Written by Lidiia Zhytnik, member of OIFE’s Scientific Advisory Board From 24-27 April, the 53rd European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Congress brought together clinicians and researchers working in bone and related conditions. Around 700 participants from Europe and beyond attended. The Osteogenesis Imperfecta Federation Europe (OIFE) was invited to the congress and represented by advisory…
OIF Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 in Chicago “Translating discoveries into therapies” Written by Lidiia Zhytnik, OIFE Advisory Board Member The 25th annual OIF Investigator meeting took place 9-11 of April 2025. Traditionally held in Chicago, the OIF investigator meeting invites more than 100 top (almost exclusively) US and Canada scientists and clinicians working on improving…
Dr. Lidiia Zhytnik is a post-doc researcher at UMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands and a member of OIFE’s Medical Advisory Board. She has been part of a team who made a narrative review to systematize novel insights into OI genetics, reproductive options, family planning, decision-making and ethical issues. The team aimed to fill the existing gaps…
European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) is a major community for researchers and clinicians in Europe working in the field of musculoskeletal diseases. Annual ECTS Congress brings together health and science professionals to exchange latest advances, challenges and controversies in bone and calcified tissues field. OIFE was represented by Lidiia Zhytnik (member of OIFE Medical Advisory…
