Dear Dr. Songlin Peng,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been chosen to receive a young investigator award to attend the AIMM-ASBMR John Haddad Young Investigators Meeting being held April 7-11, 2014 in Snowmass, Colorado, USA.

以上这份邮件是3天前收到的，真的很激动。我根本没有想到自己能获奖，因为这个奖每年只有10个名额，几乎90%的获奖者来自美国顶尖大学的博士生或博士后，据我了解，此前中国大陆好像还没有人拿到过，不知是大家对这个不熟悉，还是说不在乎呢？但如果是做骨领域的研究的，我觉得应该关注一下，因为如果你看完下面的介绍，会发现这真的是一个不错的学习和交流的机会，细想一下，哪一个国际会议会给你20分钟的自由发言及10分钟的讨论呢（你一个人就用了30分钟啊，这个好像一般只有大牛才有的机会吧。所以，我很珍惜这个机会，一定好好准备，并计划和家人明年4月中旬去美国滑雪圣地Snowmass, Colorado 度过一段愉快的时光。

ASBMR （美国骨矿盐盐研究学会）John Haddad Young Investigator Award（John Haddad青年科学家奖）：

The purpose of this program is to facilitate the professional development of young basic and clinical scientists in the field of bone and mineral metabolism.

By providing financial support to attend the AIMM-ASBMR Meeting, the ASBMR hopes to promote the participation of promising young investigators at the meeting. Such support is intended to encourage the appropriate and necessary interaction with senior investigators and leaders in the field which will help to advance the careers of young investigators.

Those selected to attend the meeting will be required to present their research in a 15-20 minute presentation. They should be prepared for frequent interruptions of questions and comments during a 30 minute time slot. The meeting forum and program are designed to stimulate a dynamic, creative, and collaborative exchange of science in a supportive, retreat-like atmosphere.

我觉得自己获奖很幸运，因为我认识一位在哥伦比亚大学的博士后2012年拿过这个奖（现在她在宾夕法尼亚大学骨科做Assistant Professor)，当时她的publication （第一作者JBMR10篇），我估计未来5-10年都很难达到，所以，虽然我拿到这个奖，但心里很清楚，和人家的差距是非常明显的。继续努力，相信自己！