The Endocrine Society, a global community dedicated to advancing hormone research, has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2020 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.
DMPI Director and Director of the Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Christopher B. Newgard, Ph.D., will receive the Outstanding Innovation Award at the Society’s annual meeting in March 2020. This award recognizes scientists who have demonstrated innovation and entrepreneurship to further endocrine research or practice in support of the field of endocrinology, patients, and society-at-large. With DMPI colleagues, Dr. Newgard has led development of one of the most active and collaborative metabolomics laboratories in the world to gain a better understanding of pandemic metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes. Within his own laboratory, he and colleagues have done extensive work on pancreatic islet biology, and have also investigated mechanisms of metabolic regulation and fuel homeostasis in mammalian systems.
Established in 1944, the Society’s Laureate Awards recognize the highest achievements in the endocrinology field, including groundbreaking research and innovations in clinical care. “Our Laureate Awards celebrate the most remarkable endocrinologists in the world, whose transformative research, mentorship, public service, and translation of science to practice has earned them a place in endocrine history,” said Endocrine Society President, E. Dale Abel, M.D., Ph.D. “These, our highest awards, recognize endocrine scientists and clinicians at the pinnacle of the field as well as young endocrinologists who are blazing trails and emerging as our future leaders.”