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  2. Lauren Taggart
    We are saddened to announce the passing of ASBMR member John J.B. Anderson, Ph.D. John was an accomplished researcher in the field of calcium and bone metabolism who contributed greatly to our understanding of the non-pharmacologic management of osteoporosis. John is perhaps best known for his work on the effects of calcium intake and physical activity on peak bone mass in young women. John authored nearly one hundred peer reviewed manuscripts and over forty book chapters, continuing his research mentorship after formal retirement through his adjunct professorship with the Gillings School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina. John was also a member of the American Society of Nutritional Sciences, the American College of Nutrition, the American Society for Clinical Nutrition and the International Bone and Mineral Society. John also served on the editorial boards of Journal of American College of Nutrition, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Nutrition Research, Nutrition Today, Osteoporosis International and Nutrition and Food Science. John was also a past president of the American College of Nutrition. John also received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Heart Association and the Distinguished Career Award from the American College of Nutrition. We express our sincerest condolences to John’s wife Betsey and this family at this difficult time. Join us in recognizing Dr. Anderson’s contributions to our field by sharing a memory on the ASBMR Website or contributing a donation in his honor.
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    Vale Dr. Elizabeth Barrett-Connor. I have met her numerous times at UCSD and in ASBMR annual meetings over the past 20 years or so, and my lasting impression was that she was a person of character and talent. She was an innovative thinker in the epidemiology of chronic diseases. My work on osteoporosis in men (Am J Epidemiol, 1996) was actually inspired by her lecture in 1994 re sex differences in heart disease and its risk factors. She had collaborated with me and my team in an important study that falsified a long-held assumption that Asian women had higher body fat mass than Caucasian women (Obesity, 2010). Falsificationism was her favorite intellectual subject. Indeed, I later discovered that she was also interested in the philosophy of science and a strong devotee of the Scientific Method. Every time we met at the ASBMR meeting, we had interesting exchanges on Popper's falsificationism and the likes. It was ~15 years ago, Elizabeth wrote a beautiful letter of recommendation for me when I applied for promtion to full professorship. My gratitude to Elizabeth's kindness and innovative thinking. She will be sadly missed by me. She will also be silently remembered by many people who owe their lives to her insight and effort as an epidemiologist have influenced the treatment of osteoporosis worldwide.
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    I have got acquainted with Tony Norman during his visits to Amsterdam for the PhD thesis of Mat Jongen and for lectures on vitamin D. He was an excellent teacher and always very kind to students. I also met him several times during the planning of the Vitamin D Workshop in Delft in 2015. He was keen on the organization and the contents of the workshop to safeguard its quality. It probably was the last workshop where he fully participated together with his wife, Helen. I have warm memories of Tony with his always serious but friendly attitude. We lose in him an excellent scientist and a great man. Paul Lips Amsterdam University Medical Center
  16. Lauren Taggart
    It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of California, San Diego. Self-described as a "pathological optimist", Dr. Barrett-Connor is internationally acclaimed with a outstanding record of research accomplishments. Her role as leader of the Lipids Research Clinics Prevalence Study enabled her to establish the Rancho Bernardo Study, groundbreaking at the time for its inclusion of men and women, with the flexibility to develop over time. The Rancho Bernardo Study is still going strong over four decades later, and has led to insights into the biology of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, bone health and menopause. Her tremendous impact is not in research alone, but is also reflected through her teaching, encouragement, and mentorship of generations of physicians and scientists. Join us in recognizing Dr. Barrett-Connnor’s contributions to our field by sharing a memory on the ASBMR Website or contributing a donation in her honor.
  17. Guest
    As a postdoctoral fellow with the late Jack Coburn at UCLA, I had the great pleasure to work in Tony's lab at Riverside for the better part of two years. My goal was to learn the assay for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. But I learned a lot more. I met Tony's wife, the late Helen Henry, and his post docs, including Sylvia Christakos, John Putkey, Marian Walters, among others, and especially his chief tech,June Bishop. I learned about group cohesiveness in a laboratory and what could be accomplished when people helped each other. I learned about the One Mile Club, open to all lab members who stripped one mile of rat intestine. I never qualified but was made an honorary member Supervising all this was Tony. He was always welcoming, always happy to discuss any crazy ideas that I had gotten. Helen shared his tolerance and his willingness to listen. Tony stimulated my life-long interest in vitamin D metabolism and function and I remain grateful to him and to Helen for helping my career get off the ground.
  18. Lauren Taggart
    It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Professor Emeritus at University of Alabama at Birmingham, on June 5, 2019. Dr. McDonald’s academic career spanned three decades and included Directorship of the Division of Laboratory Medicine in the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for 10 years as well as Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for nearly 20 years. Dr. McDonald also directed an NIH-funded Center for Metabolic Bone Disease—one of five in the country—from 1996-2010. Dr. McDonald left a legacy of integrity and vision. The effects of Dr. McDonald’s role supporting excellence in research and teaching continue to be felt. His passing is a true loss for the field of pathology. Join us in recognizing Dr. McDonald’s contributions to our field by sharing a memory on the ASBMR Website or contributing a donation in his honor.
  19. Lauren Taggart
    It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Anthony W. Norman, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, on June 14, 2019 at the age of 81. Anthony W. Norman was a former ASBMR Councilor, recipient of the William F. Neuman Esteemed Award and a pioneer in the study of Vitamin D. Some highlights of his career include discovering that vitamin D is converted into a steroid hormone by the body and determining that vitamin D receptors (VDR) were present in the intestine. In 1972, Dr. Norman treated the first uremic patients with the steroid hormone, produced in the Norman laboratory. He was an organizer of the Vitamin D workshops that started in 1973, including one that took place in May 2019 in New York City, USA. Dr. Norman also co-organized a special evening session on vitamin D at the ASBMR Annual Meetings. His passing is a true loss for the field of bone and vitamin D. Join us in recognizing Dr. Norman’s contributions to our field by sharing a memory on the ASBMR Website or contributing a donation in his honor.
  20. Guest
    I had the privilege to spend 3 weeks in Adelaide as a visiting professor in 2011. Howard was our host and my wife and I have wonderful memories of the moments shared with him and his wife Helen. The friendship was immediate and maintained by encounters at meetings but also through regular correspondence. Despite the distance, the long e-mails or letters that we exchanged made me feel very close to him. Howard was a gentleman and a true mentor to colleagues and trainees. It was a pleasure to talk about science in particular and life in general with him. He was extremely generous. I will miss his mischievous smile and infectious laugh and will always remember him fondly. My heartfelt condolences to Helen, his daughter Lisa and his grandkids that he adored, Benjamin and Ella. René.
  21. Guest
    It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Howard Morris. Professor Morris was an accomplished medical scientist, educator and administrator. Professor Morris gave the prestigious Louis Avioli memorial lecture on vitamin D metabolism in bone at the ASBMR 2019 Annual Meeting in Denver and regularly attended ASBMR meetings as an ASBMR member. He most recently held the position of President of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) and chaired the IFCC-International Osteoporosis Foundation Joint Workgroup on Standardization of Bone Turnover Markers (2012-2017). Above all, he was a gentleman and a professional in all that he did. He will be remembered for his many contributions to clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine worldwide, especially in the area of Vitamin D and bone metabolism, and for his mentorship of many successful Australian scientists. Join us in recognizing Professor Morris’ contributions to science by sharing a memory or contributing a donation in his honor.
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