Dr. William F. Crowley, Jr. Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Chief of the Reproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Director of the Harvard-wide Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center at Harvard Medical School
The overall goal of his laboratory over the past 25 years has been to improve the understanding and treatment of reproductive disorders affecting humans. We have focused on gaining insights into the neuroendocrine and genetic control of GnRH secretion, its impact upon gonadotropin secretion and gonadal physiology as well as it regulation by higher neural regulation. To accomplish these tasks, we use a wide spectrum of techniques and complementary approaches. These include using normal and disease models in the human; information from the Human Genome Project; and biochemical, cellular, genetic and animal approaches wherever appropriate.
Honors and Awards: Dr. Crowley's laboratory has a remarkable track record of training pre- and post-doctoral fellows (48 as of 2003) for independent careers in academic medicine and biomedical research. Over 80% of these previous trainees remain in academic settings, nine are full Professors, two are Associate Professors, and 68% are women.
In recognition of his training record, Dr. Crowley was awarded the Mentor of the Year by Women in Endocrinology in the year 2000, the first time this award was given to a man. He will also be the recipient of the Endocrine Society's top scientific award, the Fred Conrad Koch Award, at the June 2005 meeting in San Diego.
