The Endocrine Society’s first all in-person annual conference since we were in New Orleans for ENDO 2019 has come and gone (as of this posting!) as thousands of endocrine professionals from around the world descended on the Windy City for four days of cutting-edge science as well as the opportunity to network and reconnect with...
Attendees at ENDO 2023 will have the opportunity to hear a unique perspective on a scientist’s career that flourished through academia, government, and industry. In her Meet the Scientist session, “A research career in government and industry, making sure drugs are safe and meaningful,” Cherie L. Butts, PhD, will not only detail her own career,...
The upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic led many of us to rethink aspects of our lives. At the Endocrine Society, this period gave us the chance to rethink many of our traditional approaches. While we are proud of the Society’s storied history, we balance that with continually thinking of new ways to serve you and...
As the recipient of the 2023 John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship, R. Scott Struthers, PhD, talks to Endocrine News about his life’s work seeking therapies to cure endocrine diseases, the progress of some of the current treatments in development, and how industry is strikingly similar to academia. Sometimes life comes in full circles. It...
Pediatric growth hormone deficiency treatments could soon be painless. Fernando Cassorla, MD, is traveling from Chile to Chicago to present research at ENDO 2023 that could potentially change the way pediatric hormone treatments are administered. If a pill could replace painful injections, patients and caregivers alike can finally wipe away their tears. A convenient, well...
For first-time attendees, presenting research at an international conference such as ENDO 2023 can be a little intimidating. Early-career members Diana M. Dimayuga, MD, and PhD candidate Jewel Banik share what they learned when they presented their research last year at ENDO 2022 in Atlanta. Soon after Diana M. Dimayuga, MD, submitted her late-breaking meta-analysis...
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....
Maria T. Balhara discusses her ENDO 2023 sessions on food’s impact on human health A three-session symposium on our everchanging food environment, “Impact of the Changes in Food Environment in the Development of Obesity,” looks at endocrine-disrupting chemicals, climate change, and processing methods and how these factors impact endocrine health, specifically obesity. Endocrine News talks...