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Congratulations to our 2026 Abstract Achievement Award winners and EYES Observership Awardees

Congratulations to our 2026 Abstract Achievement Award winners and EYES Observership Awardees

Congratulations to all our 2026 Abstract Achievement Award winners and EYES Observership Awardees.

Over 2,500 abstracts were submitted, and prizes were presented to the winners of the 2026 Young Investigator Awards, Poster Awards and the People’s Choice Awards. 

The 2026 Young Investigator Award winners are: 

  • Federica Bistolfi (Italy)  

  • May Fayad (France)  

  • Yasmine Kemkem (UK)  

  • Caitlin MacRae (New Zealand)  

  • Maria Mirabelli (Italy)  

  • Sandhi Nyunt (UK) 

  • Alexander Paul (Germany)  

  • Marc Philipp Schauer (Germany)  

  • Panagiota Siatra (Germany)  

  • Katarzyna Siemienowicz (UK)  

  • Hieu T N Tran (Singapore/ Vietnam)  

  • Leonie Warringa (The Netherlands)  

The 2026 Poster Award winners are: 

  • ‘The gonadotrophin response to kisspeptin administration reveals hypothalamic dysfunction in obesity-related hypogonadism in men’ - Kanyada Koysombat (UK) 

  • ‘Menopause and its associated hormonal shifts define distinct cytokine and immune cell profiles’ - Angela Rubio Tenor (Spain) 

  • ‘Epicardial adipose tissue-derived extracellular vesicles in heart failure impair β-cell function and survival’ - Federica Bistolfi (Italy)  

  • ‘Estrogen Receptor Beta Activation Orchestrates Lipid Remodeling and Fatty Acid Oxidation to Prevent Lipotoxicity’ - Debora Rocha (Brazil) 

  • ‘Phenotypic spectrum of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia’ - Amina Attia (France)  

  • ‘Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Its Association with Blood Pressure: Insights from Patients with Endocrine and Essential Hypertension’ - Isabel Stüfchen (Germany) 

  • ‘Association of Non-Contrast CT Adrenal Features with Histopathology and Genotype in Unilateral Primary Aldosteronism’ - Matthias Oettle (Germany) 

  • ‘Adrenal Tumor Shrinkage After Osilodrostat Therapy in Patients with ACTH-independent Cushing Syndrome’ - Virginia Samaritani (Italy) 

The 2026 Best Nursing Poster: 

  • ‘Out in no-man's land: illness perceptions and diagnostic experience in adults with adrenal insufficiency’ - Charlotte Rowe (UK) 

The 2026 People’s Choice Award winners are: 

  • ‘Beneficial for weight, detrimental for bone: Semaglutide and PYY3-36 exacerbate metabolic osteoporosis (MetOP) in a novel two-hit MetOP rat model’ - Simon Kloock (Germany) 

  • ‘Unveiling the Lipocalin-2/SLC22A17 Axis in Periprostatic Adipose Tissue: A Metabolic-Molecular Link Between Obesity-Related Comorbidities and Prostate Cancer Progression’ - Antonio Prats-Escribano (Spain) 

  • ‘Reduced circulating and skeletal muscle MOTS-c expression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Evidence for disrupted mitochondrial-derived peptide regulation’ - Irem Sonmezoglu Kutuk (Turkey) 

Details on the Award winners can be found on the website. 

Published
24/06/2026
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