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Endocrine Society Elects Ursula B. Kaiser, MD, as 2022 – 2023 President

Ursula Kaiser Endocrine Society members have elected Ursula B. Kaiser, MD, to serve as the organization’s President for the 2022-2023 term. Kaiser is chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension and George W. Thorn, MD Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Brigham Research...
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Endocrine Experts Unite to Call for Evidence-based Policies Governing Transgender and Gender Diverse Healthcare

The Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Endocrine Society oppose legislative efforts to block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing gender-affirming medical and surgical care, the two medical societies said in a joint policy perspective published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.   In the past three years, legislators in 17 states have proposed more than two dozen bills barring medical and surgical treatments for transgender and gender diverse youth and adults. Many of these bills reflect widespread...
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From the Bench to the Clinic: Remembering Alan Schneyer, PhD

Schnayer Alan (sm) Alan Schneyer, PhD, was a distinguished researcher directing National Institutes of Health-funded laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. After early work examining LH and FSH and their actions in species from dolphins to humans, Alan developed a laboratory studying hormones that regulate gonadotropins. His research focused on the...
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Endocrine Society Members Named 2020 Lasker Clinical Research Scholars

Endocrine Society members Alison Boyce, MD, and Stephanie Chung, MBBS, are among the five scientists that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) selected for the 2020 Lasker Clinical Research Scholars program, a partnership with the Lasker Foundation that supports the emergence of the next generation of clinician-researchers. Chief of the Metabolic Bone Disorders Unit, National...
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The Endocrine Society’s AP-SIG Shares Adrenal and Pituitary Knowledge

As Endocrine News reported in the August issue, the Endocrine Society launched a series of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in 2019 to allow members with similar interests to come together to collaborate both within and outside the SIG. The goal of the Adrenal and Pituitary Special Interest Group (AP-SIG) steering committee (currently chaired by Niki...
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Joy Wu Named Vice Chair of Basic Science at Stanford Department of Medicine

JoyWuphoto In October 2020, it was announced that Joy Wu, MD, PhD, has been appointed as vice chair, Basic and Translational Science, Department of Medicine, at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. In this new role, Wu will provide leadership and vision to further the basic science research mission in the department. Wu is a board-certified...
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Q&A: Connie Newman, MD, Chair, Guideline Writing Committee

Connie Newman MD 2018 (3) Endocrine News talks with Connie Newman, MD, chair of the committee that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on Lipid Management in Patients with Endocrine Disorders.   According to the latest Clinical Practice Guideline issued by the Endocrine Society, all adults with endocrine disorders should be tested for high cholesterol and triglycerides to...