Lifetime Achievement Award

The ICMRS Lifetime Achievement Award is to honor a scientist and/or clinician who has devoted much of his/her career to the advancement in musculoskeletal science and medicine. Throughout his/her career, the awardee has demonstrated the scientific excellence in research and innovation and provided mentorship and, under their leadership, service, education, and professional relationships.

Nominee Criteria

The nominee:

• Must be an ICMRS life-time member in good standing;
• Has demonstrated over their career in basic, translational, or clinical research in the field of musculoskeletal research and medicine;
• Has demonstrated the scientific excellence in research and innovation and provided great mentorship and, under their leadership, service, education, and professional relationships.

Nomination process

• Nominations should come from two life-time members. Self-nominations is not accepted;
• Nomination should address the following (<1500 words):

1. Overall impact on the field (including scientific, health, social and economic impacts);

2. Research and innovation;

3. Leadership and mentorship.

• A recent CV and Biosketch of the nominee (<50 pages).

Selection of the Award Recipient

To nominate, please send a letter of nomination signed by two life-time members and nominee’s CV to the Chair of Nomination Committee of ICMRS. The selection of the Award recipient will be made by the ICMRS nomination committee. 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. There will not be more than one Award each year and the Nomination Committee retains the right to provide the award annually.

Award Recognition

The awardee will be recognized with a commemorative plaque and $2,000 USD honorarium. He/she will be invited to present an award lecture at the ICMRS Scientific Meeting.

2024 Awardee

Changsheng Liu

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai University