From segregated Alabama to a celebrated career, James R. Gavin, III, MD, PhD, the Endocrine Society’s 2021 Outstanding Mentor Laureate Award recipient, talks to Endocrine News about the importance mentoring and how it can make a difference for generations of others. In a career journey that began in segregated Alabama, James R. Gavin, III, MD, PhD, says he...
Happy Accidents: Talking with Nobel Laureate Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD
When Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2012, that was only part of his storied career as a physician scientist. With a new book on the shelves – and online shopping carts – Lefkowitz talks to Endocrine News about misconceptions about scientists, what inspired him to write a book, and...
An Appetite for Research: Q&A with Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD
Endocrine News speaks with the Endocrine Society’s 2020 Roy O. Greep Laureate Award winner for Outstanding Research, Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD, who discusses her research focusing on obesity, challenges for female researchers, and her own goals outside the lab. Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the recipient of the 2020 Laureate...
From a Distance: Encouraging Physical Distancing to Slow COVID-19
Endocrine News spoke with J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief, Journal of the Endocrine Society, about his March editorial in the New York Times that urged physical distancing in order to save lives. He discusses the editorial’s impact, the importance of videoconferencing, and COVID-19’s lasting impact on healthcare. On March 24, J. Larry Jameson, MD,...
Fresh from receiving his 2020 Laureate Award for Outstanding Innovation, Christopher B. Newgard, PhD, discusses how collaboration has shaped his research and why he focuses on metabolomics to unlock the mysteries of cardiometabolic diseases. Christopher B. Newgard, PhD, does not hesitate to give credit to the many mentors and colleagues who have inspired his...
Stanley Andrisse, PhD, MBA, has a remarkable story that has taken him from a prison cell to Johns Hopkins University. He knows firsthand the effects of burnout and how to overcome it. He shares his tips on avoiding burnout and how he achieves an ideal work/life balance, as well as his own amazing journey. Stanley Andrisse,...
Endocrine News talks with Laura Alonso, MD, from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where she discusses research funding and how she hopes her research improves the lives of patients with diabetes. Laura Alonso, MD, is a physician-scientist working on a cutting-edge approach to replenish the body’s insulin-producing beta cells to treat diabetes....
Each year at ENDO, the Endocrine Society recognizes endocrine researchers who are in the blossoming stages of their research careers with Early Investigator Awards. Endocrine News rounded up this year’s recipients to ask them about their research, their labs, and the award will help them reach their research goals. For researchers in the early stages...