A two-volume series of books entitled Metabolism & Medicine was published recently that details a scientific approach for not only predicting disease, but for preventing it as well. Written from the perspective of a full-time clinician in collaboration with a world-renowned biophysicist, the author of this tome is Endocrine Society member Brian Fertig, MD, founder and... A two-volume series of books entitled Metabolism & Medicine was published recently that details a scientific approach for not only predicting disease, but for preventing it as well. Written from the perspective of a full-time clinician in collaboration with a world-renowned biophysicist, the author of this tome is Endocrine Society member Brian Fertig, MD, founder and...
As one of the world’s leading experts in circadian biology and endocrinology, Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, was an obvious choice for the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Roy O. Greep Outstanding Research Laureate Award. He talks to Endocrine News about the award, his mentors along the way, and how he became so enamored with the science behind...
Robert Walker Harrison III, MD, passed away on May 3, 2023. Harrison was a native Mississippian, a graduate of Tougaloo College (Class of 1961) and the Northwestern University Medical School (Class of 1966). After medical school, he served in the United States Navy as a commissioned officer, stationed in Newport, R.I. He then completed an...
Only the birth of his children — and a global pandemic — could keep Rob Fowkes, PhD, away from ENDO! A devoted attendee since the Minneapolis meeting in 1997 (even though Prince did not perform), he discusses meeting his heroes, watching his grad students network, and reveling with international attendees over the World Cup finals....
Anzela Niraula, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, won the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Endocrine Images Art Competition for her image of the microglia mandala. This contest celebrates the beauty of endocrine science, and entries were judged based on aesthetic value and significance to endocrine research. Niraula’s image of the microglia (above) won the...
When Eric Ocampo, MD, attended ENDO 2022, not only did he celebrate the ability being back with his “ENDO posse” and attending sessions in person, but he also realized that the attendees were getting younger and younger. Fortunately, he realized a long time ago that you’re never too old to learn something new at ENDO....