Membership
Membership offers the chance to exchange fresh ideas, inspiration and new knowledge with your peers.
Membership benefits include:
- The opportunity to attend our annual meeting at reduced cost
- A newsletter which keeps you in touch with thyroid related issues
- The opportunity to apply for travel grants for the BTA and other international conferences
- Eligibility for awards at the BTA annual meeting
Become a Member
To join the BTA, you must be nominated by an existing BTA member or provide a brief biosketch for review. Annual membership is £40.
Complete the online form to apply.
Grants and Awards
BTA Annual Meeting Travel Grants
The BTA is offering £200 travel grants for trainees or nurse members presenting at this meeting.
Eligible applicants must have an accepted abstract. To apply, email n.schoenmakers@bham.ac.uk by 4th April 2026. Awardees will be selected by the BTA Executive Committee.
BTA Best Poster and Best Oral Presentation
Awards are presented at the BTA Annual Meeting for outstanding oral and poster presentations.
Corporate Membership
Corporate membership of the BTA is available to companies at the discretion of the BTA Committee, please get in touch via email.
The Pitt-Rivers and George Murray Lectures
The Pitt-Rivers Lecture
Each year the BTA Committee awards the opportunity to deliver the Pitt-Rivers Lecture at the Annual Joint Endocrine Societies Meeting. This is generously sponsored by the Clinical Endocrinology Trust.
This lecture was founded in 1983 in memory of Professor Rosalind Pitt-Rivers in recognition for her outstanding contribution to thyroidology, and particularly of the discovery of Triiodothyronine.
This nomination goes to the Clinician or Scientist who, in the opinion of the committee, has made an outstanding contribution to thyroid disease.
The lecturers to date are:
- 2025 Bernard Rees Smith
- 2024 [N/A – Joint meeting]
- 2023 Chris McCabe
- 2022 Anja Eckstein
- 2021 Heike Heuer
- 2020 Frederic Flamant
- 2019 James Fagin
- 2018 Robin Peeters
- 2017 Domenico Salvatore
- 2016 Graham Williams
- 2015 Anthony Hollenberg
- 2014 Krishna Chatterjee
- 2013 Antonio Bianco
- 2012 Jane Franklyn
- 2011 Samuel Refetoff
- 2010 Tony Weetman
- 2009 Làszlô Hegedus
- 2008 Sheue-Yann Cheng
- 2007 Douglas Forrest
- 2006 Bjorn Vennstrom
- 2005 Theo Visser
- 2004 Jacques Samarut
- 2003 Nancy Carrasco
- 2002 Robert diLauro
- 2001 Wilmar Wiersinga
- 2000 James Baker
- 1999 Chester Ridgway
- 1998 Michael Sheppard
- 1997 Aldo Pinchera
- 1996 Terry Davies
- 1995 Bruce Ponder
- 1994 Gabriella Morreale Del Escobar
- 1993 Shigenobu Nagataki
- 1992 Janusz Nauman
- 1991 Les DeGroot
- 1990 Giancarlo Vecchio
- 1989 Basil Rapoport
- 1988 Dilwyn Williams
- 1987 Reed Larsen
- 1986 Reg Hall
- 1985 Bruce Weintraub
- 1984 Gilbert Vassart
- 1983 Sidney Ingbar
The George Murray Lecture
This lectureship is awarded by the committee to the clinician or scientist who, in the opinion of the BTA, has published work demonstrating a substantial contribution to thyroidology.
Lecturers to date are:
- 2025 Sophie Leboulleux (Switzerland)
- 2024 Graham Leese (UK)
- 2023 Laura Fugazzola (Italy)
- 2022 Petros Perros (UK)
- 2021 Rossella Elisei (Italy)
- 2020 Luca Persani (Italy)
- 2019 George Kahaly (Germany)
- 2018 Marian Ludgate (UK)
- 2017 Ian Hay (USA)
- 2016 Luigi Bartalena (Italy)
- 2015 No meeting
- 2014 Reed Larsen (USA)
- 2013 Sabine Costagliola (Belgium)
- 2013 John Lazarus (UK)
- 2011 Martin Schlumberger (France)
- 2010 Susan Mandel (USA)
- 2009 Henning Dralle (Germany)
- 2008 Massimo Santoro (Italy)
- 2007 Peter Laurberg (Denmark)
- 2006 Juan Bernal (Spain)
- 2005 Nils Knudsen (Denmark)
- 2004 Daniel Glinoer (Belgium)
- 2003 Paolo Beck-Peccoz (Italy)
- 2002 Theo Visser (Netherlands)
- 2001 Aldo Pinchera (Italy)
- 2000 Victor Pop (Netherlands)
- 1999 James Fagin (USA)
- 1998 Làszlô Hegedus (Denmark)
- 1997 Paul Ladenson (USA)
Past Presidents of the BTA
2005-2008 Tony Weetman (Sheffield)
2008-2011 Jayne Franklyn (Birmingham)
2011-2014 Graham Williams (London)
2014-2017 Mark Vanderpump (London)
2017-2020 Krish Chatterjee (Cambridge)
2020-2023 Simon Pearce (Newcastle Upon Tyne)
2023-2026 Kristien Boelaert (Birmingham)