Geoffrey Harris Prize 2011 - deadline for nominations 31 May 2010

The European Society of Endocrinology is pleased to announce the annual Geoffrey Harris Prize. This prestigious prize for neuroendocrinologists is worth 12,000 Euro and is generously sponsored by Ipsen. 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 ESE scientific meetings.

Nominations can be made by any scientific organisation or administrative group, but self-proposal is not allowed. Seven hard copies of the files containing the letter of support and CV, list of publications and merits of the candidates should be sent to: Barbara Jarzab, ESE Secretary c/o, Head, Dept. Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Oncology, M Sklodowska Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland, email: bjarzab@io.gliwice.pl, by 31 May 2010.

ESE Geoffrey Harris Prize

ECE 2010 - A great success!

ECE 2010 has now finished, ending a superb programme and with a final attendance number of over 2700; the highest ever! Many thanks to the POC and LOC, to the speakers who helped us deal with programme changes caused by the volcano, and especially to the delegates. We hope you all enjoyed it and look forward to seeing you again next year at ECE 2011 in Rotterdam on 30 April – 4 May.

Congratulations to ECE 2010 prize winners

During ECE 2010 the following prizes were awarded: The Geoffrey Harris prize was awarded to Professor Iain Robinson (UK). ESE would like to thank the sponsor Ipsen for their continued and generous support of this prize. The European Journal of Endocrinology prize was awarded to Professor Lorenz Hofbauer (Germany).

Six Young Investigator Awards were presented to: Dr Rosella Libé (France) for H1.3, Ms Valentia Cirello (Italy) for H1.5, Dr Carmelo Quarta (Italy) for H2.1, Ms Jitske Tiemensma (The Netherlands) for H2.3, Dr Ariadni Spyroglou (Germany) for OC4.2 and to Mr Milano Marques (Brazil) for P271.

In addition to this, four poster prizes were also awarded to: Viviana Bumaschny (Argentina) for poster P688 (Basic), Paolo Chieffi (Italy) for poster P401 (Basic), Stefan Jenni (Switzerland) for poster P306 (Clinical)and to Tatiana Nikonova (Russia) for poster P341 (Clinical).

The ESE would like to thank the sponsor Novartis for their continued and generous support of the Young Investigator Awards and poster prizes.

You can view all the abstracts from ECE 2010 in Endocrine Abstracts vol. 22.

9th ESE Postgraduate Course in Clinical Endocrinology

The 9th ESE Postgraduate Course in Clinical Endocrinology will be held from 27-29 May 2010 in Tartu, Estonia. Further information is available on the Education pages of the ESE website. We hope to see you at the course!

ESE Education website pages

ESE - Summer School on Endocrinology - NEW!

We are pleased to announce this joint project between the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE) and the DGE Young Active Research (YAR).

The Summer School will be held between 18-22 July 2010 at the Monastery Mehrerau in Bregenz, Austria. Further information, including a preliminary programme and registration details can be found on the Education pages on the ESE website.

ESE Annual General Meeting

The ESE Annual General Meeting was held on 27 April 2010 at the ECE 2010 congress venue in Prague, Czech Republic. The draft minutes have been circulated to all members by email and will also be available in the Members area of the ESE website.

ESE Executive Committee

Following the ESE Annual General Meeting (27 April 2010), Professor Philippe Bouchard retired from the Executive Committee and as ESE Secretary. ESE would like to offer many thanks to him for his work on the Committee.

Professor Barbara Jarzab from Poland and Professor Justo Castano from Spain have been elected as Executive Committee members. We are also pleased to announce that Professor Barbara Jarzab is the new ESE Secretary.

Welcome new Ordinary members

We are pleased to announce that over 300 new member applications were approved by the Executive Committee at their meetings held during ECE 2010. The ESE would like to welcome all new members. To view the list of new members please click here.

1st ESE Clinical Update - case submission deadline 17 September

The ESE Clinical Update Course is the first in an annual programme of international residential events providing essential training for all trainees and an update for established endocrinologists. The event is designed not only to give a vigorous update on current clinical practice but also to encourage networking between trainees and established endocrinologists.

The 1st ESE Clinical Update will be held at the Porto Palacio Congress Hotel in Porto, Portugal from 22-24 October 2010.

The Clinical Update course website is now live and registration is open. Register before the early bird deadline - 3 October 2010 - to get a reduced registration fee.

Call for cases: prospective delegates are expected to submit clinical case studies for presentation and discussion at the ESE Clinical Update interactive workshop sessions. Further details and a utility for submitting cases online can be found at the Clinical Update course website. The deadline for submission of cases is 17 September 2010.

European Young Active Research meeting

The 12th Annual Meeting of Young Active Research (YAR) will be held on 1-3 October 2010 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The YAR initiative was founded during the annual meeting of the German Endocrine Society (DGE) in 1999 and aims to increase the mutual exchange between young scientists working in the field of endocrinology. Further information can be found at the link below.

YAR website

ESE On-line Reviews Collection - New for ESE Members

All reviews, commentaries and hypothesis articles published in ESE’s official journals since the beginning of 2008 have been collated to form the ESE On-line Reviews Collection. These full text files are freely available to all.

ESE On-line Reviews Collection

Membership payment reminder

A last call for those members who have not yet paid their membership fee for 2010. Members who have not paid their 2010 membership fee by 30 June 2010 will be lapsed and will no longer receive membership benefits. For a quick and secure method of payment, members can pay on-line at the ESE membership renewal page.

News from Endocrine-Related Cancer

Endocrine-Related Cancer (ERC) is the most widely read journal devoted to hormones and cancer with an impact factor of 5.235. ERC invites authors to submit papers using the popular and easy to use ScholarOne Manuscripts system. To find out how to submit go to http://erc.endocrinology-journals.org/misc/ifora.shtml.

Authors benefit from "Continuous publication online," the groundbreaking development from ERC. Continuous publication online allows authors and readers to share knowledge around the world, faster than ever before as NEW ARTICLES, which are the version of record, are published online as soon as they are ready, without waiting for an issue to be compiled. Take a look at ERC online at www.try-erc.org.

ECE 2011 - Abstract submission now open!

The 13th European Congress of Endocrinology will be held on 30 April - 4 May 2011 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

On-line abstract submission for the congress is now open and will close on 7 January 2011. This year's congress received more abstract submissions than ever before, and we hope that ECE 2011 will continue in this trend to provide another high quality scientific programme of lectures and poster presentations.

ECE 2011

ICE/ECE 2012 - save the date

The 15th International Congress of Endocrinology will be held jointly with the 14th European Congress of Endocrinology on 5-9 May 2012 in Fortezza Da Basso, Florence, Italy.

To register your interest in ICE/ECE 2012 please contact ece2012@endocrinology.org stating your name and country of residence.

BioSciAlliance - create your profile today and be part of the endocrine community!

BioSciAlliance is an exciting service from BioScientifica that allows members to access a host of services using a single gateway. BioSciAlliance - www.bioscialliance.org - allows you to renew your membership; access abstract management and registration for ESE meetings; update your membership profile and interact with fellow members, all using a single website.

Furthermore, ESE members get free access to the European Journal of Endocrinology via this route.

ESE members can logon to BioSciAlliance using their current membership number and password. Once you are logged on, you can build up your own profile and search for fellow members by geographical location or areas of interest. In addition, BioSciAlliance provides a wealth of educational resources, BioScientifica's world calendar of events and news articles on a range of biomedical specialities.

Communicate; Collaborate; Innovate - logon to BioSciAlliance today.

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Study: Low Sex Drive, Ladies? It Might Be Your Pill (TIME Magazine, 10 May 2010)

A study of over 1,000 female German medical students has associated the use of oral and non-oral hormonal contraceptives with an increased risk of female sexual dysfunction.

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Tick tock! Researchers show the workings of the body clock (CORDIS News, 30 April 2010)

An EU-funded project published in Current Biology has shed further light on the roles of hormones in the internal body clock, and has suggested a candidate for the molecule known as 'tuberalin', which is thought to mediate seasonal variation in circadian rhythms.

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Obesity associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia (AlphaGalileo, 29 April 2010)

A Norwegian University of Science and Technology study has suggested that BMI represents an independent risk factor in the development of the pain condition fibromyalgia.

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Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic fatigue in brain injured patients (AlphaGalileo, 27 April 2010)

New research presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Prague has shown that chronic fatigue following traumatic brain injury is associated with low vitamin D levels.

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Erectile dysfunction and increased dangers of cardiovascular disease (AlphaGalileo, 26 April 2010)

New research presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Prague has looked into possible links between testosterone levels and cardiovascular disease, and obesity and cardiovascular disease in men referred to the andrology clinic for erectile dysfunction.

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High blood cortisol levels significantly increases death rate in patients with acute coronary syndrome (AlphaGalileo, 25 April 2010)

Research presented at the 2010 European Congress of Endocrinology shows that serum cortisol levels are strongly associated with increased death rates in patients with chronic heart failure.

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Toxicology: The big test for bisphenol A (Nature News, 21 April 2010)

A feature article in Nature News describes the history of the debate over the safety of bisphenol A, and highlights the need for establishing standardised toxicological tests to provide clearer conclusions before using research to influence policy.

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Comparison of pituitary function recovery 3 and 12 months post surgery

The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is considered the gold standard for assessment of GH and ACTH reserve in patients with pituitary disease following pituitary surgery and is usually performed after 6–12 weeks.

Berg et al. conducted a study to evaluate dynamic testing 3 and 12 months after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Serial dynamic testing was performed in 36 patients (13 women, age 18–78) at 3 and 12 months after transsphenoidal surgery.

They found that there was a significant increase in median GH and cortisol peak levels during ITT after l2 months compared with the 3-month results. This is the first study showing that in the late-postoperative phase after pituitary surgery, there is ongoing recovery of pituitary function demonstrated by a significant improvement of GH and cortisol peak levels in ITT during follow-up. They found that dynamic re-testing at 12 months after pituitary surgery in comparison to a single ITT at 3 months detects a recovery from ACTH and GH insufficiency, in each by 11%. Berg et al. (2010), European Journal of Endocrinology 162.

Read the full article at: DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0997

Austrian Science Fund Lise Meitner Program for scientists from abroad

The FWF (Austrian Science Fund) supports the ongoing development of Austrian science and basic research at an international level. The Lise Meitner program offers post-doctoral basic scientists from abroad the chance to join research teams in Austria to promote international cooperation in science, and benefit from the increased expertise that this cooperation provides. Applications are accepted continuously for basic science projects of between one and two years in duration. Please follow the link below for more information.

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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation welcomes applications to its Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers from abroad who have completed their doctorate in the last four years.

The Fellowships provide funding for a project lasting between 6-24 months, to be undertaken in a research institution in Germany. Both the project and the institution are selected by the applicant.

Applications to the Fellowships are welcome year-round. Please visit the link below for more details on the Fellowships and how to apply.

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Research Council of Norway Regional Research Funds

In the interests of stimulating research and development across all 19 Norwegian counties, the Research Council of Norway has allocated NOK 200-300 million annually to fund R&D projects initiated by companies, public enterprises, universities, university colleges and independent research institutes.

The funds are designed to incorporate the strategic priorities of the authorities for the respective counties included under each individual fund. Applications are now welcome from western, southern, inland and northern Norway, with the Oslo area following later in 2010.

The deadline for applications is 2 June. Please follow the link below for more information.

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International Senior Research Fellowships - Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust are now inviting applications for their International Senior Research Fellowships in Biomedical Science.

The International Senior Research Fellowships in Biomedical Science support outstanding researchers, either medically qualified or science graduates, who wish to establish a research career in an academic institution in selected European countries - Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakian Republic and Slovenia.

Applicants to the Fellowships must submit a preliminary application by 4 June 2010. For further information please follow the links below.

International Senior Research Fellowships in Biomedical Science

The GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists

GE Healthcare and Science/AAAS have opened submissions to their highly successful and prestigious prize for young life scientists.

The GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists recognises outstanding PhD students from around the world, whose research described in their thesis focuses on the field of molecular biology. The prizes on offer include four regional prizes of US$5,000 each, one of which will be awarded the grand prize of US$25,000.

Applicants must have been awarded their PhD between 1 January and 31 December 2010. The deadline for applications is 1 August 2010. For further information and applications to the prize, please follow the link below.

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Marie-Curie International Fellowships

CORDIS, the European Commission's portal for research funding, has issued calls for proposals for three different Marie-Curie fellowships, designed to enhance career mobility and professional development. The three fellowships - the International Incoming Fellowships (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IIF), International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IOF), and Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF) - support the exchange of knowledge and expertise across Europe by enabling researchers to join or build research teams in other countries.

The deadline for applications is 17 August 2010. Please visit the CORDIS FP7 Calls page for more information by following the link below. Use the Call Identifier - given above in parenthesis after the fellowship title - to find a specific fellowship.

CORDIS FP7 Calls page

Wellcome Trust New Investigator Awards

Open to researchers who are no more than five years from appointment to their first academic post, the Wellcome Trust New Investigator Awards provide support to talented young scientists that have already demonstrated significant achievements in their field and show a similar forward-thinking and innovative approach to the future.

The awards provide funding of between £100,000 to £425,000 per year for up to seven years, depending on the scientific needs of the applicant's research. Applications are welcome from UK and nationals of certain other countries (follow the link below for full eligibility criteria).

Applications open on 1 October 2010 and will close on 22 November 2010. Please follow the link below for more information.

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