Adina F. Turcu, MD, MS is the Roger Grekin M.D. Legacy Professor of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Turcu completed her Endocrinology fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and subsequently pursued postdoctoral training with focus on adrenal pathophysiology and steroid biology at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Turcu leads a translational research program that leverages molecular adrenal pathophysiology into clinical care applications. Dr. Turcu’s research focuses on primary aldosteronism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing syndrome, and adrenal androgenesis across human lifespan. Her laboratory combines state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, immunohistochemistry, and next-generation sequencing to develop novel biomarkers with clinical relevance in adrenal disorders. 

Dr. Turcu is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Mayo Clinic Randall G. Sprague Award for outstanding clinical, investigative, and academic achievement in Endocrinology; the Women in Endocrinology Young Investigator Award; the Endocrine Society Early Investigators Award; the ASCI's 2020 Young Physician-Scientist Award, and the University of Michigan “Jerome W. Conn” Award for Excellence in Research. In 2019, Dr. Turcu received the “Susan G. Urba, MD” Department of Internal Medicine Early Career Endowment Award.