We are excited to congratulate this year’s recipients of the Society’s Leadership & Development Awards.
The Leadership & Development Awards Programme is designed to recognise and nurture emerging talent in endocrinology, to help develop the future leaders of our discipline. The Selection Panel has selected a broad range of early- to mid-career scientists, clinical academics, clinicians-in-practice and, excitingly, for the first time ever, a nurse awardee. All recipients began their three-year programme at the start of November.
This programme was devised as part of the Society’s strategy to advance and support endocrinology. It provides a wide range of opportunities for early-career endocrinology professionals, to enable them to develop naturally into future leaders of our discipline, enhancing their careers and professional profiles.
We hope you will join us in congratulating our 2025 awardees. Watch out for updates on their progress over the coming three years. You can read more about them below.
Learn more about the aims and benefits of the Leadership & Development Awards Programme and send us your questions by email
AHMAD AL-MRABEH
Ahmad is an MRC Career Development Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. He is interested in translational medicine approaches for diabetes remission. His group is currently working on the mechanisms of reversible pancreas lipotoxicity in type 2 diabetes, with a particular focus on the role of hepatic de novo lipogenesis.
ALDONS CHUA
Aldons is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, with expertise in adrenal disorders and multiple endocrine neoplasia. He is an independent nurse prescriber, with a Master’s degree in clinical research. Additionally, he actively participates in regional, national and European endocrine networks. His research focuses on enhancing patient self-management strategies and advancing endocrine nursing practice.
KERRI DEVINE
Having qualified in medicine in Glasgow, Kerri trained in north east England, where she obtained her PhD with Brian Walker, exploring tissue-specific regulation of glucocorticoids. She delivers a regional reproductive endocrinology service, including induction of puberty and spermatogenesis, and has a clinical interest in the care of women with Turner syndrome.
KATE LAYCOCK
Kate, an endocrinology registrar in north east London, recently took on a NIHR Clinical Lecturer post. During her clinical training, Kate also undertook a PhD in endocrine hypertension, where she investigated the cell of origin of aldosterone-producing adenomas. She has worked on large clinical trials in primary aldosteronism.
BEN LOUGHREY
Ben is an academic clinical lecturer in Belfast who recently obtained his Certificate of Completion of Training. His research interest is pituitary neuroendocrine tumours/adenomas, particularly the application of digital pathology to assess biomarkers in these tumours and the role of AIP mutations in pituitary tumorigenesis.
REBECCA SAGAR
Rebecca is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer and specialist registrar in endocrinology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She undertook a PhD investigating the effects of insulin resistance on platelet function, and has an interest in glucocorticoid-related multi-morbidity. Alongside her research and clinical work, she is also current Chair of the Young Diabetologists and Endocrinologists’ Forum.
LISA YANG
Lisa completed her specialist training in north west London as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. She was awarded an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to complete her PhD in reproductive neuroendocrinology at Imperial College London. Her research has led to award-winning presentations and numerous publications. Lisa leads specialist clinics in reproductive endocrinology and has active research interests in adrenal disorders and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
