01 FN: Two Yale scientists

Two Yale scientists were among 11 to receive Laureate Awards in November from the Endocrine Society, the largest organization devoted to research on hormones and the practice of endocrinology. According to the society, the awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in the field of endocrinology.

Tamas L. Horvath, D.V.M., Ph.D., the Jean and David W. Wallace Professor of Comparative Medicine and professor of neurobiology and of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, received the Ernst Oppenheimer Award. This award recognizes meritorious accomplishments by a young investigator in the field of basic or clinical endocrinology.

Gerald I. Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., the George R. Cowgill Professor of Physiological Chemistry, professor of medicine and of cellular and molecular physiology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, will deliver the Clinical Investigator Award Lecture at the society’s annual meeting in June. The award acknowledges major contributions to clinical research related to the pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and treatment of endocrine diseases.