Awards, honors and societies
ARI members' awards, honors, and involvement in societies
Societies
2022
Prof Martin Stoddart
Prof Martin Stoddart was elected as a Member-at-Large for Europe for the governing board of TERMIS.
Prof Martin Stoddart was inducted as an International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research (FIOR).
Peter Varga
Peter Varga was elected as Chair of the Meeting WebPortal Committee for the Council of The European Society of Biomechanics.
Dr Elena Della Bella
Dr Elena Della Bella was selected to serve as a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Scientific Communications Committee (2022-2024).
Dr Matteo D'Este
Dr Matteo D'Este was elected as a member of the ESB council as Industrial liaison officer with a 4-year mandate.
Dr Sophie Verrier
Sophie Verrier was elected SBMS president for a 2-year mandate.
Dr Caroline Constant
Dr Caroline Constant was elected as member of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee from ACVS.
Assoc Prof Zhen Li, PhD
Dr Zhen Li was elected as Members-at-Large of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Spine Section Board Member.
Dr Stephan Zeiter
Dr Stephan Zeiter was nominated as the past chair of the Preclinical Models Section of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS). Moreover, he was elected as President of the European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM) for 2021-2022 and as co-president of Naturforschende Gesellschaft Davos (NGD).
2019
Dr Matteo D'Este
On May 23, 2019, Dr Matteo D'Este was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine (SSB+RM).
Bulgarian Orthopedic and Traumatology Association President Prof Asen Baltov (left) and Vice President Prof Kalin Mihov (right) hand over the Honorary Membership Award to Prof Boyko Gueorguiev (middle).
Prof Boyko Gueorguiev
At the 14th National Congress of the Bulgarian Orthopedic and Traumatology Association (BOTA) held in Varna, BG, October 3-6, 2019, Prof Boyko Gueorguiev was elected as an Honorary Member of the Bulgarian Orthopedic and Traumatology Association (BOTA) for his significant contribution to the active participation of the young generation of orthopedic trauma surgeons in preclinical research. The Diploma of Honorary Award was given to him at a special ceremony by the BOTA President Prof Asen Baltov and Vice President Prof Kalin Mihov.
Prof R Geoff Richards at TERMIS EU 2017, held in Davos, CH.
Prof R Geoff Richards
Prof R Geoff Richards took office as President of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) on January 1, 2019 for a three-year term. Commenting on his election, Richards said that he is honored and humbled to have been selected by the membership and thanked them for placing their trust in him. His goals for his term as president would include supporting the society globally, improving governance and related processes, introducing a method for national tissue engineering societies to affiliate to TERMIS chapters to strengthen the global society, and to give Fellows of TERMIS active roles to mentor the next generations. Richards also wishes to empower the Student and Young Investigator Section (SIYS). Finally, he also wishes to review the vision and mission of the society. The overarching principle for his term as president is, he stressed, a focus on harmonization of chapter processes, governance, and collaboration.
Prof Martin Stoddart
Prof Martin Stoddart became a member of the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies Steering Committee.
Prof Martin Stoddart was re-elected as the Deputy co-chair of the Basic Science committee from the International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society.
Dr Daniel Arens
Dr Daniel Arens was a member of the board of directors of the Swiss Association of Veterinarians in Industry and Research and was elected as member of the credential committee of Swiss Veterinary Laboratory Animal Science (SVLAS).
EORS Executive Committee (from left to right): Dr Gianluca Vadala, spine surgeon Rome, IT (Vice President), Prof Denitsa Docheva, Regensburg, DE (President), Dr Jeannette Penny, foot and ankle surgeon, Køge, DK (Treasurer), Prof Boyko Gueorguiev, ARI (General Secretary).
Prof Boyko Gueorguiev
Prof Boyko Gueorguiev was elected to be General Secretary in the Executive Committee of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS). The election took place at the Society's general assembly held at EORS 2018, September 28-28, Galway, Ireland. This position keeps a strong connection of the AO Foundation with the EORS. Moreover, as of 1 April 2018, Prof Gueorguiev was appointed Member of the Academic Council at the University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine 'N. I. Pirogov', Bulgaria.
Dr Stephan Zeiter
Dr Stephan Zeiter was elected as chair for a two-year term (2018-2019) of the Preclinical Models Section of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS).
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