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Brya G. Matthews, PhD

Assistant Professor


Academic Office Location: Biomedical Engineering UConn School of Dental Medcine 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-1721
Website(s):	Biomedical Engineering

Education & Training
Committees & Organizations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BSPS	University of Canterbury	BIochemistry
PhD	University of Auckland	Medicine

Degree

Institution

Major

BSPS

University of Canterbury

BIochemistry

PhD

University of Auckland

Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
3rd Place Oral Presentation Award, Pathogen Genomics Satellite, Queenstown Research Week
Outstanding Abstract Award	Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)
Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship, ($500,000), (2017-2022)	Health Research Council
Rising Star Award	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Michael Geissman Fellowship‘Anti-TNFa Treatment for Osteogenesis Imperfecta’ (2014-2016)	Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
Alice L. Jee Young Investigator Award	International Bone and Mineral Society
John Haddad Young Investigator Award	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research ASBMR
New Investigator Recognition Award, ORS Annual Meeting	Orthopaedic Research Society
Young Investigator Award, Topical Meeting on Bone and Skeletal Muscle Interactions	American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Poster Prize	Queenstown Research Week
Nominee for Best Doctoral Thesis	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Travel Grant, (2009, 2018)	Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust
Travel Grant	Auckland Medical Research Foundation
Christine and T Jack Martin Research Travel Grant	Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)
Travel Grant	Royal Society of New Zealand
Doctoral Scholarship, (2005-2008)	University of Auckland

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

3rd Place Oral Presentation Award, Pathogen Genomics Satellite, Queenstown Research Week

Outstanding Abstract Award

Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)

Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship, ($500,000), (2017-2022)

Health Research Council

Rising Star Award

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)

Michael Geissman Fellowship‘Anti-TNFa Treatment for Osteogenesis Imperfecta’ (2014-2016)

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation

Alice L. Jee Young Investigator Award

International Bone and Mineral Society

John Haddad Young Investigator Award

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research ASBMR

New Investigator Recognition Award, ORS Annual Meeting

Orthopaedic Research Society

Young Investigator Award, Topical Meeting on Bone and Skeletal Muscle Interactions

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)

Poster Prize

Queenstown Research Week

Nominee for Best Doctoral Thesis

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Travel Grant, (2009, 2018)

Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust

Travel Grant

Auckland Medical Research Foundation

Christine and T Jack Martin Research Travel Grant

Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (ANZBMS)

Travel Grant

Royal Society of New Zealand

Doctoral Scholarship, (2005-2008)

University of Auckland

Name & Description	Category	Role	Scope	Start Year
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	National	2012
Orthopaedic Research Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	National	2012
Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	International	2006

Name & Description