According to a press release of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Professor Nguyen Van Tuan, Senior Scientific Advisor, Vice chairman of TDTU Science and Training Committee, and Director of Bone and Muscle Research Laboratory has been officially elected as a Fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The award of fellowship is a recognition of his long and distinguished contributions to osteoporosis research worldwide.
ASBMR is a premier professional, scientific and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in in-depth study in bone and mineral metabolism. The Society has more than 15,000 members who are doctors, scientists and health care professionals. ASBMR encourages and promotes research in the musculoskeletal field through annual scientific meetings and articles published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research®, the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism. The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has the highest impact factor in osteoporosis and it only publishes important work in the field. ASBMR also has a strong influence on the government's medical and scientific bodies as well as interaction with other medical societies.
The title of Fellow, equivalent to "Academician", is conferred upon scientists who have made outstanding contributions to osteoporosis research internationally. The ASBMR holds an election for the title Fellow through a four-step process. Candidates must be nominated by their colleagues; and when accepted, the candidate prepares a dossier of scientific achievements and contributions to the field, as well as intellectual leadership; and the international standing in science. The dossier is then reviewed by 6 professors. Based on the 6 reviews, the ASBMR Board will decide to present the Fellow award.
Professor Nguyen Van Tuan is a leading osteoporosis scientist in the world. For nearly 30 years, he has contributed to the diagnosis of osteoporosis, discovery of etiological factors leading to osteoporosis and bone fracture. He has publsihed about 300 publications in prestigious international journals, and his work has been highly influential. He is one of the highly cited professors in the field of osteoporosis and medicine.
Professor Nguyen Van Tuan is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. In addition, he has been an Editor in Chief of the Osteoporosis International and Journal of Bone Densitometry. Currently, he serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Endocrine Society, JBMR Plus, Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia. He is regularly invited to give lectures at numerous bone-related conferences in the United States, Europe, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
In Vietnam, Professor Nguyen Van Tuan has also made important contributions to medicine and research training. He was one of the founding members of the Ho Chi Minh City Osteoporosis Society, and has served as a scientific advisor since then. He has convened two international osteoporosis conferences in Vietnam. He was a member of the Organizing Committee of the 16th Asian Endocrinology Congress in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting over 1,500 participants. He also brought leading experts in the world to Vietnam. In addition, he helped bring osteoporosis research from Vietnam to the world. This year, he chaired the 4th Pan-Asia Biomedical Science Conference in Danang. Recently, he has been invited to chair the Committee of the Alexandre Yersin Prize for Outstanding Publication in Vietnam. Over the past 20 years, he has conducted many workshops and training courses for more than 2,000 local colleagues.
Over the past 20 years, he has either conducted or helped colleagues carry out medical studies in Vietnam, and has more than 50 publications in leading journals in the world. His contributions are not only in Osteoporosis and Endocrinology but also in Agent Orange. He was the first Vietnamese to publish a study on associations between Agent Orange and birth defects in international medical journals, and wrote books in Vietnamese on Agent Orange.
In addition to doing research and lecturing around the world, Prof. Nguyen Van Tuan has also contributed to training of doctoral students in Vietnam. He has supervised 5 PhD students in Vietnam and 10 PhD students in foreign countries. All of his PhD students have been awarded with important and prestigious prizes both domestically and abroad. With his contributions to medicine and education, he has been conferred many awards by the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Medical Association of Ho Chi Minh City, and Osteoporosis Society of Ho Chi Minh City.
Professor Tuan Nguyen is regarded by international colleagues as among the "very top tier" in medical research worldwide. An eminent professor and reviewer of Professor Nguyen's fellowship remarks that, "Tuan is a humble man; he is a lover of the scientific method. He is an educator and mentor whose words are softly spoken, graceful and so true. His contributions deserve the recognition that the ASBMR Fellowship will bring".
