The Human Growth Foundation (HGF) offers awards and $500 travel grants for the HGF Annual Pediatric Bone Symposium on Friday, July 11, 2025, in San Francisco, California. 

 

These grants are given to exceptional abstracts submitted by trainees and new faculty chosen to present at the Symposium. Selection of winners for all awards is based on specific criteria and abstract evaluation.

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HGF welcomes abstract submissions on complex clinical cases and innovative pediatric bone research. This includes studies on rare genetic bone disorders, their biological aspects, and strategies for diagnosis and treatment.

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Accepted abstracts are organized into topically-based poster sessions.

 

The abstract submission fee is waived.

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The HGF Annual Pediatric Bone Symposium aims to provide a dedicated forum for pediatric bone health presentations and discussions. The symposium will include two keynote speakers, oral case presentations, and a panel discussion of the cases.

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Deadline to Submit Abstract:

JUNE 20, 2025, 11:59 PM Eastern, USA

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Notice of Abstract Acceptance:

Abstract notifications will be emailed by JULY 01, 2025.

 

Submit Abstract to:​

Click here to submit online.

 

Abstract Publication:

Abstracts will be published online at HGFound.org.

 

Receipts:

The abstract submission fee is waived.

 

Awards:

Human Growth Foundation provides several awards and travel grants to attend the Human Growth Foundation Pediatric Bone Symposium. The travel grants are awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training and new faculty accepted to present their abstract at the Symposium. Winner selection for all awards is based on award criteria and abstract score.

 

Standard Award Requirements:

1. You MUST be the first author to present the abstract submission.

2. You MUST be in training (Graduate Student, Medical School Student, Clinical or Post-Doctoral Fellow) or early career junior faculty (within 5 years of completing your fellowship and/or 1st – 5th year of appointment.

3. Abstract submission DOES NOT automatically register you for the Human Growth Foundation Pediatric Bone Symposium.

4. Upon submission, the abstract's presenting author agrees to register and attend the Human Growth Foundation Pediatric Bone Symposium to present the abstract.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Editing Services, Language editing, translation, and poster formatting services are available through American Journal Experts.

 

Payment:

The abstract submission fee is waived.

 

Authorship of Work:

Authorship on multiple abstracts is permitted.

 

Co-Author and Primary Investigator Review:

The submitting author (contact) ensures that ALL co-authors and/or primary investigators review the abstract and agree to the License Agreement before submission. Failure to obtain permission to publish from co-authors may result in abstract rejection.

 

Prior Publication Policy:

1. Submitted abstracts cannot contain data previously presented at a national meeting within the US at the time of abstract submission.

2. Submitted abstracts cannot contain data already accepted for publication in any online or Pub Med-indexed venue at the time of abstract submission.

3. Violators will be subject to abstract withdrawal and may be barred from presenting at future HGF symposiums.

 

Submission to Joint Meeting(s):

You can submit the same abstract to Endo or a national meeting.

 

Ethical Issues and Conduct:

Authors who submit abstracts with or engage in publication ethical violations will be subject to exclusion for future abstract submissions.

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SUBMITTING YOUR ABSTRACTS

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The Author(s) authorizes the Human Growth Foundation to take such steps as it considers necessary at its own expense in the Author(s)'s name and on their behalf if it believes that a third party is infringing or is likely to infringe the copyright in the Work.

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AFTER YOUR ABSTRACT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED

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Edits:

Submitting (contact) authors may log in to edit their abstract up until the abstract submission deadline.

NO REVISIONS to the abstract or the list of authors will be allowed once the site closes.

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Abstract Withdrawal:

1. Abstracts may be withdrawn by sending an email to Daphne Plump at daphne@hgfound.org.

2. A withdrawal request must be submitted by the submitting (contact) author and include the abstract submission confirmation number.

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Ethical Issues and Conduct:

Authors who submit abstracts with or engage in publication ethical violations will be subject to exclusion for future abstract submissions.