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Garvan Institute of Medical Research Leaders in Science A/Professor Natalie Sims Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, Associate Director St Vincent's Institute The University of Melbourne IL-6 family cytokines in bone formation and resorptionMonday 14 th October, 2013 12PM, NAB AUDITORIUM Host: Professor Peter Croucher Assoc. Prof. Natalie Sims received her PhD from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995, and worked at the Garvan from 1994-1997. She directs the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit at St. Vincent’s Institute and is a Principal Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne. Her work focuses on paracrine control of osteoblast and osteoclast function, particularly ephrin and IL-6 family cytokines, using genetically altered mouse models and in vitro systems. She has >100 publications. Natalie is a board member of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, the International Bone and Mineral Society, and the ASBMR, a Senior Editor of the journal Bone, and past Associate Editor of CTI. She recently received the ASBMR Fuller Albright (2010) and the IBMS Herbert A Fleisch (2013) Awards.

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Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Leaders in Science

A/Professor Natalie Sims Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit, Associate Director St Vincent's Institute

The University of Melbourne

“IL-6 family cytokines in bone formation and resorption”

Monday 14th October, 2013 12PM, NAB AUDITORIUM

Host: Professor Peter Croucher

Assoc. Prof. Natalie Sims received her PhD from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995, and worked at the Garvan from 1994-1997. She directs the Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit at St. Vincent’s Institute and is a Principal Research

Fellow at The University of Melbourne. Her work focuses on paracrine control of osteoblast and osteoclast function, particularly ephrin and IL-6 family cytokines, using genetically altered mouse models and in vitro systems. She has >100 publications. Natalie is a board member of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, the International Bone and Mineral Society, and the ASBMR, a Senior Editor of the journal Bone, and past Associate Editor of CTI. She

recently received the ASBMR Fuller Albright (2010) and the IBMS Herbert A Fleisch (2013) Awards.