Kate Lines - the new Editor of The Endocrinologist
As I’m new to the role of Editor, I want to introduce myself. I’m Kate, I’ve worked as a scientist in the field of endocrinology for over 10 years now, and for most of that time I have been involved with the Society for Endocrinology.
I started off on the Early Career Steering Group when I was fresh from my PhD. I’m now running my own research team at Oxford Brookes University and am a member of the Science Committee. I therefore hope I have the credentials to do this role justice, and I’m excited to be working with the editorial team to share some great themes and articles with you over the next few years.
As my research career has been dedicated to cancer, it seems fitting that I have joined for this issue. Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide and, as survival continues to improve (yay!), further post-cancer challenges are arising. This issue shows how we, as a community, are addressing this.
For example, Stephanie Agbana, Michael O’Reilly and Marie McIlroy (who provide our striking cover image) describe the development of a model system that accurately recreates the growth patterns of breast cancer using 3D bioprinting. This theme continues in our interview with Rachael Guenter, who explains how the NET Models consortium is trying to improve preclinical models for studying neuroendocrine cancer.
With yin comes yang, and that’s the case with improving survival, particularly of childhood cancers. In this issue, Claire Higham and Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou describe how cancer survivors have a heightened risk of fractures due to many different factors, including cancer therapies. Fertility of cancer survivors is also an increasing concern, as discussed by Cecilia Follin, as she highlights the role that nurses can play.
Finally, the Society is hosting its first Hormone Dependent Cancer meeting this year, so check it out if you are interested in endocrine-related cancers.
I hope you sit back and enjoy reading this issue of The Endocrinologist as much as I did.
With best wishes
KATE LINES
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