IOF Medal of Achievement
In 2006 IOF introduced a prestigious new award, the IOF Medal of Achievement, to honor individual researchers who have significantly advanced the field of osteoporosis through their original and outstanding scientific contributions.
The award underlines important aspect's of IOF’s mission – to increase understanding and awareness of osteoporosis and to promote medical innovation and improved care. The IOF Medal of Achievement, which includes US$5000 in prize money, will be presented every second year on the occasion of the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 IOF Medal of Achievement.
Download entry form (PDF, 1.19 MB)
Deadline for receipt of nominations is May 23, 2008
Winner of First IOF Medal of Achievement (June 2006)
Professor Pierre Delmas, from Lyon, France, received the prestigious award which was presented during the 2006 IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO) in Toronto, Canada in June 2006.
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| Pierre D. Delmas (right) receives award from CSA Chair René Rizzoli (center) and IOF CEO Daniel Navid. |
Pierre D. Delmas is Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology at the Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France. As Director of the INSERM Research Unit on Pathophysiology of Osteoporosis at the Edouard Herriot Hospital of Lyon, he manages basic and clinical research programs in the field of metabolic bone diseases, with a special focus on osteoporosis. He has authored over 600 articles in international scientific publications and is an Editor-in-Chief of the journal Osteoporosis International. Since the inception of IOF in 1998, Professor Delmas has served as the President, and a Board member, and is actively involved in the development of international educational programs on osteoporosis.


