The European Hormone Medal is awarded to a scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of basic or clinical endocrinology.
The winner receives the commemorative medal, a monetary award, as well as complimentary registration, accommodation and travel expenses to attend the European Congress of Endocrinology 2027 in Basel, Switzerland. The recipient will be presented with the award at the Congress and will give one of the Plenary lectures.
2026 Winner
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 European Hormone Medal Award winner is Maria-Christina Zennaro from France. Her award will be presented at ECE 2026 in the wonderful city of Prague and the title of her lecture is 'Genetic mechanisms of aldosterone related disorders - towards precision medicine in hypertension'.
Nominations for the 2027 Award are now open
Nominations close Friday 27 March 2026
Nominations for the award are invited from all ESE members and from members of the ESE Council of Affiliated Societies (ECAS). The nominee must be a member of ESE.
Multiple nominations for the same person for the same award will not be accepted. If multiple nominations for the same nominee are received, the nominators will be contacted so that they have the opportunity to combine into one nomination submission. Letters of nominations can be co-signed by multiple supporters.
Requirements of the nomination form include:
- A signed Nomination statement, including the merits of the nominee and the reasoning for the nomination (up to 500 words).
- The names and contact details for two supporting current ESE members (if a self-nomination). Members must be in good standing.
- Research outputs - list of up to 10 significant outputs with corresponding PubMed link (URL) DOI link.
- Indicators of Professional Distinction - please list evidence of professional distinction and recognition, including competitive awards and prizes, major grants and fellowships, and leadership roles.
- Contributions to the broader research community - please list activities including training of other researchers, mentorship, involvement in collaborative activities/consortia, guideline and consensus panels, peer review (grants and papers), editorial service, conference organisation, patient and public involvement and engagement, and contributions to furthering equitable access to opportunities for all, i.e. equality, diversity and inclusion activities.
- Tentative title of the plenary lecture
Past Presidents of ESE will not be eligible for four years after their term of office ends. Previous recipients of the Geoffrey Harris and EJE Award will not be eligible for 3 years after their award was received.
Members of the ESE Executive Committee and the ECE Programme Organising Committee are not eligible for one year after their term of office ends. ESE Committee Chairs and Focus Area Leads are not eligible whilst in office. Members of the ESE Major Awards Selection Panel are not eligible whilst in office.
Members of the ESE Major Awards Selection Panel will individually review and score the applications/nominations received against the agreed evaluation criteria. The role of the Panel is to shortlist the nominations to no more than three.
The ECAS Members (national societies) will then vote for the winner. Each Society will have one vote.
The successful candidate will be the candidate who receives the most votes. In the case of a tied vote the winner will be decided by the the ESE Major Awards Panel will and ratified by the ESE Executive Committee.
The ECAS representative (as defined in the Panel remit) will only participate in the discussion and actions in relation to the European Hormone Medal.
