Retired Awards

Endocrine scientists and clinicians play a key role in achieving optimal public health and we are proud to recognized the meritorious achievements of endocrinologists worldwide.

Below are past awards that we have given, for current awards please visit our Awards page.

These travel grants were awarded in 2017 to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training clinical fellows who had been accepted to present their research during our annual meeting. Preference was give to clinical endocrine fellows whose area of research was in metabolic bone.

Recipient	Institution
Alyssa Halper	University of Minnesota
Cemre Robinson	Section on Skeletal Disorders and Mineral Homeostasis
Janet Chiang	University of California, San Francisco
Manish Raisingani	New York University School of Medicine
Negin Misaghian Xanthos	UNC-CH
Rajesh Jain	University of Chicago
Sean Iwamoto	University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus
Sheliza Lalani	George Washington University
Smita Jha	National Institutes of Health
Sri Harsha Tella	National Institutes of Health (NIH/NICHD)

We thank Shire for their support.

Recipient	Institution
Christy Foster	UTHSC/LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Dania Assad	Wayne State University
Hadoun Jabri	SIU School of Medicine
Heather Greenberg	NYU Langone Medical Center
Joyce George	Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Kidmealem Zekarias	Univeristy of Minnesota
Rachel Coleman-Pierron	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Richa Patel	University of Cincinnati
Rowella Licup Sirbiladze	Medical College of Wisconsin
Se Young Suh	Allegheny General Hospital

We thank Amgen for their support.

The Endocrine Society provided travel grants to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting and Expo. The Clinical Fellows Abstract Award in Cardiovascular Endocrinology travel grants were awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training clinical endocrine fellows (1st - 3rd year of fellowship) whose area of research was related to cardiovascular endocrinology. We thank Amgen for their support.

2015 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Olivia Papacostea, MD	UT Southwestern Medical Center
Paul Jerome Custodio, MD	Allegheny General Hospital
Swarna Rai	University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Joshua Tarkoff, MD	University of California - San Francisco
Lisa Underland	Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Lynn Ang, MD	University of Michigan
Ma. Conchitina Fojas	The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Sarah Zaheer, MD	Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

2013 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Audrey Arzamendi	UC Davis Medical Center
Benjamin Dennis	Georgia Regents University
Cheryl Givens	University of Louisville
Christopher Hudak	University of TX Southwestern Medical Center
Diala El-Maouche	National Institutes of Health
Dorothy Fink	College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University
Gaja Andzel	Banner Good Samaritan
Ila Khanna	ECU Brody School of Medicine
Loida Gonzalez-Rodriguez	University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Mahima Gulati	Utah Diabetes Center
Marianna Antonopoulou	SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Nagashree Gundu Rao	University of Virginia

These travel grants were awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training clinical fellows who had been accepted to present their research during our annual meeting. Preference was give to clinical endocrine fellows whose area of research was in growth hormone. We thank Novo Nordisk, Inc. for their support.

2017 Winners

Recipient	Institution
2017 Catalina Cabrera Salcedo	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Elena Varlamov	Oregon Health & Science University
Nandini Bhat	Stony Brook Children's Hospital

2016 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Fady Hannah Shmouni	The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
Kristina Derrick
Lindsey Waldman	Mount Sinai Pediatric Endocrine
Patria Alba Aponte	Children's Mercy Hospital
Rajeev Thirunagari	Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Sakine Sever	Baylor College of Medicine
Sina Jasim	Mayo Clinic

The Endocrine Society provided travel grants to attend ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting and Expo.

In 2015 the Clinical Fellows Abstract Award in Hypoparathyroidism travel grants were provided to endocrine fellows (1st–3rd year of fellowship) whose area of research is hypoparathyroidism. We thank NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for their support.

Recipient	Institution
Christine Ferrara	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Saraswathi Saiprasad	Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System / Creighton University Medical Center
Yasaman Mohtasebi	University of Maryland Med Ctr

These travel grants were awarded to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training clinical endocrine fellows who had been accepted to present their research during our annual meeting. Preference was given to clinical endocrine fellows whose area of interest is Women's Health (including reproductive health, menopause and osteoporosis, and endometriosis). We thank Pfizer, Inc. for their support.

2016 Winners

Recipient	Institution

Banafsheh Kashani	Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Caroline Chiu	UT Houston
Manisha Garg	SUNY at Buffalo
Michael Homer	University of California, San Diego
Naykky Singh Ospina	Mayo Clinic
Nina Le	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Shrinkhala Srivastava	Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Spyridoula Maraka

2015 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Andrea Estrada	NIDCR/NICHD, NIH
Gianluca Toraldo	Boston University School of Medicine

2014 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Asma Javed	Mayo Clinic
Cindy Pau	Massachusetts General Hospital
David Kulak	Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Licy Yanes-Cardozo	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Lori Homa	University of Michigan
Margaret Garin	Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Molly Moravek	Northwestern University

2013 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Amy Anderson	University of Virginia
Animesh Sharma	Mayo Clinic
Asma Javed	Mayo Clinic
Claire Park	Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Jacklyn Karban	Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Prathima Jasti	Vanderbilt University
Priyathama Vellanki	Northwestern University
Ruchi Bhabhra	Division of Endocrinology, University of Virginia
Swapna Dharashivkar	University of Louisville
Vivian Chin	Columbia University Medical Center

This fellowship award provided $35,000 in support of endocrine research in the area of women's health with a preference in menopause research. The recipients received a stipend, one-year complimentary membership, and one-year complimentary access to our online journals. We thank Pfizer, Inc. for their support.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2015	Eleanor Hutchens	University of Virginia Health System
2015	Jacquelyn Hatch-Stein	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2013	Grace Huang	Boston University Medical Center
2013	Melanie Cree-Green	University of Colorado & Children's Hospital Colorado
2013	Sharon Chou	University of Chicago Medical Center
2012	Suzan Saber, M.D.	University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

This award was given to outstanding abstracts submitted by in-training clinical endocrine fellows who had been accepted to present their research during the annual meeting. The six recipients selected participated in an oral presentation at ENDO, and the mentor of the winning presentation received a Mentor Award. We thank Pfizer, Inc. for their support.

2016 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Asima K Ahmad	University of California-San Francisco
Erica Mahany	University of Michigan
Eun Kyung Koh	University of Washington
Joseph Findley	University of Vermont
Luba Rakhlin	NYP
Maria Renela Gambito	Medstar Union Memorial Hospital

2013 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Amy Dhesi	New Jersey Medical School
Caroline Davidge-Pitts	Mayo Clinic
Joseph Davis	Montefiore Medical Center
Kara Connelly	OHSU
Laura Torchen	Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Nora Alghothani	The Ohio State University

These 2014 competitive awards were specifically designated for alumni of the Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) Program. The top-scored abstracts received a monetary award to help cover travel costs to attend our annual conference. We thank the Burroughs Welcome Fund for their support.

Recipient	Institution
Ashwini Chand	Monash University
Dalhia Abramovich	Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental
Esther Calderon Gierszal	University of Illinois at Chicago

This award assisted future endocrinologists in conducting endocrine research focusing on bone disorders and diabetes mellitus. The recipients received a stipend, one-year complimentary membership, and one-year complimentary access to our online journals. The recipients were also honored at the awards dinner at our annual meeting. We thank Lilly USA, LLC for their support.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2016	Kevin Bauerle	Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
2015	Christina Astley	Boston Children's Hospital
2014	Risa Small Wolf	Johns Hopkins Hospital
2013	Diala El-Maouche	National Institutes of Health
2013	Jeffrey Roizen	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

This award rewarded early career endocrinologists who were currently in a postgraduate fellowship and conducted research on growth hormone disorders. We thank Genentech for their support.

2015 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Julian Lui	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Melissa Rodriguez-Tallant	UT Health Science Center
Sani Roy	The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Zhongbo Liu	NYU College of Dentistry

2014 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Jose Cordoba-Chacon	University of Illinois at Chicago
Laura Dichtel	Massachusetts General Hospital

Established in 2010 by President Robert Vigersky, the goal of this award was to provide support to US-based clinicians in private practice who do not receive financial support or reimbursement to attend our annual meeting or Clinical Endocrinology Update.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2019	Ari Geliebter	Comprehensive Endocrinology PC
2019	Kanakasabai Narasimhan	Novant Health South Charlotte Endocrinology
2018	Dr. Satya Potluri	WellSpan York Hospital
2018	Dr. Shilpi Singh	Monroe Rheumatology and Endocrinology
2017	Dr. Katy J. Brown	Providence Health & Services
2017	Dr. Manish R. Upadhyay	Sutter Health
2016	Dr. Jyotsna Keni	Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
2015	Troy Dillard	Northwest Endocrinology
2014	Dr. Nadia Khoury	Downriver Endocrinology
2013	Dr. Jennifer Chang	Huntington Medical Foundation
2012	Dr. Michael H. Shanik	Endocrine Associates of Long Island
2011	Dr. Edward D. Javor	Kaiser Permanente
2010	Dr. Michael K. Laidlaw

These awards were presented in 2013 to high school students for their outstanding endocrine-related science projects presented at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—the world's largest pre-college science exposition.

Recipient	Institution
Rohan Anand Savoor	Monte Vista High School, Danville, California
Hannah Claire Pagels	Grove High School, Grove, Oklahoma
Trevor James Krolak	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, Kentucky
Anna Elizabeth Sappington	South River High School, Edgewater, Maryland
Alexis Joy Harroun	Bellarmine Prepatory School, Tacoma, Washington
Jaclyn Nicole Ketchum	Carter County High School, Ekalaka, Montana
Priyadarshani Sarkar	Henrico High School, Henrico, Virginia

The International Endocrine Scholars Program (IESP) connected the world’s brightest young endocrinologists with unparalleled research positions at top institutions outside of their home countries. This unique training program fostered collaboration and open communication through the exchange of ideas and techniques. Selected scholars received counsel through an exceptional mentoring program that helped them find financial support, advice, and esteemed training opportunities.

2014 Winners

Recipient	Institution
Guillermina Luque	Institute of Biology and Experiemental Medicine
Martin Blomberg-Jensen	Righshospitalet
Rosana Loreti	Centre for Endocrine Research- National Research Council Argentina ( CONICET)
Stuart Andrew	University of Birmingham

2013 Winners

Year	Recipient	Institution
Ayse Zengin	Ludwig Maximilians University - Klinikum der Universität München
Maria Celia Fernandez	Center for Endocrinological Investigation (CEDIE-CONICET)
Martin Crivello	Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME-CONICET)
Miguel Debono	Royal Hallamshire Hospital School of Medicine/Biomedical Science
Panagiotis Anagnostis	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

This lectureship award was presented for outstanding research in endocrinology. Originally established in 1967, this award was later renamed to honor the memory of Edwin B. Astwood.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2014	Domenico Accili, MD	Columbia University
2013	Gary D. Hammer, MD, PhD	University of Michigan
2012	Keith R. Yamamoto, PhD	University of California, San Francisco
2011	David Ron, MD	Institute of Metabolic Sciences, University of Cambridge United Kingdom
2010	Myles A. Brown, MD	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2009	Theo J. Visser, PhD	Erasmus University Medical Center
2008	John A. Cidlowski, PhD	National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
2007	Lawrence C. Chan, MBBS, DSc	Baylor College of Medicine
2006	Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2005	Willa Hsueh, MD	University of California - Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
2004	Paolo Sassone-Corsi, PhD	Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, France
2003	Jeffrey S. Flier, MD	Beth Israel Hospital
2002	P. Reed Larsen, MD	Brigham and Women's Hospital
2001	David L. Garbers, PhD
2000	Jeffrey M. Rosen, PhD	Baylor College of Medicine
1999	David D. Moore, PhD
1998	Allen M. Spiegel, MD
1997	John D. Baxter, MD
1996	Alfred G. Gilman
1995	Kenneth S. Korach, PhD
1994	Patricia K. Donahoe, MD
1993	Ronald Evans, PhD
1992	Michael O. Thorner, MBBS, DSc
1991	Marc E. Lippman, MD
1990	Stephen B. Baylin, MD
1989	Jerrold M. Olefsky, MD
1988	Walter L. Miller, MD
1987	C. Ronald Kahn, MD
1986	Lelio Orci, MD
1985	Gerald D. Aurbach
1984	Michael P. Czech, PhD
1983	Lawrence G. Raisz, MD
1982	Wylie W. Vale, PhD
1981	Susan E. Leeman, PhD
1980	Anthony R. Means, PhD
1979	Joel F. Habener, MA, MD
1978	Jack H. Oppenheimer, MD
1977	Armen H. Tashjian, Jr., MD

This award was presented to a young investigator in recognition of meritorious accomplishments in the field of basic or clinical endocrinology.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2014	W. Lee Kraus, PhD	University of Texas Southwestern
2013	Doris Adelheid Stoffers, MD, PhD	University of Pennsylvania
2012	Tamas L. Horvath, DVM, PhD	Yale University, School of Medicine
2011	Martin Grosvenor Myers, Jr., MD, PhD	University of Michigan Medical School
2010	Wiebke Arlt, MD, DSci, FRCP	University of Birmingham School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, United Kingdom
2009	Constantine A. Stratakis, MD	National Institutes of Health
2008	Joel K. Elmquist, DVM, PhD	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2008	Randy J. Seeley, PhD	University of Cincinnati
2007	Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD	Joslin Diabetes Center
2006	Charis Eng, MD, PhD	Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute
2005	Steven A. Kliewer, PhD	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2004	Ursula B. Kaiser, MD	Brigham and Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School
2003	Donald P. McDonnell, PhD	Duke University Medical Center
2002	Leonard P. Freedman, PhD	Sloan-Kettering Institute
2001	John Donald Scott, PhD
2000	Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD	University of California, San Diego
1999	David W. Russell, PhD
1998	Roger D. Cone, PhD
1997	Pamela L. Mellon, PhD
1996	Keith L. Parker, MD, PhD
1995	Deborah L. Segaloff, PhD
1994	Kelly E. Mayo, PhD
1993	Margaret A. Shupnik, PhD
1992	J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
1991	Perrin C. White, MD
1990	Michael Karin, PhD
1989	P. Michael Conn, PhD, MS
1988	Geoffrey L. Greene, PhD
1987	Aaron J. W. Hsueh, PhD
1986	Betty A. Eipper, PhD
1986	Richard E. Mains, PhD
1985	Olli A. Janne, MD, PhD
1984	Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, PhD
1983	Michael G. Rosenfeld, MD
1982	Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD
1981	Bruce D. Weintraub, MD
1980	Inder J. Chopra, MD
1979	John C. Brown, PhD, DSc, FRSc
1978	Cornelia P. Channing
1977	Anthony W. Norman, MS, PhD
1976	Roger A. Gorski, MS, PhD
1975	Bert O'Malley, MD
1974	Jesse Roth, MD
1973	Richard J. Wurtman, MD
1972	Jean D. Wilson, MD
1971	Jack Gorski, MS, PhD
1970	Donald Steiner, MD
1969	Jack L. Kostyo, PhD
1968	John T. Potts, Jr., MD
1967	David M. Kipnis, MD
1966	Samuel McCann, MD
1965	Sidney H. Ingbar
1964	Kenneth J. Ryan, MD
1963	George F. Cahill, Jr., MD
1962	Richard Egdahl
1961	Ernst Knobil, PhD, DSc
1960	Don Harry Nelson, MD
1959	Gordon L. Farrell
1958	Monte A. Greer, MD
1957	Nicholas S. Halmi, MD
1956	Alfred M. Bongiovanni
1955	Jack Gross
1954	Isadore N. Rosenberg, MD
1953	Clara M. Szego, MS, PhD
1953	Sidney Roberts, MS, PhD
1952	Seymour Lieberman, PhD, MA, MS
1951	Albert Segaloff
1950	Oscar M. Hechter
1949	George Sayers, PhD
1948	Carl Heller
1947	Choh Hao Li
1946	Martin M. Hoffman
1945	Jane A. Russell
1944	Edwin B. Astwood

Established in 1993 to honor the memory of Dr. Gerald D. Aurbach , the Gerald D. Aurbach Award Lecture was presented for outstanding research in endocrinology. The recipients presented a plenary lecture at the Endocrine Society’s Annual Meeting & Expo.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2014	Peter J. Tontonoz, MD, PhD	Howard Hughes Medical Institute/UCLA
2013	Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD	University of Pennsylvania
2012	Evan Dale Abel, MBBS, MD, PhD	University of Utah
2011	Derek LeRoith, MD, PhD	Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2010	Barbara B. Kahn, MD	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Harvard Medical School
2009	David Goltzman, MD	McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital
2008	Andrew F. Stewart, MD	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2007	Eve Van Cauter, PhD	University of Chicago
2006	Paul A. Kelly, PhD	Necker Faculty of Medicine
2005	David R. Clemmons, MD	University of North Carolina School of Medicine
2004	David J. Mangelsdorf, PhD	Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2003	Gilbert Vassart, MD, PhD	University of Brussels-Erasme, Belgium
2002	Agnes Schonbrunn, PhD	University of Texas Medical School
2001	Andrew Arnold, MD
2000	Marvin C. Gershengorn, MD	Cornell University Medical College
1999	James E. Darnell, MD
1998	JoAnne S. Richards, MS, PhD
1997	Edward M. Brown, MD
1996	Ernesto Canalis, MD
1995	Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD
1994	Henry M. Kronenberg, MD
1993	Daniel Camerini-Otero

This award was presented to basic, clinical, or translational scientists for outstanding recent research efforts (up to the past five years) contributing to advances in the field of endocrinology.

Year	Recipient	Institution
2014	Ming-Jer Tsai, PhD	Baylor College of Medicine
2014	Sophia Y. Tsai, PhD	Baylor College of Medicine

In 2013 the EndoCareers Promotion and Tenure Workshop offered junior faculty and mid-career professional in-depth skills training and networking opportunities to connect with senior advisors through engaging question and answer sessions and a networking reception. Recipients received a $250 travel award and complimentary workshop registration at ENDO, the Society's Annual Meeting and Expo.

Recipient	Institution
Aime Franco	University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital
Daniel Rubin	Temple University
Gilberto Paz-Filho	Australian National University
Jonathan Wasserman	Hospital for Sick Children
Kristy Brown	Prince Henry's Institute
Madson Almeida	University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Mara Roth	University of Washington
Marina Fernandez	University of California, San Diego
Pranita Ashok	Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College
Savitha Subramanian	University of Washington
Tadas Vasaitis	University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Yongmei Wang	University of California, San Francisco