Professor Natalie Sims is immediate Past-President of ANZBMS. She received her PhD from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995. She is Deputy Director of St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, head of their Bone Cell Biology and Disease Unit and Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne. Her work has been recognised by awards from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (Fuller Albright Award 2010, Paula Stern Award 2020), and the International Bone and Mineral Society (Herbert Fleisch Award 2013). Her research interest is the local control of osteoblast, osteocyte and osteoclast function, using genetically altered mouse models and in vitro systems. Her goal is to identify pathways that may be manipulated for new therapeutic options for bone and joint disorders. She is an Associate Editor at JBMR, and on the Editorial Board of JBC.