The ORS International Section of Fracture Repair (ISFR) Lifetime Achievement Award proudly honors highly accomplished individuals who have throughout their career demonstrated and promoted the highest values of the ORS ISFR (collaboration, diversity, mentorship, innovation, scientific excellence) in their leadership, service, education, and professional relationships.
This prestigious award honors an investigator who has established themselves as a cutting-edge researcher and/or clinician scientist in the areas of fracture repair, bone regeneration, bone biology, or trauma.
We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 ORS ISFR Lifetime Achievement Award
Anita Ignatius, PhD
Anita Ignatius is Director of the Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics at Ulm University, Germany. After a degree in Veterinary Medicine, her research career began at the Institute of Pharmacology, University of Munich, where she received her doctoral degree in 1990. 1993, saw a move to Ulm University. Since then, she has acquired extensive research expertise in the musculoskeletal field with a focus on bone regeneration and biomaterials. She was awarded full Professorship and appointed Director of the Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics in 2008. Since then, she has led a multi-disciplinary research team whose areas of expertise include medicine, engineering, and sciences. The institute covers both biology and biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system and collaborates with many national and international research institutions, as well as partners from industry. The focus of Anita Ignatius’ own research group is bone biology and fracture healing. A substantial part of her work is directed to understand the pathomechanisms of disturbed bone regeneration, which is clinically associated with concomitant disorders, severe trauma, and old age. She has coordinated and contributed to many national and international research clusters funded by national and international agencies. Her publication list includes more than 400 research articles, reviews and book chapters (Web of Science ResearcherID: M-6012-2013).
Overview
The ORS International Section of Fraction Repair (ISFR) will honor an accomplished researcher and/or clinician scientist in fracture repair, bone regeneration, bone biology, or trauma. The winner will have demonstrated collaboration, diversity, mentorship, innovation, scientific excellence in their leadership, service, education, and professional relationships.
Nominee Criteria
The nominee:
- Must be an ORS member and ISFR (Section) member in good standing
- Has demonstrated over their career in basic, translational, or clinical research in the areas of of fracture repair, bone regeneration, bone biology, or trauma
- Has demonstrated and exemplified innovation, collaboration, and mentorship during their career
Nominations
Self-nominations will not be accepted.
A single letter of nomination (more than one signatory is acceptable) as fits the nominee criteria above and acceptable welcome to be submitted from all ORS members at all career stages (e.g. students).
Submission Package
Submission package must include:
- A single letter of nomination (more than one signatory is acceptable), with special emphasis on the nominee’s substantive impact on the field of of fracture repair, bone regeneration, bone biology, or trauma.
This letter should address the following:
- Overall impact on the field (including scientific excellence, clinical advancement and mentoring)
- Innovation
- Collaborative nature (national and international)
- Engagement in fostering diversity and inclusion
- A recent CV/Bio-sketch of the nominee in support of the nomination letter.
Selection of the Award Recipient
The selection of the Award recipient will be made by a committee consisting of ORS ISFR members, approved by the ORS ISFR Officers. Reviewers are not eligible to be nominated for the award and must remove themselves from award deliberations if they have submitted a letter of support for any of the applicants.
Nominees will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, which should be explicitly addressed in the nomination letter:
- Overall impact on the field (including scientific excellence/clinical practice and mentoring)
- Innovation/Translation
- Collaborative nature (national and international)
- Engagement in fostering diversity and inclusion
