Meet the 2016 Laureate Award Winners: Benita Katzenellenbogen, PhD, and John Katzenellenbogen, PhD
Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award Benita Katzenellenbogen, PhD, and John Katzenellenbogen, PhD University of Illinois Dr. Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Swanlund Professor of Physiology and Cell Biology, and Dr. John A. Katzenellenbogen, Swanlund Professor of Chemistry, both at the University of Illinois, are jointly recognized for their enormous contributions — spanning more than four decades...
Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD Columbia University Medical Center Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD, is professor and chair, Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia School of Medicine. He is being recognized for his outstanding work on the biology of bone and how bone interacts with whole body physiology. With...
Outstanding Innovation Award Richard Heyman, PhD Metacrine, Inc. Richard Heyman has spent the majority of his career in the biotech sector focused on integrating approaches in molecular endocrinology to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics that target nuclear receptors. Rich received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Minnesota and a BS in...
Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research Steven Grinspoon, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Steven Grinspoon, MD, is the Endocrine Society’s selection for the 2016 Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research. After graduating from Cornell University, Dr. Grinspoon attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine...
Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award M. Carol Greenlee, MD Western Slope Endo Carol Greenlee, MD, is truly deserving of the 2016 Endocrine Society Clinical Practitioner Award. She is a busy clinical endocrinologist in solo practice serving a rural community in Grand Junction, Colo. At the same time, she has devoted countless hours to improving medical care...
International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, MD, MPH, American University of Beirut Medical Center El-Hajj Fuleihan obtained her MD degree from the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. She completed her residency and fellowship at the New England Deaconess and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals (BWH), Harvard Medical School, with a subspecialty in metabolic...
Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award Robert H. Eckel, MD University of Colorado Robert H. Eckel, MD, is an amazing physician-scientist who has performed outstanding clinical and translational research for over 30 years. Bob is one of the very few endocrinologists who has been president of the American Heart Association, which reflects not only his exemplary leadership...
Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award David S. Cooper, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine David S. Cooper, MD, professor of medicine and radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is the winner of the Endocrine Society’s Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award for 2016. This annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to the practice of clinical...
