Three Endocrine Society members have been appointed to the National Clinical Care Commission. The Commission will evaluate and provide recommendations on federal programs related to complex metabolic or autoimmune diseases that result from insulin-related issues, such as diabetes. The Society and its fellow Diabetes Advocacy Alliance members have supported the effort to establish the Commission,...
We traveled to Houston and Dallas last week to visit basic science and clinical members and learn more about their research and patient care initiatives. Over three days, the Endocrine Society’s vice president – basic science, Genevieve Neal-Perry, PhD, MD, who is also a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington and...
The world of endocrinology lost one of its most influential and charismatic leaders on October 23, 2018, when Leslie De Groot passed away, having led a very full and impactful life. Leslie’s career touched every dimension of endocrinology, but he focused most intensely on thyroidology. His research and publications spanned genetics, thyroid metabolism, thyroid hormone...
Endocrine Society member Terry Davies, MD, the Florence and Theodore Baumritter Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will co-direct the new Mount Sinai Thyroid Center at Mount Sinai Union Square. The new facility, located at 10 Union Square East, is the first and only center...
Endocrine Society secretary-treasurer, Richard S. Legro, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Penn State University College of Medicine. Legro had been serving as interim chair of the department since July 2017. In his 25 years at Penn State, Legro distinguished himself as a respected clinician, investigator, educator and...
Members of the Endocrine Society have elected five new Officers and Council members to lead the world’s oldest, largest and most active organization devoted to research on hormones and the clinical practice of endocrinology. The new Officers and Council members are: President-Elect: Gary Hammer, MD, PhD Vice President (Physician-in-Practice): Whitney Goldner, MD Council (Basic Science...
On October 15, the National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 75 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting and among those inductees are Endocrine Society members Nanette Santoro, MD, and Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD. Santoro, left, professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School...
Angela M.H. Brodie, PhD, FAACR, was a role model for all scientists in the world of endocrinology, but especially female scientists because she blazed many trails and maintained rigorously high standards for herself, her students, and her colleagues. One of those colleagues, V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAACR, at the University of Texas...
The world of endocrinology lost one of its most influential and charismatic leaders on October 23, 2018, when Leslie De Groot passed away, having led a very full and impactful life. Leslie’s career touched every dimension of endocrinology, but he focused most intensely on thyroidology. His research and publications spanned genetics, thyroid metabolism, thyroid hormone...
Endocrine Society secretary-treasurer, Richard S. Legro, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Penn State University College of Medicine. Legro had been serving as interim chair of the department since July 2017. In his 25 years at Penn State, Legro distinguished himself as a respected clinician, investigator, educator and...
Angela M.H. Brodie, PhD, FAACR, was a role model for all scientists in the world of endocrinology, but especially female scientists because she blazed many trails and maintained rigorously high standards for herself, her students, and her colleagues. One of those colleagues, V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAACR, at the University of Texas...
