This award is made possible by the generous support of Dr. and Mrs. Delbert A. Fisher, MD. Dr. Fisher is a renowned leader in the development of international neonatal screening programs to detect congenital hypothyroidism. He has made extensive contributions to the advancement of endocrine research and has served the community as a distinguished educator.
The 2025 application period is open until February 18, 2025.
Each year, the Delbert A. Fisher Research Scholar Award provides a $2,000 honorarium to a scholar demonstrating exceptional work in the preservation of the history of endocrinology. The scholar also delivers the Clark T. Sawin Memorial History of Endocrinology Lecture at ENDO, the Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting. ENDO 2025 will take place July 12-15 in San Francisco, CA.
The Sawin lecture is one of the highest attended sessions at ENDO. The lecture is intended to be a broad, comprehensive, and scholarly narrative of the history on the chosen topic. Important discoveries, milestones, and significant contributions by those in the field, including the recipient's own work, are outlined and discussed. Personal insights and historical vignettes are encouraged.
The Endocrine Society thanks Dr. and Mrs. Delbert A. Fisher for their generous support, which makes this award possible.
Please email any questions to [email protected].
All are welcome to apply or nominate.
Following the application period, nominations are reviewed by a selection panel comprised of the Chairs of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee and current Endocrine Society President. The application requires the following:
Application Period Opens December 9.
Past Clark T. Sawin Memorial History of Endocrinology Lecturers (2015 – 2024) are available to view for free in the Endocrine Society’s Center for Learning.
| Year | Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Richard Mauritz Bergenstal, MD | International Diabetes Center |
| 2023 | Walter L. Miller, MD | University California-San Francisco |
| 2022 | George P. Chrousos, MD, ScD | National and Kapdistrian University of Athens Medical School in Athens, Greece |
| 2021 | Sherita Golden, MD, MHS | Johns Hopkins University Hospital |
| 2019 | Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD | Northwestern University |
| 2018 | Evan R. Simpson, BSc, PhD | Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen's Medical Research Institute (UK) |
| 2018 | Richard J. Santen, MD | University of Virginia Health System |
| 2017 | William Young, MD, MSc | Mayo Clinic |
| 2016 | D. Lynn Loriaux, MD, PhD | Oregon Health & Science University |
| 2015 | Márta Korbonits, MD, PhD | Barts and the London School of Medicine (UK) |
| 2014 | Eberhard Nieschlag, MD, PhD, FRCP | University of Muenster Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology |
| 2013 | Jesse Roth, MD | The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research |
| 2012 | Leonard Wartofsky, MD | Washington Hospital Center |
| 2011 | Michael F. Holick, MD, PHD | Boston University Medical Center |
| 2010 | D. Lynn Loriaux, MD, PhD | Oregon Health & Science University |
| 2009 | John W. Funder, MD, PhD | Hudson Institute of Medical Research |
| 2008 | Neena B. Schwartz, PhD | Northwestern University |
| 2007 | Michael J. Bliss, PhD |
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