Robert M. “Bob” Blizzard, MD, was the consummate pediatric endocrinologist, melding the talents of a superb clinician with a deep understanding of the biologic issues involved in the integrative aspects of endocrine physiology and imparting that wisdom to generations of pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists. From early childhood, Bob was fascinated in the variations in the...
Endocrine Society member Ann Nardulli, PhD, passed away at home on June 27, 2018, at age 69, surrounded by family. The cause of death was cancer. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in education and taught elementary school in Addison, where she had a reputation as a devoted and innovative...
It is with great sadness that I share with the endocrine community news of the untimely passing of Dr. Norman Fleischer, professor emeritus in the Department of Medicine and former chief of endocrinology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center. Norm was brilliant. An accomplished researcher in the field of diabetes,...
What better way for the importance of endocrine science and research to have a place at the table than having an endocrine scientist as the new director of the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? NIDDK is seeking an exceptional investigator with a record...
Updated Edition of Endocrine and Metabolic Medical Emergencies Published
A second edition of Endocrine and Metabolic Medical Emergencies: A Clinician’s Guide, which was first published in 2014, was just released in March. Once again, Endocrine Society member Glenn Matfin, MSc, Mb ChB, FACE, FRCP, a consultant physician in acute and general internal medicine, diabetes and endocrinology in the UK National Health Service; and Professor...
Members in the News: Gerald I. Shulman Receives ADA’s Highest Honor
Endocrine Society member Gerald I. Shulman, MD, PhD, is the recipient of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) 2018 Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement, the ADA’s highest honor. The Banting Medal recognizes significant, long-term contributions to the understanding, treatment, or prevention of diabetes. Shulman will be recognized with this honor during the ADA’s 78th Scientific Sessions, June 22-26,...
Endocrine Society member David D. Thompson, PhD, has been named senior vice president and chief scientific officer at Inozyme Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for rare and debilitating metabolic diseases. Thompson brings to Inozyme more than 30 years of experience designing and leading research and development programs focused on bone disorders and...
Remembering Neena B. Schwartz, PhD: A Lab & Life of Her Making
But you may say, we asked you to speak about women and fiction – what has that to do with a room of one’s own? … All I could do was offer you an opinion upon one minor point – a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to...