Dr. Teresa Woodruff has been a remarkable leader within the Endocrine Society, at her institution, nationally, and globally. Among her accomplishments as Endocrine Society president were overseeing changes in brand identity for the Society, a new logo and tagline, the purchase of the new Endocrine Society headquarters, and the hiring of a new CEO. She... Dr. Teresa Woodruff has been a remarkable leader within the Endocrine Society, at her institution, nationally, and globally. Among her accomplishments as Endocrine Society president were overseeing changes in brand identity for the Society, a new logo and tagline, the purchase of the new Endocrine Society headquarters, and the hiring of a new CEO. She...
International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Chandrika Wijeyaratne, DM, MD It is my great privilege to nominate a remarkable physician, Dr. Chandrika Wijeyaratne, for the Endocrine Society’s International Excellence in Endocrinology Award. She is professor of reproductive medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colombo, and Honorary Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at...
Outstanding Mentor Award Margaret E. Wierman, MD Margaret E. Wierman is a professor in medicine, physiology and biophysics and OBGYN at the University of Colorado. Throughout her career as a physician scientist, Dr. Wierman has mentored postdoctoral fellows, graduate and medical students, residents, and fellows with an infectious enthusiasm. She ensures each has a strong...
Outstanding Innovation Award Matthias Tschöp, MD It was with great pleasure that I nominated physician-scientist Matthias Tschöp, MD, for the 2017 Outstanding Innovation Award of the Endocrine Society. Professor Tschöp, who currently serves as director of the Helmholtz Diabetes Center and Chair of Metabolic Diseases at the Technische Universität München, Germany, discovered several leading...
Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Nima Sharifi, MD Nima Sharifi, MD, is the Kendrick Family Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has quickly become a leader in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) research, using innovative strategies to boldly rewrite the pathways of androgen synthesis and...
Outstanding Educator Award Laurence Katznelson, MD Professor Laurence Katznelson, MD, has had a very productive career as a clinical investigator in neuroendocrinology, making important contributions to our understanding of acromegaly, Cushing disease, and hypopituitarism. Moreover, he is clearly one of the elite endocrinology and internal medicine educators in the U.S. As the director of...
Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research Klaus H. Kaestner, PhD I am delighted to nominate Klaus H. Kaestner, PhD, for an Endocrine Society Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research. Dr. Kaestner’s work has combined innovative mouse genetics with state-of-the-art functional genomics to understand the molecular basis of the development and function of...
Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award Janet Hall, MD Since her first service to the Endocrine Society as an abstract reviewer in 1990, Dr. Hall has served continuously on journal boards, Society committees, and/or in Society leadership positions. She has been a strong advocate of clinical and translational research both within and outside the Society;...
