ESE Young Endocrinologists & Scientists (EYES) Committee
The European Young Endocrine Scientists (EYES), formed in 2013, to promote research excellence, active engagement and development of early career investigators (ECIs), within Europe across all disciplines of endocrinology.
In 2019, EYES became the official early career branch of the ESE and was renamed ESE Young Endocrinologists and Scientists (EYES).
Please reference the EYES Committee page for full details about the Committee's roles and ESE Committee representation.
Stavroula Paschou (EYES Co-Chair)
Stavroula Paschou (EYES Co-Chair)
Stavroula (Lina) Paschou, MD, PhD is Assistant Professor of Endocrinology at School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Assist. Prof. Paschou graduated with Honors from School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Greece in 2005. She obtained her PhD in Endocrinology with Honors from the same University in 2010. She was trained in Endocrinology and Diabetes at St Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London, UK, at the Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Lina has published a large number of chapters and papers in prestigious scientific books and journals. Her main areas of interest are Diabetes/Obesity/Metabolism, Reproductive Endocrinology and Thyroid. Her author metrics can be summarised as follows: publications in PubMed 175, citations 3,900, h-index 30, i10-index 78 (October 2022). Assist. Prof. Paschou has given invited lectures or has chaired in many national and international congresses or webinars. She regularly serves as Faculty at the Postgraduate Education Courses of ESE and EASD. She acts as Guest Editor, Associate Editor, member of the editorial board or reviewer in high impact scientific journals. She has received prestigious awards and scholarships. In 2015, she was awarded the ESE International Endocrine Scholarship. She is member of the expert panel in medical devices of the European Commission - Directorate General for Health and Food Safety. She is member of the Board of Trustees of the Bioscientifica Trust, co-Chair of the ESE Young Endocrinologists and Scientists (EYES) Committee, member of the ESE Science Committee, co-Chair of the ESE Growth & Genetic Obesity COVID-19 Subgroup of the ESE COVID-19 Committee and a member of various Committees of the Hellenic Endocrine Society. She chaired the 7th EYES Meeting in Athens, Greece in September 2019 and she was member of the Program Organizing Committee for the ECE 2021.
Walter Vena (Italy)
Walter Vena (Italy)
Currently Dr. Walter Vena works at the Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Medical Andrology of the Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, based in Milan, Italy. His main fields of clinical research are male hypogonadism, reproductive disorders and sexual dysfunctions as well as bone metabolism disorders in the male population.
Antoan Stefan Sojat (EYES Co-Chair)
Antoan Stefan Sojat (EYES Co-Chair)
Antoan Stefan Šojat is a M.D and a PhD candidate working in the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in the University Clinical Centre of Serbia. His clinical and research work focuses on adrenal and reproductive endocrinology. He is also interested and involved in academic mobility and career development programs.
Juan Manuel Jiménez-Vacas
Juan Manuel Jiménez-Vacas
Juan is a postdoctoral researcher working in the Cancer Biomarkers and Translational Therapeutics teams at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, UK. During his PhD, Juan's work was based on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of endocrine-related cancers, with a special interest on hormones and splicing process regulation. Juan is currently focused on developing novel therapeutic strategies to improve outcomes for men with advanced prostate cancer.
Jonathan Mertens (EYES Secretary)
Jonathan Mertens (EYES Secretary)
Currently, Jonathan Mertens (M.D.) is a clinical Ph.D. candidate at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, working in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism and the Hepatology Department exploring the burden of insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on the cardiometabolic profile of people with type 1 diabetes.
Barbara Altieri
Barbara Altieri
Dr. Barbara Altieri obtained her PhD with the 'Doctor Europaeus' qualification in Sciences of Nutrition, Metabolism, Ageing and Gender Pathologies from the Catholic University of Sacred Heart of Rome, Italy, in 2019. She currently works as postdoctoral researcher at the Endocrinology Department of the University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany. As translational clinician scientist, her research is focused on adrenocortical and neuroendocrine tumors.