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Endocrine Abstracts (2010) 22


Lorenz C Hofbauer, Germany Abstract

The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize is awarded to a candidate who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the knowledge in the field of endocrinology through publication. This year’s recipient is Dr Lorenz Hofbauer. The prize will be presented as part of the ECE 2010 opening ceremony where Dr Hofbauer will deliver his lecture. Dr Hofbauer will also write a review article based on this lecture to be published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. Further information can be found at http://www.euro-endo.org/about/about_prizes.htm

Lorenz Hofbauer was born in 1968 and studied Medicine at the University of Munich where he obtained his MD degree in 1995 in the thyroid field. His interest in bone research was stimulated during a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester (USA) under the mentorship of Drs Larry Riggs and Sundeep Khosla from 1996 to 1999. In 1999 he moved to Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany, where he established his own research group focusing on the RANKL/OPG biology in skeletal, malignant, and vascular diseases. In parallel, Dr Hofbauer completed his clinical education in internal medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and diabetes with board exams. From 2004 to 2007 he was a Heisenberg Senior Fellow and Consultant in Medicine. In May 2007, he became Head of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine III at the Technical University Medical Center at Dresden, Germany.

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