Young minds, deeper insights: a recap of the BMAS Summer School 2023, ranging from basic research to clinical implications of bone marrow adipose tissue

0585333 - FGÚ 2025 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Amorim, T. - Trivanovic, D. - Beňová, Andrea - Li, H. - Tencerová, Michaela - Palmisano, B.
Young minds, deeper insights: a recap of the BMAS Summer School 2023, ranging from basic research to clinical implications of bone marrow adipose tissue.
Biology Open. Roč. 13, č. 2 (2024), č. článku bio060263. ISSN 2046-6390. E-ISSN 2046-6390
Institutional support: RVO:67985823
Keywords : skeletal stem cells * adipocytes * bone marrow stromal cells * career development * young investigators
OECD category: Endocrinology and metabolism (including diabetes, hormones)
Impact factor: 2.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.060263

Bone marrow adiposity (BMA) is a rapidly growing yet very young research field that is receiving worldwide attention based on its intimate relationship with skeletal and metabolic diseases, as well as hematology and cancer. Moreover, increasing numbers of young scientists and students are currently and actively working on BMA within their research projects. These developments led to the foundation of the International Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS), with the goal to promote BMA knowledge worldwide, and to train new generations of researchers interested in studying this field. Among the many initiatives supported by BMAS, there is the BMAS Summer School, inaugurated in 2021 and now at its second edition. The aim of the BMAS Summer School 2023 was to educate and train students by disseminating the latest advancement on BMA. Moreover, Summer School 2023 provided suggestions on how to write grants, deal with negative results in science, and start a laboratory, along with illustrations of alternative paths to academia. The event was animated by constructive and interactive discussions between early-career researchers and more senior scientists. In this report, we highlight key moments and lessons learned from the event.
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