Outstanding Educator Award Carolyn Becker, MD Carolyn B. Becker, MD, is a superb clinical endocrinologist who is widely recognized for her longstanding devotion to mentoring and education, her outstanding clinical acumen, and her exceptional teaching skills. Dr. Becker received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School (HMS), residency training from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago,...
Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD, has made paradigm-shifting contributions in endocrine physiology and the role of hormones in disease pathogenesis (focus on gender differences) in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. It is hard to imagine the existence of any other individual whose work reflects such staggering...
The Endocrine Society applauded the move to extend older Americans’ access to insulin delivery devices used to treat diabetes as part of Medicare Part D. The Society is committed to improving access to and coverage of lifesaving devices for people with diabetes. These technologies help individuals manage their blood sugar levels effectively and prevent dangerous...
Richard Bergman, PhD, received the Distinguished Leader in Insulin Resistance Award for his groundbreaking efforts to predict, prevent, treat, and ultimately cure diabetes. Bergman, director of the Sports Spectacular Diabetes and Obesity Wellness and Research Center at Cedars-Sinai and the Alfred Jay Firestein Chair in Diabetes Research, accepted the award Dec. 2 in Los Angeles...
On November 2, the Endocrine Society was awarded the Collaboration Award on behalf of Diana Bianchi, MD, director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) for its participation as a partner in PregSource, a crowdsourcing research project that aims to improve knowledge of pregnancy by collecting information directly...
The Washington Post – What’s Changed Since the March for Science? Readers Respond. The Society answered the top-tier newspaper’s call for readers’ thoughts on the March for Science six months after the event, sharing comments from two members and CEO Barbara Byrd Keenan, FASAE, CAE. The Post quoted Secretary-Treasurer Richard S. Legro, MD, in its anniversary...
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the Endocrine Society have teamed up to address the high cost of insulin and the associated burdens placed on the millions of Americans who rely on costly daily insulin injections. Together AACE and the Endocrine Society introduced a resolution this week at the 2017 Interim Meeting of...
The Society hosted a Diabetes Awareness Month Twitter chat on Nov. 9 to raise awareness of the dangers of hypoglycemia. Twitter users saw the event hashtag, #EndoChat, an estimated 1.2 million times in the days leading up to the discussion and during the chat itself, according to the social media analytics firm Symplur. The event...
Outstanding Educator Award Carolyn Becker, MD Carolyn B. Becker, MD, is a superb clinical endocrinologist who is widely recognized for her longstanding devotion to mentoring and education, her outstanding clinical acumen, and her exceptional teaching skills. Dr. Becker received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School (HMS), residency training from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago,...
Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, MD, has made paradigm-shifting contributions in endocrine physiology and the role of hormones in disease pathogenesis (focus on gender differences) in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. It is hard to imagine the existence of any other individual whose work reflects such staggering...
