Endocrine Abstracts

Raul M Luque is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain. Dr. Luque graduated (1997) and obtained his PhD (2003) in Biological Sciences from the UCO and completed his postdoctoral training at the Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago (USA). He currently serves as Co-Head of the Hormones and Cancer Research Group of the Department of Cell Bio...

B Allolio, Department for Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany AbstractBruno Allolio received his Bachelor of Physics Degree in 1974 and graduated in Medicine from the University of Cologne in 1975. He obtained his MD in 1977 and trained in General Medicine and Endocrinology at the University Hospital Cologne. He received basic science training under the auspices of John Landon at Ba...

Dr Oriol Casanovas is an internationally renowned laboratory researcher with ample knowledge and expertise in basic and translational research of mouse models of cancer and tumor angiogenesis. His research at ICO-IDIBELL in Barcelona has always been focused on determining the consequences of adaptation and resistance to anti-angiogenic therapies against cancer. His scientific achievements have been published in highly...

Jens Bollerslev is head of the Section of Specialized Endocrinology at Oslo University Hospital, and Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has been a member of the Executive Board of the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), former chair of the ESE Education Committee (2014–17), chair of the ESE committee for Post Graduate Courses (2016–19) and is currently chair of the newly es...

Ezio Ghigo, Italy AbstractThis prestigious prize is intended for established workers in the field of basic and clinical neuroendocrinology and is generally supported by Ipsen. This year's recipient is Professor Ezio Ghigo. The prize will be presented as part of the ECE 2011 opening ceremony where Professor Ghigo will deliver his lecture. Professor Ghigo will also deliver two other lectures at future ESE...

J Larry Jameson & Lewis Landsberg Dean, Vice-President for Medical Affairs, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA AbstractJ Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, received his medical degree with honors and a doctoral degree in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina in 1981. He performed his clinical training in internal medicin...

The European Society of Endocrinology is pleased to present the annual Geoffrey Harris Prize. This prestigious prize is designed for established researchers in the field of neuroendocrinology and is the first of its kind in Europe. The prize will be presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, where the winner will be asked to give one of the main lectures, in addition to two other lectures at future ES...

Observational studies have consistently shown a relationship between low testosterone (T) and a higher cardiovascular (CV) risk profile. However, it is still obscure whether reduced T levels in the elderly play a direct pathogenetic role in the stratification of CV risk, or if CV diseases (CVD) and low T are concomitant conditions, both associated with the aging process. Much evidence supports both of these possibilities. In the meanwhile, recent reports in the scientific and ...

During this session I will discuss some ways of approaching requests for interviews by the media. The media can be main stream media such a television or radio, social media such as Twitter or web based journals. It can be daunting to consider having your views for all to see or hear, however there are many reasons to engage with the media. I will discuss some strategies on how to react to requests for information and offer some suggestions on how to approach interviews and me...

During this session I will discuss some ways of approaching requests for interviews by the media. The media can be main stream media such a television or radio, social media such as Twitter or web based journals. It can be daunting to consider having your views for all to see or hear, however there are many reasons to engage with the media. I will discuss some strategies on how to react to requests for information and offer some suggestions on how to approach interviews and me...