When Endocrine Society Past-President Bert W. O’Malley, MD, passed away, all corners of the world of endocrinology mourned.
Past student and longtime friend Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, looks back on the life and career of a true endocrinology legend.
Bert W. O’Malley, MD, Distinguished Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Chancelor at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, passed away on November 11, 2025, at 88 years of age.
He was a wonderful person, a great family man, an extraordinary scientist, and a very proud Irishman. He served as President of the Endocrine Society (1984) and in collaboration with Tony Means he founded the flagship journal Molecular Endocrinology , which was one of the most influential journals in the field of endocrinology for nearly 20 years.
His contributions to the Society were recognized by his receipt of the Ernst Oppenheimer Award (1977), Women in Endocrinology Mentor Award (2009), Robert H. Williams Distinguished Leadership Award (2010), Outstanding Innovation Award (2015), and the 1988 Fred Conrad Koch Award.
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