Diabetes
John J.R. Macleod, MB ChB
Playing a vital – though often neglected – role in the discovery of insulin, and making a world…
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Charles H. Best, MD DSc
Dr. Charles Best had not even graduated medical school when he became involved in one of the most important medical…
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Mladen Vranic, MD DSc
A giant in the field of diabetes research, Dr. Mladen Vranic’s career spreads over 50 decades. In that time, his ground…
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David J.A. Jenkins, DM DPhil DSc
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels
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Daniel J. Drucker, MD
Revealed the potential for gut hormones to achieve dramatic clinical outcomes in the treatment of life-limiting and life…
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David J.A. Jenkins, DM DPhil DSc
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels
Charles H. Best, MD DSc
Dr. Charles Best had not even graduated medical school when he became involved in one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 20th…
Sir Frederick Banting, MD
Before the work of Sir Frederick Banting, diabetes was a deadly childhood condition. In 1923, Banting and his team announced their discovery of…
James Collip, MD PhD
Dr. James Collip is perhaps best known as a member of the team that discovered Insulin. Long after his role in that momentous discovery, however,…
John J.R. Macleod, MB ChB
Playing a vital – though often neglected – role in the discovery of insulin, and making a world-class, history-making…View all laureates who impacted diabetes
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