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Plenary Pioneers, Part I: When Engineering and Endocrinology Meet

ENDO_2021_4C At ENDO 2021, the first time the Endocrine Society’s annual conference has gone all-virtual, a live Presidential Plenary on March 20 will feature a pair of presentations on the latest developments in basic tissue engineering. Endocrine News speaks with Andrés J. Garcia, PhD, about his session, “Synthetic Hydrogels as Engineered Niches in Regenerative Medicine.”  ...
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Fair Trials: The Need for Representation in Clinical Trials

JRG_2018-photo One of the biggest obstacles to medical research is the lack of a truly representative population in clinical trials. For his ENDO Online 2020 session, “Minority Participation in Research: Considerations of Urgency and Strategy,” James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, will discuss needed steps researchers can take to ensure clinical trials are representative of all...
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ENDO Online 2020 Preview: The Year in Pituitary

When the Endocrine Society launches ENDO Online 2020 in June, attendees will be treated to Mirjam Christ-Crain, MD, PhD, from the University of Basel, Switzerland, who will discuss the top pituitary research studies in her session, “The Year in Pituitary: Clinical and Research Breakthroughs.” For such a miniscule structure, the pea-sized hypophysis plays an outsized...
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Untapped Resources: Improving the Practice of Medicine in the Age of Big Data

Patients and providers generate incredible amounts of data every day. Can it be put to better use in individualizing care? Endocrine News looks out how using information that already exists could dramatically improve patient care as well as scientific research. Love ’em or hate ’em, there could be gold in those electronic health records. The University...
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