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Congratulations to the WE members ENDO 2025 laureates!
August 2024 (from the Endocrine Society, see the full article and all awardees BY CLICKING HERE)
| Ellen Seely, MDOutstanding Mentor Award This annual award recognizes a career commitment to mentoring and a significant positive impact on mentees’ education and career. Seely is the director of the Clinical Research, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division in the Department of Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Besides being world renowned for her studies of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, Seely selflessly dedicates a substantial part of her academic career to nurture the intellectual and professional growth of peers and juniors alike. She has supported faculty development and well-being, medical student teaching, training in grant writing and clinical investigation, FDA advisory committees, student thesis review committees, and many more initiatives. Her approach to mentoring is one “without borders,” reaching mentees in Europe and the Middle East. She has been rewarded for her commitment with the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award at Harvard Medical School, the Distinguished Member of the Society of Teaching Scholars at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, and the Mentoring Award from Women in Endocrinology. |
| Whitney Woodmansee, MDVigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award This annual award recognizes extraordinary contributions by a practicing endocrinologist to the endocrine and/or medical community. Woodmansee is a professor of medicine at the University of Florida’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in Gainesville, Fla., and the director for the university’s Neuroendocrine/Pituitary Program. She specializes in neuroendocrine diseases and is also very knowledgeable in general medicine and general endocrinology. She meets all her patients’ needs and ensures systems are in place to efficiently deliver care. The latter is exemplified by her expertise in developing a pituitary testing center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and then ensuring such practices were in place at other centers where she worked. Many patients have followed her as her practice has moved to different centers. Woodmansee is also thoroughly committed to patient education. She keeps up with the latest clinical and basic science research and then translates it for patients to understand. |
| Lori Raetzman, PhDSidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award This award recognizes distinguished service to the Endocrine Society and the field of endocrinology. Raetzman is a professor of molecular and integrative physiology and the associate director for the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) PhD Programs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of MCB in Champaign, Ill. Since joining the Endocrine Society in 2001, she has served on numerous committees. Her initiatives, including incorporating social media for enhanced trainee engagement and organizing workshops on critical professional development topics, have amplified the Society's reach and inclusivity. She has also been instrumental in fostering diversity and leadership through programs like FLARE, supporting underrepresented minorities in basic and clinical research. She is currently a member of the Endocrine Society’s Adrenal and Pituitary Special Interest Group, the Editor-in-Chief Search Committee for Endocrinology, and the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Clinical Strategy/Resources Task Force, as well as co-chair of the Research Affairs Core Committee. |
| Ursula B. Kaiser, MDUrsula B. Kaiser, MD has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)! October 2023: Kaiser, a past president of the Endocrine Society, is the chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, and George W. Thorn, MD, Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston. She was elected “for being an internationally recognized leader in reproductive neuroendocrinology. Her major scientific accomplishments include the unraveling of genetic and molecular mechanisms controlling pubertal timing and gonadotropin-releasing hormone activation and the regulation of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion.“ You can read the full announcement HERE Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! |
