Fellowship, Scholarship & Research Grant

Charge

To develop and maintain fellowships, scholarships and research grants to foster the development of junior ICRS scientists and surgeons.

Members

The committee shall consist of at least 6 members and not more than 8. At least one member will be an Industry representative ad at least one other member should be a Non-physician, Scientist member. One member should be a Next Gen member.

Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute Applied and Translational Research Center Bologna, Italy

Chair

Filardo Giuseppe

AMEOS Klinikum Seepark Geestland Orthopaedic Surgery Geestland, Germany

Deputy Chair

Haasper Carl

National University Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Singapore, Singapore

Deputy Chair

Hui James HP

Sports & Emerging Technologies JRF - CTS Nashville, United States of America

Member

Cassani Mark

SCJUT,Orthopaedics and Traumatology II Department,Timisoara Orthopaedics and Traumatology Timisoara, Romania

Member

Cojocaru Dan

Lugano, Switzerland

Member

Delcogliano Marco

Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute Bologna, Italy

Member

Di Martino Alessandro

Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur Ampang, Malaysia

Member

Ismail Zulkharnain

University Hospital Attikon Orthopaedic Athens, Greece

Member

Koulalis Dimitrios

Institute of Sports Medicine Peking University third hospital Sports medicine Beijing, China

Member

Liu Zhenlong

Responsibilities

To organize highly accredited Fellowship and Scholarship, programs which will give young ICRS Scientists and Orthopedic Surgeons the ability to increase their involvement in the exciting field of cartilage research and improve their skills at leading internationally recognized Centers of Excellence in our field. To support further development of cartilage research through a research grant program. The Committee will continue the solicitation, organization and management of established Fellowship and Scholarship programs (i.e. Genzyme and Stryker Travelling fellowships). The committee will ensure that clear selection processes will be created for each program. The committee will establish a clear time-line and contact persons for solicitation of funding from Industry Partners for the awards. New Fellowship and Scholarship programs will be created through collaboration with other international and national societies in order to create common Fellowship and Scholarship programs and collaboration with industry in order to create new Fellowship and Scholarship programs. The committee will further develop the existing ICRS research grant programs in collaboration with industry and other scientific societies.

Election and Term of Appointment

The committee members and Chair will be elected and serve as delineated in the Election Procedures.