Our mentor and colleague, professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, University of Liege, died January 30, 2019, less than two years after he was diagnosed with cancer, leaving a stark void in the world of international endocrinology. Jean-Pierre was a pediatric endocrinologist and pioneer in translational research regarding the role the endocrine system has on the brain of... Our mentor and colleague, professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, University of Liege, died January 30, 2019, less than two years after he was diagnosed with cancer, leaving a stark void in the world of international endocrinology. Jean-Pierre was a pediatric endocrinologist and pioneer in translational research regarding the role the endocrine system has on the brain of...
William F. Young, Jr., MD, MSc Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award William F. Young, Jr., MD, MSc, is the Tyson Family Endocrinology Clinical Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., where he is a past chair of the Division of Endocrinology. Spanning a four-decade career, his contributions as clinician, researcher, educator, committee member,...
Cheryl Lyn Walker, PhD Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research Dr. Cheryl Lyn Walker, a leader in the field of genetic, epigenetic, and environmental interactions, has made seminal contributions to our understanding of how environmental exposures, especially endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), increase risk for hormone-dependent (and other) cancers. She was among the first to show...
Patrick Seale, PhD Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Patrick Seale has established himself as a leading researcher in the fields of adipocyte biology, obesity and metabolism. His distinctive and innovative research is centered on the intersection of developmental biology and metabolism and addresses fundamental questions about: (1) the developmental origins of adipocytes;...
Carole R. Mendelson, PhD Sidney H. Ingbar Award for Distinguished Service Carole R. Mendelson, PhD, the 2019 Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Awardee, has worked continuously and tirelessly for the Endocrine Society for over 30 years. She has served on a remarkable number of Endocrine Society committees and editorial boards of Society journals which include:...
Ana Claudia Latronico, MD, PhD International Excellence in Endocrinology Award It is my great pleasure to introduce Ana Claudia Latronico, MD, PhD, for the 2019 International Excellence in Endocrinology Award from the Endocrine Society. Ana is currently the head professor of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Division of Sao Paulo University in Brazil and one of...
Dolores Lamb, PhD, HCLD (ABB) Outstanding Mentor Award The quantity, quality, and breadth of Dr. Dolores (Dorrie) Lamb’s mentoring activities are extraordinary. They include mentoring high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows (MD, PhD, MD/PhD), residents and early career faculty as well as continued mentoring of former trainees. As a PhD research scientist and...
John J. Kopchick, PhD Outstanding Innovation Award John J. Kopchick is an internationally recognized leader in the growth hormone (GH) field. Dr. Kopchick is a Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and in the Edison Biotechnology Institute at Ohio...
