The work of the Biomedical Research Unit for Musculoskeletal Disease has been recognised internationally, and these pages will highlight some of our achievements, as well as listing our publications, and providing access to our departmental newsletter.
Highlights
2011
Richard Eastell was presented with the Iain Macintyre Award for new approaches to the treatment of osteoporosis after giving the opening lecture at the William Harvey Institute’s 25th Anniversary celebrations in July.
The Centre for Biomedical Research is officially opened by Her Royal Highness Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, on 4th May.
2010
Richard Eastell's h-index reaches 59. He now has 34 articles with over 100 citations each.
Nicky Peel receives the British Society for Rheumatology Osteoporosis Award.
2009
In the Sciencewatch rankings for publications, 1999-2009, the University of Sheffield was ranked as number 6 (out of 12,241) for the number of citations in the field of osteoporosis.
Richard Eastell ranked 8th (out of 56,958) for the number of publications produced. http://sciencewatch.com/ana/st/osteo2/
Richard Eastell is the first person in the Medical School and the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to be awarded Senior NIHR Investigator status. There are only 160 such appointments in England to the NIHR College.
Conference awards
2010
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Conference
Golden femur award (debate) – Richard Eastell
British Hip Society Conference
President’s Prize – Becky Andrews
Cancer & Bone Society's 10th International Conference
Best Oral presentation – Rosemary Hannon
National Late Effects of Cancer
Best abstract prize – Jennie Walsh
National Osteoporosis Society
Allied Health Professional Award – Judy Finigan
Young Investigator Awards – Annabel Burton and Kar-ping Kuet
2009
European Calcified Tissue Society
New Investigator Award – Judy Finigan
NOS Annual Conference
Allied Health Professional category – Judy Finigan
Young Investigator Awards – Kate Gibb and Anya Sycheva
2008
British Hip Society Conference
McKee Prize – Andrew Gordon
British Orthopaedic Research Society
Best Oral Presentation – Andrew Gordon
Bone Research Society
Best Clinical Oral Presentation – Sarah Glover
