The Clinical Science Research Grant - Sponsored by Medtronic has now closed for applications.

Closing date: March 13, 2024 (23:59/11:59pm Hawaii time)

Full details on how to apply can be found here

The 31st Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS)

Recently held in the beautiful city of Porto (Portugal), hosted a special session entirely dedicated to ISSLS members entitled “ISSLS Translational Symposium on Low Back Pain Research”.

Full event summary can be found here

The Basic Science Research Grant - Sponsored by Kaken Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Seikagaku Corporation (Japan) has now closed for applications.

Closing date: February 28, 2024 (23:59/11:59pm Hawaii time)

Full details on how to apply can be found here

The Clinical Travelling Fellowship has now closed for applications.

Closing date: February 28, 2024 (23:59/11:59pm Hawaii time)

Full details on how to apply can be found here

The 2024 Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award nominations has now closed.

Closing date: December 15, 2023 (23:59/11:59pm Hawaii time)

Full details on how to apply can be found here

2024 ISSLS Focus Groups - Call for Proposals has now closed

Closing date: December 01, 2023

Full details on how to apply can be found here

Spine Phenotypes

Congratulations to ISSLS members, Dino Samartzis, Jaro Karppinen and Frances Williams on the publication of the text book: Spine Phenotypes. As editors, they will generously donate their royalties on sales to ISSLS to support our fellowships and awards program. You can purchase Spine Phenotypes at a 30% discount and receive free global shipping, by entering the code: BIOMED30 at the checkout at www.elsevier.com

Spineweek 2023: ISSLS Prize Ceremony & Presentations

The dates for the 2025 meeting in Atlanta, GA, USA have now been decided

We are pleased to inform you that the dates have been decided for the meeting in Atlanta
Date: May 12-16, 2025
Venue: The Westin Buckhead hotel in Atlanta

ISSLS Prize Winners 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 ISSLS Prize. Professor Helena Brisby (Chair) and the members of the ISSLS Prize Committee were once again impressed by the high quality of the submissions this year. The winning papers will be published in the European Spine Journal, along with the other accepted papers submitted for the 2024 ISSLS Prize. Full details of this year’s winners can be found here.

The 2024 ISSLS Young Investigator Travel Grant, sponsored by Nippon Ziko Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is now closed.

Closing date: February 15, 2024 (23:59/11:59pm Hawaii time)

Full details on how to apply can be found here


2023

2023 ISSLS Clinical Travelling Fellowship

After more than three years of travel restrictions, ISSLS is extremely pleased to announce the resumption of the Clinical Travelling Fellowship, sponsored by Nippon Zoki.

Congratulations to this year’s winner, Dr Hong-Jae Lee of South Korea. Dr Lee will visit Professor James Kang, of Boston, USA to undertake his Fellowship

Learn more about the Clinical Travelling Fellowship here.

Howard An wins 2023 Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Howard An, who has won the prestigious ISSLS Wiltse Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award was announced at the ISSLS Fellowship Awards Ceremony, during Spineweek in Melbourne, Australia, May 1-5, 2023.

Read Professor An’s bio in Spine Journal here.

View his acceptance speech here.

2023 ISSLS Research Grant Award Winners

Congratulations to Stefan Dudli and Fabio Galbusera who have won, respectively, the Basic Science Research Grant (sponsored by Seikagaku Corporation and Kaken Pharmaceutical) and the Clinical Science Research Grant (sponsored by Medtronic). The awards were announced at the ISSLS Fellowship Awards Ceremony, during Spineweek in Melbourne, Australia, May 1-5, 2023.

Learn more about the Basic Science Research Grant here.

Learn more about the Clinical Science Research Grant here.

What is the ISSLS Prize?

Watch the video about the ISSLS Prize and hear from some past winners, watch this video

2023 ISSLS Research Grant Award Winners

Congratulations to Stefan Dudli and Fabio Galbusera who have won, respectively, the Basic Science Research Grant (sponsored by Seikagaku Corporation and Kaken Pharmaceutical) and the Clinical Science Research Grant (sponsored by Medtronic). The awards were announced at the ISSLS Fellowship Awards Ceremony, during Spineweek in Melbourne, Australia, May 1-5, 2023.

Learn more about the Basic Science Research Grant here.

Learn more about the Clinical Science Research Grant here.

Notice Board

Visit our NoticeBoard to find more information about:

  • Spine Phenotypes – Edited by Dino Samartzis, Jaro Karppinen and Frances M.K. Williams

  • How High is Up? The 2022 ISSLS Spinal Treatment Outcomes Survey and Recommendations for the Future

  • Talking Back – How to Overcome Chronic Back Pain by Rowland Hazard

Spineweek 2023: Invited Guest Speaker – Nadine Foster

Spineweek 2023: Presidential Guest Speaker – Guy Marks and President’s Address – Tim Yoon