{"id":40940,"date":"2011-06-21T10:14:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T14:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=40940"},"modified":"2011-08-04T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T18:49:06","slug":"scientists-receive-research-awards-to-study-osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/06\/scientists-receive-research-awards-to-study-osteoporosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Receive Research Awards to Study Osteoporosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State Senator Beth Bye talks with a relative of the late Jo-Anne Smith at the Jo-Anne Smith, M.D. Memorial Research and Education Fund reception on June 13, 2011. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the second annual Jo-Anne Smith, M.D. Memorial Research and Education Fund reception, two awards were given to Health Center scientists pursuing research in the field of osteoporosis.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the memorial is to fund meritorious pilot projects in clinical research on osteoporosis, and to support interested students, trainees and junior faculty in exploring osteoporosis research. Dr. Smith cared for many patients with osteoporosis and was also involved with clinical research over her long career at the UConn Health Center. Smith died of breast cancer in 2009.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s award recipients and their research focus are Kevin Wai Hong Lo,\u00a0Engineered Regeneration of Bone Tissue for Treating Osteoperosis through an Osteogenic Small Molecule, Phenamil <\/em>and Heather L. Hutchins-Wiese,\u00a0The Validation of a Food Preference Survey with Reported Dietary Intake and Associations with Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s recipients Dr. Aditya Tadinada and\u00a0Dr. Faryal Mirza<\/a> were also in attendance as well as special guest Connecticut State Senator Beth Bye.<\/p>\n

Donor support for this fund will help to continue osteoporosis research. Contributions can be made to\u00a0UConn Foundation<\/a>, Inc. Please note the name of the fund on your check: Jo-Anne Smith M.D. Memorial Fund.<\/p>\n

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\"Last<\/a>
Last year's award recipient, Dr. Faryal Mirza. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The 2011 award winners Heather Hutchins-Wiese and Kevin Wai Hong Lo. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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