Endocrine Abstracts

During most of my research career I have been fascinated by how steroid hormones act and how their action is regulated. In my talk I will take a light-touch look at the role that serendipity has played in the directions my research has taken me. I will focus mainly on the vital role that glucocorticoids play in the transition to independent life that occurs at birth. I will describe how glucocorticoids might programme perinatal cardiac maturation with life-long consequences for cardiovascular health. I will also illustrate the important part that team-work and collaboration have played in my research and in my professional development.