Juliet Compston is Emeritus Professor of Bone Medicine at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in Cambridge, UK. Her research has involved the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, particularly secondary osteoporosis, and the mechanisms by which pharmacological interventions reduce fracture risk. Recently, her research has focused on fractures in obese postmenopausal women.

Dr. Compston is a Trustee of the Board of the National Osteoporosis Society and Chair of the UK National Osteoporosis Guidelines Group. She is Secretary/Treasurer Elect of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) and was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research between 2013 and 2018. She has published over 400 original research papers and reviews.

In 2006, Dr. Compston was awarded the National Osteoporosis Society Kohn Foundation Award, and in 2009, the International Bone and Mineral Society John G Haddad Jr Award and the ASBMR Frederic C. Bartter Award. In 2014, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the treatment of osteoporosis.

Dr. Compston disclosed the following conflicts of interest for this workshop:

• Professional associations:
  • Secretary/Treasurer Elect of ASBMR
  • Trustee of the Board of the National Osteoporosis Society
  • Chair of the National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG)

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