After obtaining his Ph.D., his first job was in research for
Parke, Davis and Company, and his first task was to isolate the hormone associated with the
thyroid gland. He continued this research at
St. Luke's Hospital in New York until 1914. Along with associates, Kendall was involved with the isolation of
glutathione and determining its structure. His Nobel lecture focused on the basic research that led to his award, and was titled "The Development of Cortisone As a Therapeutic Agent." As of the 2010 awards, Kendall and Hench were the only Nobel Laureates to be affiliated with Mayo Clinic. Kendall was elected to the United States
National Academy of Sciences in 1950, and both the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the
American Philosophical Society in 1951. Kendall's career at Mayo ended in 1951, when he reached mandatory retirement age. He moved on to
Princeton University, where he was a visiting professor in the Department of Biochemistry. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the
University of Cincinnati,
Western Reserve University,
Williams College,
Yale University,
Columbia University,
National University of Ireland, and
Gustavus Adolphus College. ==Family life==