Dr. Joshua Thaler has been selected as the recipient of a 2013 Early Investigators Award by The Endocrine Society. The Early Investigators Awards provide monetary support to assist in the development of early career investigators and recognition of their accomplishments in endocrine research. Dr. Thaler’s research focus is the hypothalamic regulation of energy homeostasis and the alterations to this system during obesity pathogenesis. Dr. Thaler is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition.