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Connecting Mechanisms to Medicine: Q&A with Theophilus Tettey, PhD

As an eager student in his native Ghana, Theophilus Tettey, PhD, saw firsthand how classroom theories had real-world implications. Now, as a researcher at the National Cancer Institute, he hopes to one day create a laboratory that thrives on working across disciplines while providing a welcoming environment for up-and-coming scientists. Growing up in Ghana, West...

Rocket Science: Q&A With Heather Patisaul, PhD

Newly elected to the Endocrine Society’s Board of Directors on the heels of being named the scientific director of the Division of Translational Toxicology at NIEHS, Heather Patisaul, PhD, talks about how her belief that human advancement and a healthy ecosystem can exist at the same time led to her pioneering work in endocrine-disrupting chemicals....

Star Power 2025: Chatting with This Year’s Rising Star Power Talks Winners

Each year at ENDO, early-career and in-training members get their chances to shine bright at the Rising Star Power Talks. Endocrine News caught up with this year’s winners during ENDO 2025 in San Francisco last month to learn more about their research, future plans, and more. During last month’s ENDO 2025 in San Francisco, Room...

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Pacific Overtures: Q&A with 2025 C. Wayne Bardin International Travel Award Winner Yoshimoto Hoshino, MD, PhD

When physician-scientist Yoshitomo Hoshino, MD, PhD, heard the news of receiving this year’s Bardin Award, he was grateful for the opportunity to present his research at ENDO 2025, the world’s most prestigious endocrinology conference. He tells Endocrine News more about his award-winning abstract, how studying bone disease became his life’s work, and his future research...

Animal Magnetism: Q&A With Erik Nelson, PhD

From growing up with a keen interest in animals to conducting cutting-edge cancer research and receiving the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Investigator Laureate Award, Erik Nelson, PhD, talks to Endocrine News about the award, his research, and why all early-career scientists should improve society by advancing science. Growing up surrounded by...

Collaboration Is Paramount: Ashley B. Grossman’s Transatlantic Legacy

Honored by both the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology with the 2025 Transatlantic Alliance Award, Ashley B. Grossman, F.Med.Sci, has made significant contributions to endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic. Endocrine News speaks with Grossman about what this award means to him, what drew him to endocrinology in the first...

Masthead Maestro: Q&A with Manuel Tena-Sempere, MD, PhD, the Next Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology

Starting in January 2026, the masthead of the Endocrine Society’s flagship basic science journal Endocrinology will have a new name at the top: Manuel Tena-Sempere, MD, PhD. He speaks to Endocrine News about his new role, how the journal has impacted his own research career, and how he plans to make the journal more appealing...

To Your “Healthspan”

Q&A with JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP Endocrine News talks to the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Outstanding Clinical Investigator Laureate JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP, about her ongoing research on menopausal estrogen therapy, the risks and benefits of nutritional supplements, her numerous large-scale prevention trials, and why she feels that the concept of a “healthspan” is...

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