"I’d like to thank the members of the Committee and program staff for the opportunity to speak to you about this important project and share the perspective of the Endocrine Society. My name is Monica Laronda and I am an Investigator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, I am also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Today, I am representing the Endocrine Society as a member of the Research Affairs Core Committee."