The deadline is Monday, February 13, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) If you’re thinking about submitting an abstract for ENDO 2017 in Orlando, time is running out! Submit your late-breaking abstract and share your research with the largest gathering of scientists and physicians working in hormone research and clinical endocrinology. Submit your best late-breaking science...
Endocrine Society Issues Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline
On February 1, the Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to prevent and treat childhood obesity with lifestyle changes. The guideline, titled “Pediatric Obesity — Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” was published online and will appear in the March 2017 print issue of The...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, January 27, limiting refugees into the U.S., barring the citizens of seven countries – Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen – from entering the U.S. on any visa category, and, consequently, also creating new barriers to the global exchange of scientific information. The order...
Dr. Teresa Woodruff has been a remarkable leader within the Endocrine Society, at her institution, nationally, and globally. Among her accomplishments as Endocrine Society president were overseeing changes in brand identity for the Society, a new logo and tagline, the purchase of the new Endocrine Society headquarters, and the hiring of a new CEO. She...
International Excellence in Endocrinology Award Chandrika Wijeyaratne, DM, MD It is my great privilege to nominate a remarkable physician, Dr. Chandrika Wijeyaratne, for the Endocrine Society’s International Excellence in Endocrinology Award. She is professor of reproductive medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colombo, and Honorary Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at...
Outstanding Mentor Award Margaret E. Wierman, MD Margaret E. Wierman is a professor in medicine, physiology and biophysics and OBGYN at the University of Colorado. Throughout her career as a physician scientist, Dr. Wierman has mentored postdoctoral fellows, graduate and medical students, residents, and fellows with an infectious enthusiasm. She ensures each has a strong...
Outstanding Innovation Award Matthias Tschöp, MD It was with great pleasure that I nominated physician-scientist Matthias Tschöp, MD, for the 2017 Outstanding Innovation Award of the Endocrine Society. Professor Tschöp, who currently serves as director of the Helmholtz Diabetes Center and Chair of Metabolic Diseases at the Technische Universität München, Germany, discovered several leading...
Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Nima Sharifi, MD Nima Sharifi, MD, is the Kendrick Family Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has quickly become a leader in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) research, using innovative strategies to boldly rewrite the pathways of androgen synthesis and...
