, programme and registration is now available.
BRS Virtual Seminars - Claudia Mazzà & Erica Montefiori, University of Sheffield.
23 February 2021, 14:00, Virtual Seminar
Musckuloskeletal modelling of forces transmitted to the joints during walking and the anatomical properties involved.
zoom.us/j/93461584673?pwd=eXk…
Part of BRS Webinar Series
BRS Virtual Seminars - Katherine Staines & Rachel Lopera-Burgueno
26 January 2021, 14:00, Virtual Seminar
Katherine Staines: Understanding growth plate fusion mechanisms
As growth slows and eventually ceases, the human growth plate narrows and bone bridges form to span its width. I will describe methods we have developed to understand these processes and how these may predict musculoskeletal health in later life.
KS completed her PhD at the Roslin Institute in 2012 with Colin Farquharson before completing postdoctoral positions with Colin and Andy Pitsillides. She was awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Fellowship at Edinburgh Napier in 2017 before taking a Senior Lectureship position in Brighton at the start of 2020.
Rachel Lopera-Burgueno: The role of regulatory T-cells in osteoarthritis
RLB is a 3rd year PhD student in KS lab also supervised by Graham Wright at Edinburgh Napier University working on the role of regulatory T cells in OA.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday 26th January at 14:00. Join us at https://zoom.us/j/93621652894.
Part of BRS Webinar Series
BRS Virtual Seminars - Dr James Edwards and Dr Beatriz Gamez Molina
24 November 2020, Virtual
Dr James Edwards (University of Oxford): "Biometals in Bone Regeneration - Supporting Structure and Stimulating Cells"
Dr Beatriz Gamez Molina (University of Oxford) "The role of dietary cholesterol in myeloma pathogenesis"
Join us here: https://zoom.us/j/98071153308
Part of BRS Webinar Series
BRS Virtual Seminars - Stuart Ralston & Beatriz Larraz Prieto
26 October 2020, Online
Stuart Ralston (Edinburgh) on the TOPAZ trial.
Beatriz Larraz Prieto (Edinburgh) on CXCR4 and teriparatide in osteoporosis.
Join us here: https://zoom.us/j/92573181699.
Part of BRS Webinar Series
BRS2020 Online
6-8 July 2020
Welcome to BRS 2020 Online. We’ve been through unprecedented times over the last few months and like many other meetings, BRS2020 in Manchester has had to be postponed. But that hasn’t stopped our community continuing to produce high quality science and connecting with each other to exchange ideas and knowledge.
BRS2020 Online will be a platform for this, focussing on the oral communications and posters and we will also have online satellite symposia from our Industry partners and we will also hold the Rare Bone Disease workshop on the Monday evening. We will be holding sessions over the course of the 3 days from 6 - 8 July 2020
Basic course in bone and cartilage biology and disease - 21-22 November 2019
21-22 November 2019, INOX Conference Suite, University of Sheffield
New to the field of bone and joint? Wanting to catch up on the latest in bone and joint diseases? Organised by the Bone Research Society this 2 day course is for all basic and clinical postgraduate students, postdocs and research fellows who may be starting out in this field, or who want to catch up in preparation for their postgraduate viva.
Programme: https://boneresearchsociety.org/do…
Places are limited and awarded on a first-come-basis. Early booking is therefore recommended to avoid disappointment: 7 November 2019
5th BRS/BORS Joint Meeting
4-6 September 2019, Cardiff
ASBMR is pleased to announce the availability of funding for two (2) Young Investigator Awards ($1,500 each) to enable attendance and presentation of research at the 5th joint meeting of the Bone Research Society and British Orthopaedic Research Society, Cardiff, UK, September 4th - 6th 2019. If you are interested in applying for this funding please access conference details and submit an abstract on the BRS Annual Meeting Website. Please also email the conference organiser - Luan Barlow, Hg3 Conferences Ltd, at luan.barlow@hg3.co.uk - to register your interest in one of these awards. The abstract deadline is Friday, July 5th, 2019.
BRS Clinical training course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
18-20 March 2019, Merton College, Oxford, UK
This three-day residential training course aims to provide trainees in medical specialties such as rheumatology, endocrinology, care of the elderly, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine and clinical chemistry with the knowledge and understanding to manage patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The course is intended to focus on practical issues relating to patient management and is strongly recommended for any trainee who foresees that patients with these disorders will form a significant part of their workload in future. A stimulating interactive format will be employed combining lectures, panel discussions, debates and workshops. Specialist nurses in osteoporosis and falls will also find this course valuable, as well as newly qualified consultants or others wishing to update their knowledge in this field.
Training Day for Primary Care Practitioners: Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases
12 September 2018, Birmingham, UK
This one-day training course aims to help GPs and other primary care practitioners to better manage patients with metabolic bone disease. Taking into account the restrictions of primary care and the 10 minute consultation, the course will focus on providing practical and actionable information.
The course has been approved for 6 CPD credits by the Royal College of Physicians (course code 118523).
On completion of the course, it is expected that participants will be able to:
- Assess and investigate metabolic bone diseases in primary care
- Identify when a referral to secondary care is appropriate for further management
- Understand and use latest available guidelines in metabolic bone diseases
- Confidently apply, evaluate and modify primary care treatment in response to the changing needs of the patient
Topics will cover the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases, including:
- Raised calcium/hyperparathyroidism
- Raised alkaline phosphatase/Paget's disease
- Fracture risk assessment
- Duration of treatment and drug holidays in osteoporosis
- Calcium supplements – do we need them?
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Renal bone disease/osteodystrophy
- Falls
- Rickets
Organised by Dr Richard Keen and Dr Judith Bubbear of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, the course will be delivered by a faculty of topic experts.
Bone Research Society Annual Meeting
27-29 June 2018, Winchester, UK
The 2018 Bone Research Society Annual Meeting will take place in the historic city of Winchester, on the King Alfred Campus of the University of Winchester.
The local organisers - Claire Clarkin, Cyrus Cooper, Nick Harvey, Richard Oreffo and Kate Ward are already hard at work putting together an exciting scientific programme and we hope you will be a part of it.
BRS Clinical Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
26-28 March 2018, Merton College, Oxford, UK
This three-day residential training course aims to provide trainees in medical specialties such as rheumatology, endocrinology, care of the elderly, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine and clinical chemistry with the knowledge and understanding to manage patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The course is intended to focus on practical issues relating to patient management and is strongly recommended for any trainee who foresees that patients with these disorders will form a significant part of their workload in future. A stimulating interactive format will be employed combining lectures, panel discussions, debates and workshops. Specialist nurses in osteoporosis and falls will also find this course valuable, as well as newly qualified consultants or others wishing to update their knowledge in this field.
Bone Research Society Clinical Training Course: Osteoporosis and other Metabolic Bone Diseases
3-5 April 2017, Merton College, Oxford, UK
This three-day residential training course aims to provide trainees in medical specialties such as rheumatology, endocrinology, care of the elderly, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine and clinical chemistry with the knowledge and understanding to manage patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The course is intended to focus on practical issues relating to patient management and is strongly recommended for any trainee who foresees that patients with these disorders will form a significant part of their workload in future. A stimulating interactive format will be employed combining lectures, panel discussions, debates and workshops. Specialist nurses in osteoporosis and falls will also find this course valuable, as well as newly qualified consultants or others wishing to update their knowledge in this field.
BRS Annual Meeting 2016
29 June - 1 July 2016, Liverpool, UK
Off to Liverpool for the 2016 meeting, for the first time since - well, does anyone know? Certainly for the first time in the Society's current incarnation as the Bone Research Society.
BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
16-18 March 2016, St Anne's College, Oxford, UK
This three-day residential training course aims to provide trainees in medical specialties such as rheumatology, endocrinology, care of the elderly, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine and clinical chemistry with the knowledge and understanding to manage patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The course is intended to focus on practical issues relating to patient management and is strongly recommended for any trainee who foresees that patients with these disorders will form a significant part of their workload in future. A stimulating interactive format will be employed combining lectures, panel discussions, debates and workshops. Specialist nurses in osteoporosis and falls will also find this course valuable, as well as newly qualified consultants or others wishing to update their knowledge in this field.
Some comments from those who attended the previous course:
“Fantastic course, probably the best I have ever been on”
“Brilliant course set at the right level, knowledgeable speakers, will definitely recommend it”
“Excellent, relevant course – I have already started recommending it to my peers”
“I am really impressed by the speakers, very good learning environment, excellent organisation of the course events”
“Very useful, inspiring course … represented great value for money in terms of both quality and quantity of teaching … I will certainly be recommending this course”
BRS Annual Meeting 2015 (Jointly with the British Society for Matrix Biology)
1-3 September 2015, Edinburgh, UK
BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
13-15 April 2015, Oxford, UK
This three-day residential training course aims to provide trainees in medical specialties such as rheumatology, endocrinology, care of the elderly, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, respiratory medicine and clinical chemistry with the knowledge and understanding to manage patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The course is intended to focus on practical issues relating to patient management and is strongly recommended for any trainee who foresees that patients with these disorders will form a significant part of their workload in future. A stimulating interactive format will be employed combining lectures, panel discussions, debates and workshops. Specialist nurses in osteoporosis and falls will also find this course valuable, as well as newly qualified consultants or others wishing to update their knowledge in this field.
BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
19-21 March 2014, Oxford, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2013 (Jointly with British Orthopaedic Research Society)
3-5 September 2013, Oxford, UK
BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
20-22 March 2013, Oxford, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2012 (part of Osteoporosis and Bone Conference 2012, Jointly with National Osteoporosis Society and National Association for the Relief of Paget’s Disease)
1-4 July 2012, Manchester, UK
BRS Training Course: Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Bone Diseases
26-28 March 2012, Oxford, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2011 (Jointly with British Orthopaedic Research Society)
27-29 June 2011, Cambridge, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2010 (Jointly with European Calcified Tissue Society)
26-30 June 2010, Glasgow, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2009 (Jointly with British Society for Matrix Biology)
14-16 June 2009, London, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2008 (Jointly with British Orthopaedic Research Society)
23-25 June 2008, Manchester, UK
BRS Annual Meeting 2006 (Jointly with British Orthopaedic Research Society)
5-6 July 2006, Southampton, UK
2-4 April 2025, Merton College, Oxford, UK
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