Faculty and Research
Division Chief
![Dr. Joel Elmquist](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/elmquist-joel-square.jpg)
Professor and Vice Chair, Research
Carl H. Westcott Distinguished Chair in Medical Research
Maclin Family Distinguished Professorship in Medical Science, in Honor of Dr. Roy A. Brinkley
- Education: D.V.M., Iowa State University; Ph.D., Anatomy, Iowa State University
- Fellowship: Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Division Faculty
![Dr. Teppei Fujikawa](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/fujikawa-teppei-square.jpg)
![Dr. Mina Fujitani](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/fujitani-mina-square.jpg)
Visiting Assistant Professor
![Dr. Surbhi Gahlot](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/gahlot-surbhi-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Laurent Gautron](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/gautron-laurent-square.jpg)
![Dr. Deepali Gupta](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/gupta-deepali-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Frankie Heyward](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
Assistant Professor
![Dr. Frankie Heyward](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Chen Liu](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/liu-chen-square.jpg)
![Dr. Kripa Shankar](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/shankar-kripa-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Aaron Uner](/departments/internal-medicine/assets/default-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Kevin Williams](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/williams-kevin-square.jpg)
![Dr. Steven Wyler](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/wyler-steven-square.jpg)
Instructor
![Dr. Young-Jai You](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/you-young-jai-square.jpg)
![Dr. Jeffrey Zigman](/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/hypothalamic-research-center/assets/zigman-jeffrey-square.jpg)
Professor, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry
- Kent and Jodi Foster Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, in Honor of Daniel Foster, M.D.
- The Diana and Richard C. Strauss Professorship in Biomedical Research
- Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brookshire Professorship in Medicine