Dr. Lazar is the Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases and Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania. He received an SB degree in Chemistry from MIT and his MD and PhD from Stanford University. After training in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and in Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Lazar joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. He served for 24 years as Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and is the Founding Director of Penn's Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Dr. Lazar's groundbreaking research has focused on the circadian rhythms and metabolism, and he has made fundamental contributions to the fields of endocrinology, diabetes, and chronobiology. Dr. Lazar has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and its Council, and to the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and its council, which he served as President in 2020-2021. He is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences, and has received numerous awards from international societies and universities, including the Stanley Korsmeyer award from the ASCI, the Transatlantic Medal from the UK Endocrine Society, the Luft Medal from the Karolinska Institute, and the Harrison Medal from the Endocrine Society of Australia. Dr. Lazar was also the recipient of the 2023 Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Medal Award of the Endocrine Society, and has been selected to receive the 2025 George M. Kober Medal from the AAP for his pioneering and enduring, impactful contributions to improve health.