Marion Sewer, PhD, a national and international leader in the field of steroid hormone biosynthesis and an active member of the Endocrine Society, passed away on January 28, 2016 at the age of 43. Sewer grew up in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. She graduated from Spelman College with a BS in biochemistry in 1993...
Meet the Four Recipients of the Outstanding Public Service Laureate Award
Outstanding Public Service Award Jean Pierre Bourguignon, MD, PhD, University of Liege Andrea Gore, PhD, University of Texas J. Pete Myers, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences Thomas Zoeller, PhD, University of Massachusetts For Outstanding Public Service, the Endocrine Society recognizes Drs. Andrea Gore, R. Thomas Zoeller, John Peterson (Pete) Myers, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon for their citizenship,...
Sidney H. Ingbar Award for Distinguished Service Dolores Shoback, MD UCSF/VA Medical Center The Sidney H. Ingbar award recognizes distinguished service to the Endocrine Society and to the field of endocrinology and I am pleased to present this year’s award to Dr. Dolores Shoback. Dr. Shoback is a scientist and educator who has tirelessly served...
Outstanding Mentor Award Nanette Santoro, MD University of Colorado School of Medicine As one of the many beneficiaries of her dedication to mentoring, I am truly honored to present Dr. Nanette Santoro with the Endocrine Society 2016 Outstanding Mentor Award. Dr. Santoro is an exemplary mentor, an innovative scientist and educator, and a national leader...
Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award Anthony Means, PhD The Endocrine Society honors Anthony Ross Means, PhD, with the 2016 Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award. Dr. Means is professor of molecular and cell biology at Baylor College of Medicine and the Nanaline H. Duke Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University. Dr. Means...
Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award X. Shirley Liu, PhD Harvard University X. Shirley Liu received her PhD in biomedical informatics and computer science from Stanford University in 2002. She is now professor of biostatistics and computational biology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of the Center for...
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...
Meet the 2016 Laureate Award Winners: Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD
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...