Endocrine Society Past-President, Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society and the American Philosophical Society (APS). The Royal Society, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific institutions, includes some of the most influential scientists in history, such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. APS...
Endocrine Society members share highlights and cherished memories from past annual conferences. Since ENDO 2026 in Chicago is fresh in our minds, Endocrine News quizzed Endocrine Society members to see what their favorite memories of past ENDOs have been. From professional connections to new job leads, lifelong friendships, and even some unforgettable meals, ENDO is...
Endocrine Society member Matthias Tschöp, MD, has been awarded the 2026 Rolf Luft Award for outstanding groundbreaking scientific contributions to fields of diabetes and obesity basic research leading to important clinical implications. He shares the award with Richard Dennis DiMarchi from Indiana University in Bloomington. Tschöp, president of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), is an internationally renowned...
Endocrine Society member Daniel J. Drucker, MD, and Jens Juul Holst, MD, DMSc, have been honored with the 2026 Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Scientific Prize from the Institut de France for their work on GLP-1s, a key hormone in metabolic regulation. Each year, the Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation awards its Scientific Prize to a scientist who has made a...
Delbert A. Fisher, past-president of the Endocrine Society and former editor of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, passed away March 4, 2026, at the age of 97. Fisher was a pediatric endocrinologist best known for his work in delineating fetal and newborn thyroid physiology, which led to the launch of newborn screening for...
Anna Pilatone and Gabriella Milan won the Endocrine Society’s 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition for their microscopy image of a pre-adipocyte cell (left). Pilatone and Milan are research biologists in the Endocrine and Metabolic Lab at the Department of Medicine, University of Padova, and at the Center for the Study and Integrated Treatment of Obesity,...
Endocrine Society member Joseph T. Bass, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS). Bass is the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Ill. As a world leader in circadian biology and endocrinology, his creativity and insights as an endocrinologist...
The Endocrine Society has selected five recipients for its Early Investigator Awards. The Early Investigators Awards were established to help develop early career investigators and recognize their accomplishments in endocrine-related research. Recipients will receive a $1,500 monetary award, complimentary registration and the opportunity to present at ENDO 2026, one year of free membership to the Society, and public recognition of research accomplishments in various Society platforms. ...