Endocrine Abstracts

The European Hormone Medal is awarded to an international scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of basic or clinical endocrinology. This year’s recipient is Professor Ilpo Huhtaniemi who will receive his prize and give his lecture as part of the European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), beginning on the 19 May 2018. Further information on the prize can be found at https://www.ese-hormones.org/grants-and-awards/awards/.

Ilpo Huhtaniemi, MD, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology at Imperial College London, and Professor of Physiology at University of Turku, Finland. His research interests include clinical and basic reproductive endocrinology, in particular the function of gonadotrophins and male reproduction, as well as male contraception, hormone-dependent cancer, and the endocrinology of ageing. He has authored about 700 peer-reviewed research articles and reviews. He was Chief Editor of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology in 1999–2017. He is recipient of several awards, including the fellowship of The Academy of Medical Sciences (UK), and Doctor Honoris Causa at the Medical University Lodz, Poland and University of Szeged, Hungary. He has held several positions of trust in international scientific organizations, e.g. Past President of International Society of Andrology and Member of the Executive Committees of EFES and ESE.