The Endocrine Society selected Dalal S. Ali, MD, as the recipient of its 2023 C. Wayne Bardin, MD, International Travel Award for her outstanding ENDO abstract and research contributions related to bone disease, calcium, and endocrine disorders in pregnancy. Ali is a clinical fellow in metabolic bone disease at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,...
Endocrine Society Experts Call for Plastics Treaty to Protect Public from Chemical Exposure
Endocrine Society experts called on the nations participating in talks to develop a global plastics treaty to seize the opportunity to protect the public from dangerous endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics. Society member Marina Fernandez, PhD, spoke during the plenary of the United Nations Environment Programme Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution Wednesday. “Our community...
Endocrine Society Congratulates 2023 Early Investigator Award Winners
The Endocrine Society has selected five recipients for its 2023 Early Investigator Awards. The Early Investigators Awards were established to assist in the development of early career investigators and to recognize their accomplishments in endocrine-related research. The Endocrine Society’s 2023 Early Investigator Award winners are: Kotaro Sasaki, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa....
Endocrine Society’s New Scientific Statement Identifies Research Gaps in Pediatric, LGBTQIA Care
In a new Scientific Statement released today, the Endocrine Society identifies areas for future endocrine research to reduce health disparities in pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. This Scientific Statement expands the Society’s 2012 statement by focusing on endocrine disease disparities in the pediatric and sexual and gender minoritized populations. These include pediatric and...
Anzela Niraula, PhD, of the University of Washington in Seattle, won the Endocrine Society’s 2023 Endocrine Images Art Competition for her image of the microglia mandala. This contest celebrates the beauty of endocrine science, and entries were judged based on aesthetic value and significance to endocrine research. Niraula’s image of the microglia (above) won the...Endocrine Society Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Address Insulin Affordability
The Endocrine Society today endorsed the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act of 2023, a bipartisan insulin affordability bill. Introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), this legislation would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for those with private insurance, ensure patients can share in insulin rebates and discounts,...
Endocrine Society Supports EPA Rule Regulating “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water
The Endocrine Society supports a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule which includes provisions to regulate several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—including PFOA and PFOS—found in our drinking water. The proposed regulation sets an aggressive limit for these PFAS and their mixtures and acknowledges effects at extremely low levels by proposing a health based...
More than 30,000 International Endocrinologists Urge Brussels to Take Action on REACH Revision
On March 14, a broad coalition of over 30,000 European and international endocrine experts have called on EU legislators to publish the revised REACH proposal without any further delay, and no later than June 2023. Citing the urgent and immediate need to minimize exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in the interest of public health,...
