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Endocrine Society Calls for Restoration of Diabetes Prevention Program 

Three decades of landmark research into type 2 diabetes prevention abruptly ended this month due to government funding cuts.  The Endocrine Society calls on the administration to restore the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and DPP Outcomes Study funded through the National Institutes of Health.  The Society is concerned about how the loss of this ongoing...
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Lisa Tannock Takes on New Roles at Queen’s University

On March 18, Queen’s University in Kington, Ontario, Canada, announced that Lisa Tannock, MD, was appointed dean, Queen’s Health Sciences, and director of the School Medicine, effective July 1. Tannock will join Queen’s University from the University of Kentucky, where she is associate provost for faculty advancement and a professor in the Division of Endocrinology,...
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Jameson’s Presidency Extended at the University of Pennsylvania

j-larry-jameson-pres-annct-main On March 13, the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania voted unanimously to appoint Endocrine Society Past-President J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, who has served as interim president since December 2023, president of the University for a term that will run through June 30, 2027. In announcing the appointment, Chair of the Board...
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Endocrine Society Elects Santoro as 2026-2027 President

Endocrine Society members elected Nanette Santoro, MD (left) of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colo., as its 2026-2027 President. She will serve as President-Elect for a year beginning in July 2025 before becoming President in June 2026. Santoro has served as E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the...
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ENDO 2025 in San Francisco: Vast Opportunities for Attendees to Learn and Network

John_Newell-Price The Endocrine Society offers many things to our thousands of members: continuing education, clinical guidelines, scientific statements, advocacy campaigns, networking groups, career development, awards recognition, and leadership opportunities, to name a few. But the Society’s biggest and most visible offering by far is ENDO! This year’s ENDO 2025 in San Francisco, Calif., July 12-15, promises...
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Kids On the Move: Protecting Future Generations from Obesity

Leading pediatric endocrinologist and recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Laureate Award, Ilene Fennoy, MD, talks with Endocrine News about the potential of GLP-1s and long-term solutions for childhood obesity. She says a good place to start is creating more programs in schools to help kids eat better and incorporate more...
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Spotlighting Our Black Members

Feb2025CoverEndoNews As February gets underway, Endocrine News is taking this opportunity to commemorate Black History Month with a roundtable that features some of the Endocrine Society’s outstanding Black members who have made remarkable contributions to not only the Society, but to the field of endocrinology (“Lift Every Voice”). These five members were very generous with their...