RECENT ADVANCES IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENDOCRINOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY (BES), APRIL 11-14, 2011, BIRMINGHAM, U.K.

摘要

The Annual Conference of the Society for Endocrinology (BES) took place on April 11-14, 2011, in Birmingham, U.K. The meeting was devoted to new developments in different areas of endocrinology, such as thyroid disorders, endocrine tumors, obesity, reproductive endocrinology, diabetes, abnormalities of adrenal function, bones and parathyroid, growth and development, and other aspects of basic and molecular endocrinology. Translational research is a new and rapidly evolving domain that provides knowledge, understanding and perspective in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism.