A new virtual conference will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help healthcare providers and scientists efficiently analyze vast amounts of data and make more informed decisions, the Endocrine Society announced today. The Society will host its first-ever Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Virtual Summit Nov. 8-9. The event will explore AI’s potential to revolutionize patient...
Endocrine Society Members Win 2024 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Three Endocrine Society members have taken home the 2024 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. Joel F. Habener, MA, MD, chief of Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, DMSc, chief scientific advisor and head of the GLP-1 Centre of Excellence at Novo Nordisk; and Svetlana Mojsov, PhD, research associate professor at Rockefeller...
Lorenzo Smith Receives FASEB’s Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship
Endocrine Society member Lorenzo Smith, a PhD candidate at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, has been selected as a Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellow through the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). This program is designed to train and support scientists seeking opportunities to learn more about the policymaking process...
Bianco Named Vice President and Vice Provost for Research, Chief Research Officer at UTMB
Antonio Bianco, MD, PhD, has joined the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) as vice president and vice provost, research, and chief research officer, effective Sept. 1. A renowned physician-scientist, scholar, and research leader, Bianco possesses an impressive academic career that includes influential contributions to the field of thyroid diseases and an enduring commitment to...
Endocrine Society Honors Endocrinology Field’s Leaders with 2025 Laureate Awards
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2025 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. Endocrinologists are scientists and medical doctors who specialize in unraveling the mysteries of hormone disorders to care for patients and cure diseases. These professionals have achieved breakthroughs in scientific discoveries and...
Remembering Endocrine Society Past-President Maria I. New, MD
Maria I. New, MD, who served as the Endocrine Society’s president from 1991 to 1992, passed away on July 26, 2024. New was revered for her studies of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which subsequently led to treatments to correct the disorder prior to childbirth. Her groundbreaking identification of mineralcorticoid excess resulted in a new area... Building on a legacy that has lasted for a quarter of a century and now sponsored by the Endocrine Society, the 1st International Conference on Steroid Hormones and Receptors will be held next month at University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center in Albuquerque. Endocrine News talks to conference chairs Eric R. Prossnitz, PhD, and...
New International Guideline-Writing Partnership Debuts at ENDO 2024
While at ENDO 2024 in Boston, the Endocrine Society and European Society of Endocrinology together released the first in a series of guidelines co-authored by the societies. The “European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society Joint Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Therapy of Glucocorticoid-induced Adrenal Insufficiency” will better prepare endocrinologists to take the lead on a...
