The Pediatric Endocrine Society is dedicated to advancing the treatment of children and adolescents with endocrine disorders. Part of its mission is to identify and support talented young physicians who show acumen for biomedical research. For this purpose, the Pediatric Endocrine Society has created a competitive “Rising Star Award”, which provides funds to support research being conducted by pediatric endocrine fellows. We are pleased to announce that our own 2nd year pediatric endocrine fellow, Dr. Kyle Baum, has been announced as the recipient of one of these competitive awards. The funded project is entitled “Role of FoxOs in muscle strength and mitochondrial function in response to GLP-1RA weight loss“. Congratulations Dr. Baum on this recognition and support.