The 11th International Congress of the Growth Hormone Research Society is organized in collaboration with the European Society of Endocrinology during the days preceding ECE2026 (pre-congress event).
Date and time
Friday 8 - Saturday 9 May 2026. This event will start at 09:00 on Friday and will finish in time for delegates to attend the ECE 2026 Opening Ceremony on Saturday.
Location
ECE 2026 venues - Prague Congress Centre, Room TBC
Program
The meeting will provide an update on basic, translational and clinical research in the field of growth hormone related diseases. The format includes plenaries from leading experts in the field, and abstract based oral and poster sessions. The program can be found here:11th International Congress of the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS)
Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts for this Congress must be submitted by email directly to the Growth Hormone Research Society: grs@clin.au.dk. Guidelines for preparation and submission of abstracts can be found here.
Abstract submission deadline for the GRS congress is Friday 17 April 2026. Notification to authors of abstract acceptance/rejection – end of April 2026.
Delegate fee (GRS congress only)
In-person = 100 Euro
In-person (in-training, nurse, Early Career) = 50 Euro
NB - there is not an option to attend this congress online. The registration fees shown here do not include registration for ECE2026.
Registration details
You must register for this event through your ECE 2026 registration (you do not have to attend ECE 2026, but your registration will only be valid for the Pre-Congress Course). Follow this link to register.
Contact
For further information, please contact the ECE 2026 Congress team at ece2026-congress@interplan.de or send an email to GRS at grs@clin.au.dk
Travel grants
Travel grants are available from GRS for early career attendees who present an abstract. Follow this link for details.
For ECE2026 information visit: ECE 2026
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Margaret Cristina da Silva Boguszewski, MD, PhD
Full Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics; SEMPR (Endocrine Division)
Federal University of Paraná
Rua General Carneiro, 181 Curitiba, 80060-900
Brazil |
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Sally Radovick, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Clinical and Translational Research Institute
The University of Arizona Health Sciences
1670 E Drachman St. Rm 946
Tucson, AZ 85721, USA |
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Martin Bidlingmaier, M.D.
Endocrine Research Labs
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV
Klinikum der Universität
Munich, Germany |
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Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, M.D., D.M.Sc.
Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine
Aarhus University Hospital
Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99
8200 N, Denmark |
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Darlene E. Berryman, PhD, RD, LD
Professor of Nutrition
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ohio University
172 Water Tower Drive
Athens, OH 45701 USA
Adda Grimberg, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Scientific Director, Diagnostic and Research Growth Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Endocrinology, 7th floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Gudmundur Johannsson, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Endocrinology
Institute of Medicin
Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg
Medicinaregatan 3, plan 5
41390 Göteborg Sweden |
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Shigeru "Nick" Okada, Ph.D.
Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging and
Department of Specialty Medicine
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ohio University
101 KRL, Building #25
The Ridges
Athens Ohio 45701 USA | >
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1992 Peter H. Sonksen
1996 Peter H. Sonksen
1998 Raymond Hintz
2000 Bengt Åke Bengtsson
2002 Michael Thorner
2004 David R. Clemmons
2006 Ken Ho
2008 Christian Strasburger
2010 Jens Sandahl Christiansen
2012 John Kopchick
2014 Pinchas Cohen
2016 Gudmundur Johannsson
2018 Andrew Hoffman
2020 Sally Radovick
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