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Endocrine Society Honors Endocrinology Field’s Leaders with 2025 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2025 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. Endocrinologists are scientists and medical doctors who specialize in unraveling the mysteries of hormone disorders to care for patients and cure diseases. These professionals have achieved breakthroughs in scientific discoveries and...
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Remembering Endocrine Society Past-President Maria I. New, MD

1856808_NewMaria_01 (1) Maria I. New, MD, who served as the Endocrine Society’s president from 1991 to 1992, passed away on July 26, 2024. New was revered for her studies of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which subsequently led to treatments to correct the disorder prior to childbirth. Her groundbreaking identification of mineralcorticoid excess resulted in a new area...
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New International Guideline-Writing Partnership Debuts at ENDO 2024

cover While at ENDO 2024 in Boston, the Endocrine Society and European Society of Endocrinology together released the first in a series of guidelines co-authored by the societies. The “European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society Joint Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Therapy of Glucocorticoid-induced Adrenal Insufficiency” will better prepare endocrinologists to take the lead on a...
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Endocrine Society Merges with APDEM 

Fresh off of a successful ENDO 2024 in Boston in June, the Endocrine Society announced it is merging with the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (APDEM).  The APDEM represents the academic leaders of more than 135 training programs that prepare fellows for clinical and research careers in endocrinology and metabolism.   “The Endocrine...
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Mind the Gap: How the Endocrine Society Is Taking Steps to Ensure the Future of Endocrinology

As endocrinology fellowships go unfilled, leaders in the field are growing more concerned about the ability for endocrinology to meet the needs of future patients grappling with diabetes, obesity, and other endocrine disorders. To mitigate this potential gap, the Endocrine Society launched the Medical School Engagement Program (MSEP) to boost the interest of medical students...
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Remembering “Father of Tamoxifen,” V. Craig Jordan, OBE, DSc, PhD

Jordan, V. Craig Pharmacologist V. Craig Jordan, OBE, DSc, PhD, a 2018 recipient of the Endocrine Society’s Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research, passed away at the age of 76. Jordan, a professor of Breast and Medical Oncology and Molecular and Cellular Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discovered selective estrogen receptor modulators...