The Endocrine Society Laureate Awards Announced

With the addition of two new awards, bringing the total number of Laureate Awards to 13 and valued at $89K, the Laureate Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in the field of endocrinology. Congratulations to Dr. Mitchell A. Lazar and Dr. Doris Stoffers, MD, PhD.

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Gerald D. Aurbach Award Lecture

Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD

Dr. Mitchell A. Lazar is a truly outstanding and worthy recipient of the 2013 Gerald D. Aurbach Award. Mitch has made seminal discoveries in the area of the nuclear hormone receptors and their coregulators, particularly corepressors. His pioneering studies at the intersection of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms with physiology and metabolism have had major impact on our understanding of metabolic disease.

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Ernst Oppenheimer Award

Doris A. Stoffers, MD, PhD

Dr. Doris Stoffers discovered that mutations in the Pdx1 gene lead to Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young in humans. Her influential studies of Pdx1 molecular function and regulation have had a major impact on our current understanding of the development, physiology, and pathophysiology of the insulin-producing, pancreatic beta cell.

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Early Career Development Grant for $50,000

Congratulations to Lauren Fishbein, MD, PhD for receiving the Early Career Development Grant from the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS). This grant was created to encourage the applicants to pursue basic/translational and/or clinical research in neuroendocrine cancers. Dr. Fishbein's project has the potential to lead to contributions to the field and a productive career as a NET scientist.

Dr. Fishbein was recognized at the award session during the NANETS symposium in San Diego, CA on Saturday, October 13, 2012.

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