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James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, was spending valuable time in a laboratory, painstakingly purifying finicky hormones from the pituitary glands of cattle when he discovered insulin.

Ann Danoff, MD, had already established herself as a professional modern dancer performing in New York City when she picked up a friend’s copy of Cells and Organelles and saw the first parallels between movement and endocrinology.

Author of the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guideline on testosterone therapy for hypogonadism, Frances J. Hayes, MD, MBBCh, is nationally recognized for her expertise in testosterone deficiency.

From an early age, Anne L. Peters, MD, professor of clinical medicine at Keck School of Medicine of , knew she wanted to be a physician.

Richard J.M. Ross, MD, FRCP, professor of endocrinology in the department of oncology and metabolism at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, has taken a different career path than most in his field.

From years spent studying estrogen-metabolizing enzymes to experimenting with recipes in the kitchen, Richard J. Auchus, MD, PhD, has always had a knack for chemistry.

Founder of India’s first bone density and osteoporosis service, Ambrish Mithal, MD, DM, played a key role in establishing osteoporosis as a serious national health problem.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in professional societies around the world canceling or rescheduling annual medical meetings and conferences, and the Endocrine Society was no exception. The Endocrine Society Board of Directors announced March 9 that its annual in-person meeting would be canceled, citing “an unprecedented health emergency” due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

CHICAGO — Research is the backbone of the medical field. Through research, breakthroughs are made to discover how and why diseases develop and how to treat these conditions. For Sissy M. Jhiang, PhD, a professor in the department of physiology and cell biology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, her work on thyroid cancer research has helped push the field forward, particularly in terms of genetics, thyroid tumor development and radioiodine therapy.

HOUSTON — Diabetes care is not a static endeavor. Health care providers and patients alike are inundated with new technology and information about how to best care for diabetes. For Jennifer A. LeBlanc, BSN, RN, CDE, director of professional education and care delivery at the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard Medical School in Boston, finding ways to simplify this process is crucial.