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Read about our latest efforts in the weekly <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/advocacy-in-action"><strong><span style="background: white; color: #002d72;">Advocacy in Action</span></strong></a><span style="background: white; color: #2c2a29;"> and learn how you can <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/take-action"><strong>Take Action</strong> </a>in our advocacy efforts.</span></p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRE38O2bge0?si=KVwahvM7Rp1ZF0uV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe></p> <br> <span style="font-size: 20px;"></span><em>“The Society has made it really easy to get involved in advocacy.”  <br> – </em>Dr. Joanna Spencer-Segal, Endocrine Society Member <table style="background-color: #dceaf6; width: 100%;"> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <div style="padding: 8px; border-radius: 5px; border: 1px solid #4e98d3; width: 95%; background-color: #dceaf6;"> <h3 style="margin-top: 2px;">The Latest:</h3> <h4 style="margin-top: 22px;">Get Involved in Endocrine Society Advocacy!</h4> <p style="margin-top: 22px;">The Endocrine Society has advocacy opportunities at all levels – fill out <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FdFT-Qtx1kuIeWJg8C44NYtHhngB7HJMvUpEYSWzZ2FUN1pVMTlISEVMWUpZUk9EMjlQT1FNVU1LWS4u">this form</a> <span style="background-color: #dceaf6;">to get involved in Hill Days, Congressional Briefings, and more</span>. Want to be involved from the comfort of your own home? Join us by advocating for our policy priorities, including increasing funding for the NIH and ensuring affordable insulin for all, through our <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/take-action">online campaigns</a>.</p> </div> <section class="rich-text__embed l-full"> <section class="end-slideshow"> <h2 class="end-slideshow__title">Advocacy in Action</h2> <div class="end-slideshow__slider js-slider js-slider"> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-87f47fb9-3d45-4ba4-8f95-adfe42bf101a"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=1290&hash=819478C1C7B4F4F9DEF49A1B7E36E6C3 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=2580&hash=4B05A3BEAE38988586FF7659614589CE 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=910&hash=84C13A34830834995FA5610BA52F546D 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=1820&hash=C339BC5310D37870FB2E7AFA7020DB2C 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=470&hash=C908277AF6E63EAC118CE13C65181686 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=940&hash=C348404BF18E178B26DCD34E281BEDD4 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?la=en&h=968&w=1290&hash=D575ECBCB7B72E3708D6A48144C271BB" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=2856&hash=876B3469269DFCA9904098BB688448B5 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/img_5302.jpeg?w=5712&hash=327DC36DE49E46E0F7CC533F02A6FDA0 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-87f47fb9-3d45-4ba4-8f95-adfe42bf101a"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> Endocrine Society members Drs. Priya Kundra, Barbara Onumah, Jason Wexler, Joshua Joseph, and Stan Andrisse and Endocrine Society Director of Advocacy Rob Goldsmith attend event at the White House to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the passage of Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation included a provision to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for people with Medicare at $35/month, which the Society led advocacy to achieve.</span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-c7ea0b92-37e9-4cbe-a4a3-7fc224156eb7"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=1290&hash=038E169CF9EA875ED6A8A3F1BCEA1D28 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=2580&hash=ACD3A1EDD73097794E5C5A37E671135D 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=910&hash=C965A00D05824F6677A9CE436D8E2CC9 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=1820&hash=785DAFFAA0832C4CA58E529101E6BFC4 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=470&hash=920F2763FDB999845A2E0298E0C65EB0 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=940&hash=4C5D313C57605CF8537A4D90A27D0ED2 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?la=en&h=1720&w=1290&hash=B40965E6EC7B20077D00AC6B09D05A03" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=750&hash=0EB5D13ED50C0814B2DF7FECBAB91195 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/capitol-hill1500x2000.jpg?w=1500&hash=C0F8331B856EB0FAAB0C321F0259EED9 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-c7ea0b92-37e9-4cbe-a4a3-7fc224156eb7"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> Endocrine Society members Drs. Sara Rose MacLeod, Leslie Eiland, Whitney Goldner, and Natalia Chamorro-Pareja on Capitol Hill advocating for the reauthorization of the Special Diabetes Program, extension of telehealth waivers, and adequate physician payment.</span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-bdab73bc-863a-474e-9dbe-00a8dab03a43"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=1290&hash=DBC82CCA2D1ACBE075633FCDA68A5506 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=2580&hash=D1E00A767F1842562BA454E479A5EB95 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=910&hash=4AD583FD4C0E6248616DC8FA6EFC4256 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=1820&hash=6BCD5851D9F8489756300559F20BA779 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=470&hash=ADF095D664725671B7BD93DA77EC55BB 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=940&hash=F3DDCC237826DFBDB66A920CA2115EA1 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?la=en&h=554&w=1290&hash=44CF7501BE3C71989486B31B904CAA28" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=372&hash=E4C79DBBB064ED236DEC67633FAF9545 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic3jpg745x320.jpg?w=745&hash=6171F03F08F4D91771A34286060F7148 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-bdab73bc-863a-474e-9dbe-00a8dab03a43"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> The Endocrine Society participated in the 12th annual Rally for Medical Research to urge Congress to increase funding for the NIH and biomedical research.</span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-80668e9e-6f44-40e6-9250-4cbda18b127c"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=1290&hash=A013C1D12DF7E2D40E689D37CAA8A97C 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=2580&hash=54FB695D4F1F18330C063A9059E1008B 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=910&hash=0FA139B3BE79F8363B240E2CC6BDC78E 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=1820&hash=2E1747A580CB9962D99F01C08E224E89 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=470&hash=DE5DC612C195854A018F2A1CCBA666A1 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=940&hash=8F760B985570ACFA040B6F22601B83D9 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?la=en&h=968&w=1290&hash=750A0A447F59E29A10694A5ED28F16A2" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=300&hash=FB3D04F09E146008E2517EF3D3680EE7 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/advocacy-pic4jpg600x450.jpg?w=600&hash=106A82E2E331FDF0A842C7B30C2FD8DE 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-80668e9e-6f44-40e6-9250-4cbda18b127c"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> Endocrine Society members Drs. Leo Trasande and Marina Fernandez and Endocrine Society staff Dr. Joseph Laakso served as the voice of the science at the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastics Pollution in Ottawa, CA.</span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-0cae1186-69c7-47cd-923c-ad88896d5715"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=1290&hash=504665F7B7F665CC2185C8D43FE2CE79 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=2580&hash=41393BDA496BEDF8EA2E3C53FEBB84D7 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=910&hash=6832DE38B6FC37F65E391CAA442AF50E 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=1820&hash=43AA9649922E92095D40E64B2BB0DA51 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=470&hash=FA8C3053B4ACAFD7E4E9F23600259B4E 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=940&hash=872C20A6EBDAC95173B12ABB1329416A 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?la=en&h=968&w=1290&hash=A78C1AEEED97A82D9D01BD63F39C9C56" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=750&hash=605C69E9FB7F3EF02A8F662098CFAD51 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/nh_ct_delauro1500x1125.jpg?w=1500&hash=54D62DF4AEB73A715E3D4DC93E2B7C70 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-0cae1186-69c7-47cd-923c-ad88896d5715"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> Endocrine Society members Drs. Ugis Gruntmanis and Shannon Whirledge and Endocrine Society staff Ellie Cliff meet with House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) to advocate for protected funding for NIH.</span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section class="end-image-block js-image-block"> <figure class="end-image-block__media" aria-labelledby="caption-1b9a0488-1e36-4b53-a8d8-8ce6256f1050"> <div class="end-image-block__image"> <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=1290&hash=FB931421A2BC4108269560314D9CBCB3 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=2580&hash=A63E956D2FAA09EE9AF5FD043975E46F 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=910&hash=E249ED14FDB5307820AD4C95678C3906 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=1820&hash=470A1251A51D69C79E8FF5180F176124 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em )"></source> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=470&hash=7AE6894FB0E95952B73ED86ED2F25737 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=940&hash=D65D43F2C77E8A5E216F63A7DFA8FAC5 2x" media="(max-width: 29.375em )"></source> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?la=en&h=971&w=1290&hash=1076D3CCBAC2BF5F3884F3A64BECCED9" alt="" style="width:100%" srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=750&hash=24B3668FCB5C7453446AEE5A90667814 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacy-main-page-slideshow/pic6-large1500x1129.jpg?w=1500&hash=CA4CF86E2A3745A1BC9655BFC6A682F5 2x"> </picture> </div> <figcaption id="caption-1b9a0488-1e36-4b53-a8d8-8ce6256f1050"> <div class="end-image-block__description"> <span class="end-image-block__caption-label">Image</span> <span class="end-image-block__caption"> Endocrine Society member Monica Laronda, PhD, represented the Society at a meeting of an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) charged with addressing the persistent gaps that remain in the knowledge of women's health research across all NIH Institutes and Centers </span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> </section> </section> <p>Please join our advocacy efforts! Your voice is crucial in helping to <a href="/our-community/shaping-healthcare-and-research-policy">shape healthcare and research policy</a> around the world. Join us in engaging lawmakers in the United States and European Union:</p> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"> <li>Learn <a rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.endocrine.org/our-community/shaping-healthcare-and-research-policy/how-to-be-an-effective-endocrine-advocate" target="_blank">how to become an effective endocrine advocate</a></li> <li>Review our <a rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.endocrine.org/our-community/shaping-healthcare-and-research-policy/home-district-visit-guide" target="_blank">Home District Guide</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.endocrine.org/our-community/shaping-healthcare-and-research-policy/town-hall-toolkit" target="_blank">Townhall Toolkit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/take-action">Take action</a> on our online advocacy campaigns</li> <li><a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/advocacy-in-action">Read Advocacy in Action</a> to stay up to date on the latest advocacy activity</li> <li>Contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80e1e4f6efe3e1e3f9c0e5eee4efe3f2e9eee5aeeff2e7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90f1f4e6fff3f1f3e9d0f5fef4fff3e2f9fef5beffe2f7">[email protected]</span></a> and fill out our <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/advocacy-opportunities" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Advocacy Opportunities form</a> for other ways to participate.</li> </ul> <p>Learn about our latest policy letters, testimony, and amicus briefs below. </p> <div class="end-more-text js-more-text"> </div> </div> <div class="end-lp-promo-grid"> <div class="end-lp-promo-grid__container"> <div class="end-lp-promo-grid__content"> <div class="end-lp-promo"> <a href="/advocacy/advocacy-in-action" target="" title="Advocacy in Action"> <figure class="end-lp-promo__media"> <picture class="end-lp-promo__image"> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/1020x536_promo_capitol_hill_building_3.jpg"> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/1020x536_promo_capitol_hill_building_3.jpg?la=en&h=536&w=1020&hash=0BA36616DE96593157D1318C40D195E0" alt="promo" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="end-lp-promo__content"> <h3 class="end-lp-promo__title">Advocacy in Action</h3> <p class="end-lp-promo__description">The Society continues to urge Congress to complete necessary legislation before the end of the year, including completing the appropriations process, reauthorizing the Special Diabetes Program, and averting the scheduled 2.83% cut to Medicare physician payment. <span class="see-more-arrow"></span></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="end-lp-promo"> <a href="/advocacy/take-action" target="" title="Take Action"> <figure class="end-lp-promo__media"> <picture class="end-lp-promo__image"> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacyinaction27sept19320x240.jpg"> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/advocacyinaction27sept19320x240.jpg?la=en&h=240&w=320&hash=C97B15DBB4C51B87EAD33F8903E1D35A" alt="promo" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="end-lp-promo__content"> <h3 class="end-lp-promo__title">Take Action</h3> <p class="end-lp-promo__description">Take action to help us support endocrinology research, care, professionals, and patients! We rely on you to advocate for our priorities. <span class="see-more-arrow"></span></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="end-lp-promo"> <a href="/advocacy/priorities-and-positions" target="" title="Priorities & Positions"> <figure class="end-lp-promo__media"> <picture class="end-lp-promo__image"> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/rallyformedicalresearch2019320x240.jpg"> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/rallyformedicalresearch2019320x240.jpg?la=en&h=240&w=320&hash=2C1A40A17922C9354A49C4C15D3C950F" alt="promo" /> </picture> </figure> <div class="end-lp-promo__content"> <h3 class="end-lp-promo__title">Priorities & Positions</h3> <p class="end-lp-promo__description">We identify and act on a variety of issues that impact the profession of endocrinology and its patients domestically and globally. <span class="see-more-arrow"></span></p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="end-lp-promo"> <a href="/advocacy/court-briefs" target="" title="Amicus Briefs "> <figure 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srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=470&hash=E856351363C11C9B382D0C86CF8B52A8 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=940&hash=A32D935343BD04E1EB5D7E3252C06A4B 2x" media="(min-width: 29.375em)"> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?la=en&h=236&mw=380&w=380&hash=C7525D1B943C5251CDA229567AA46D71" alt="" /> </picture> </a> <figcaption class="u-visuallyhidden">We rely on your voice to advocate for our policy priorities. Join us to show our strength as a community that cares about endocrinology. Contact your US representatives or European Members of Parliament through our online platform. Take action and make a difference today.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="end-promo__content"> <div class="end-promo__content-header">  <div class="end-promo__eyebrow">Take Action</div> <a href="/advocacy/take-action" > <h2 class="end-promo__title"> Make Your Voice Heard</h2> </a> </div> <p class="end-promo__description">We rely on your voice to advocate for our policy priorities. Join us to show our strength as a community that cares about endocrinology. Contact your US representatives or European Members of Parliament through our online platform. Take action and make a difference today.</p> <div class="end-promo__cta"> <a href="/advocacy/take-action" > <span class="end-promo__cta-text">Learn More </span> <span class="see-more-arrow"></span> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="end-promo "> <header class="end-promo__top-header">  <div class="end-promo__eyebrow">Take Action</div> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/c4E4viW5tE6y6kGxZ-FRjA2" > <h2 class="end-promo__title"> Tell Congress to Protect NIH From Cuts in FY25</h2> </a> </header> <figure class="end-promo__media"> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/c4E4viW5tE6y6kGxZ-FRjA2" > <picture> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=380&hash=ECA4D6AE4A9AE95C048B371565A4DC18 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=760&hash=3E277E2EB151C2509371A9C76058EFB5 2x" media="(min-width: 56.9375em)"> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=260&hash=5C9340DC379820340FF7D5999429E0FF 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=520&hash=C2378B4AB7BD0C181B3C1867A57873DC 2x" media="(min-width: 29.4375em)"> <source srcset="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=470&hash=E856351363C11C9B382D0C86CF8B52A8 1x, /-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?w=940&hash=A32D935343BD04E1EB5D7E3252C06A4B 2x" media="(min-width: 29.375em)"> <img src="/-/media/endocrine/images/advocacy/capitolhill_p800x487.jpg?la=en&h=236&mw=380&w=380&hash=C7525D1B943C5251CDA229567AA46D71" alt="" /> </picture> </a> <figcaption class="u-visuallyhidden">Congress is in the process of determining funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. This will affect all researchers who receive grant funding from NIH.  Funding for NIH is in serious jeopardy with some members of Congress looking to make deep cuts. This is why the Endocrine Society needs all NIH-funded endocrine researchers to advocate for Congressional support for NIH. The Endocrine Society is urging Congress to maintain a sustained, predictable investment to the NIH base budget and preserve federal research funding to maintain paylines and protect early-stage investigators and trainees. To protect NIH from severe cuts, it is critical that your Representative and Senators hear from you about this issue.  </figcaption> </figure> <div class="end-promo__content"> <div class="end-promo__content-header">  <div class="end-promo__eyebrow">Take Action</div> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/c4E4viW5tE6y6kGxZ-FRjA2" > <h2 class="end-promo__title"> Tell Congress to Protect NIH From Cuts in FY25</h2> </a> </div> <p class="end-promo__description">Congress is in the process of determining funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year (FY) 2025. This will affect all researchers who receive grant funding from NIH.  Funding for NIH is in serious jeopardy with some members of Congress looking to make deep cuts. This is why the Endocrine Society needs all NIH-funded endocrine researchers to advocate for Congressional support for NIH. The Endocrine Society is urging Congress to maintain a sustained, predictable investment to the NIH base budget and preserve federal research funding to maintain paylines and protect early-stage investigators and trainees. To protect NIH from severe cuts, it is critical that your Representative and Senators hear from you about this issue.  </p> <div class="end-promo__cta"> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/c4E4viW5tE6y6kGxZ-FRjA2" > <span class="end-promo__cta-text">Take Action </span> <span class="see-more-arrow"></span> </a> </div> </div> </section> <section class="end-promo "> <header class="end-promo__top-header">  <div class="end-promo__eyebrow">Grants & Funding</div> <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advancing-research/research-opportunities" > <h2 class="end-promo__title"> Research Opportunities</h2> </a> </header> <figure class="end-promo__media"> <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/advancing-research/research-opportunities" > <picture> <source 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