Welcome to the December issue of Anastomosis. In this issue, we bring you the latest news from our members and keep you updated on upcoming deadlines. We also highlight some interesting news articles from the past month. You can sign up to Aging Cell ETOCS Alerts via the Wiley website. 

A Million Thanks! 
When I took on the role of editing Anastomosis, the Society newsletter in May 2010, I quite honestly did not expect to oversee a run of 116 issues. I am however, glad with the way the newsletter has evolved: an established frequency, a defined role for communicating and publicizing the efforts of the Society's members, and an outreach tool for touching members and colleagues in faraway lands. Along the way, I have been supported by the truly wonderful submissions and comments from members (without whom the newsletter would quite simply have been impossible to produce) and some outstanding partnerships with the newsletter publishers (without whom the newsletter would quite simply have been impossible to publish - many thanks Zushna and Mark!). Issue number 116 is the final issue that I will be editing but I am confident that there are very capable hands and heads in the Society to continue to lead this newsletter into the future. I look forward to reading all the wonderful contributions that continue to define what Anastomosis represents for the Society. To everyone, a million thanks. 
Raj Ettarh, Editor, Anastomosis 2010-2019
 
Deadlines
Mark your calendar!
The next deadline for the Society's Best Image Prize is 31 May 2020. The size limit for submitted images is 3.0MB.

In this issue, check out the montage of the Image Prize Posters that have been published in Anastomosis from 2011-2019. 
 
Awardee Reports
Many thanks to the following for their reports following Society-sponsored participation at events: 

Symington Bequest
Sourav Bhattacharjee, Professor Andy Chirculescu at the 19th Congress of The International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA 2019), 9-11 August 2019, London; Associate Professor Lopa Leach at the International Federation of Placental Associations (IPFA 2019), 10-13 September 2019, The Catholic University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Erin Boland - at the Matrix Biology Ireland Annual Meeting 'Extracellular Matrix: Development, Disease and Evolution', 21-22 November 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
Awards 

Congratulations to the following for their awards to support participation at events:

Barclay Smith Travelling Fund
Morven Burton, Ambreen Muhammed, Amy Wilkinson - at the Anatomical society Winter Meeting, Lancaster, 18-20 December 2019.
Symington Bequest
Eiman Abdel Meguid - at the British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA), Winter Scientific Meeting, Newcastle, 17 December 2019.

Best image Award
Dr Emily Noël and Juliana Sanchez Posada, University of Sheffield for their image Developing Zebrafish heart. Joint runners-up were Dr Crispin Wiles, University of Warwick and Dr Matthew J. Mason, University of Cambridge.

Public Engagement and Outreach Award 
Dr Catrin Rutland - An anatomical science communication and outreach project based at the University of Nottingham which will be available world-wide, entitled, 'Anatomy for ALL - Making Anatomy Accessible', throughout 2020.
 
Research
Anatomical Society Studentships
Dr Cecilia Brassett, University of Cambridge (supervisor) and Professor Manohar Bance, University of Cambridge (co-supervisor); Dr Imelda McGonnell, Royal Veterinary College, London (supervisor) and Dr Claire Russell, Royal Veterinary College, London (co-supervisor); Professor Zoltan Molnar, University of Oxford (supervisor: and Dr Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen, University of Oxford (co-supervisor); Professor Fergal O'Brien, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin (supervisor) and Dr Adrian Dervan, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin (co-supervisor).

Research RFAs
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) has announced RFAs for the Innovator Awards for Early-Career Investigators. 1. Innovator Awards for Early Career Investigators in Neuroscience. www.nyscf.org/neuroaward (applicants do not need to be working in areas related to stem cells). These awards foster truly bold, innovative scientists with the potential to transform the field of neuroscience. Open to applicants around the world. 2. Innovator Awards for Early Career Investigators in Translational Stem Cell Research. www.nyscf.org/stemcellaward. These awards support innovative scientists with the potential to transform the field of stem cell research and to advance the use of stem cells for the treatment of human disease. Open to applicants around the world. Applications close Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.

Graduate Centre
Support for Student Societies Awards
The Society provides up to 6 competitive awards (maximum funding £200) to support Student Societies. More details at 
www.anatsoc.org.uk

Journals
Journal of Anatomy: pain in the back
It is natural to assume that back pain is caused by something "wrong in the back". There have been many studies looking into back pain but the question Mohammadreza Pourahmadi and colleagues at the Iran University of Medical Sciences and Bethesda Physiocare USA were interested in was whether hip muscles show macroscopic changes. Their systematic review which examined evidence from studies involving major hip muscles revealed that atrophy is evident in patients with low back pain. You can read more in their paper "Changes in the macroscopic morphology of hip muscles in low back pain" in the January issue of the Journal of Anatomy at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.13086

Aging Cell: biology of aging versus disability and disease
Significant evidence has been accumulated on the biology of aging. Strong correlations have been shown with phenotypes that are typical of aging. How do we use the information from the biology to improve the quality of life with aging? Luigi Ferrucci and colleagues at the NIH National Institute on Aging and the University of Maryland USA addressed this question by reviewing published evidence on biology and diseases associated with aging. You can read more in their paper "Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest" in the early view issue of the journal Aging Cell at 
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acel.13080
 
Opportunities
Job Vacancies
Applications are invited for appointment as Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. The successful candidate will be expected to teach, conduct tutorials and demonstrations, support curriculum design, and develop teaching materials. Closing date: 31 December 2019

Applications are invited for a Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor in Anatomy at Qatar University - College of Medicine with a strong commitment to teaching. The successful candidate will also be expected to promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Closing date: 4 January 2020.

The College of Pharmacy - Qatar University invites applications for a full time faculty position - Physiology and Human Anatomy at the Associate/Full Professor level 
beginning August 2019. The successful candidate will teach and coordinate courses associated with undergraduate human physiology and anatomy, and postgraduate human physiology. Closing date: 4 January 2020

The University of Bristol - Centre for Applied Anatomy is inviting applications for a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Applied Anatomy. The successful candidate will act as the Director of Teaching and work with the Head of Centre in providing educational direction, leadership and management for the Centre for Applied Anatomy (CAA). Closing date: 12 January 2020.

Applications are invited for an Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at University of Oxford - Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics to undertake discovery science, secure external funding to prosecute an independent research programme and educate undergraduate and postgraduate students. Closing date: 20 January 2020.

If you have any news, events or announcements that you would like to see published in the newsletter, send us an email. Items should reach the editor a minimum of 30 days before the date that the event is scheduled to take place.

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