Genetics of primary hyperparathyroidism, our first Batrinos’ scholar review, metabolic syndrome, and quite a bit of reproductive endocrinology: a great issue

In the last issue of 2023, we featured the obituary of the great teacher and physician-scientist, Prof. Menelaos Batrinos [1], and acquainted you with the initiative we undertook last year to establish the Menelaos Batrinos Annual Workshop in his memory, sponsored by the Hellenic Endocrine Society [2]. As part of this annual event, a well-known scholar is invited to lecture and, through discussion and Q&A sessions, provide knowledge and guidance concerning cases and research that pertain to their field of expertise. Junior researchers, fellows-in-training, and students participated in the first such event that was held in March 2023 and was dedicated to everything calcium: it was our great pleasure to hear the highly informative lectures delivered by Prof. Raj Thakker on updates in parathyroid disease. In this issue of Hormones, we are honored to host a review article on the genetics of primary hyperparathyroidism coauthored by Prof. Thakker and his colleagues [3]. …