Are you interested in which Laureates relate to a specific disease, or specialty?
David J.A. Jenkins, DM DPhil DSc
Diabetes, Digestion, Health and Medical Education & Training, Heart & Vessels
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels
John J.R. Macleod, MB ChB
Diabetes, Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Diabetes
Playing a vital – though often neglected – role in the discovery of insulin, and making a world-class, history-making…
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,…
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…
Charles H. Best, MD DSc
Blood, Diabetes, Heart & Vessels, Leadership in Organizational Development, Hormones, Diabetes
Dr. Charles Best had not even graduated medical school when he became involved in one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 20th…