Are you interested in which Laureates relate to a specific disease, or specialty?
Elaine A. Carty, MSN CNM
Patient Care, Women in Medicine, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, The Early Days - Health Care Pioneers
Helped to promote legalization and professional recognition of midwifery throughout Canada
Carol Herbert, MD
Patient Care, Women in Medicine, Leadership in Organizational Development
Innovative health care educator and mentor promoting equitable and accessible health care for all.
Jean-Lucien Rouleau, MD
Patient Care, Leadership in Organizational Development, Heart & Vessels
Renowned cardiologist instrumental in developing life-saving medication sacubitril/valsartan for treatment of chronic heart failure.
Nahum Sonenberg, PhD
Cells, Genetics & Genomics, Cancer, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity
A celebrated scientist of world reputation, Dr. Sonenberg has helped realize the health enhancing potential of biochemistry and molecular biology…
Stephen Blizzard, MD
Health Policy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Patient Care
A first-generation Black Canadian, and with the integral work and support of his wife Merle, Dr. Blizzard overcame systemic racism to become a…
Samuel Weiss PhD
Patient Care, Brain & Mind, Leadership in Organizational Development
Trailblazer in establishing neurogenesis research as a pathway to treatments for wasting diseases such as Parkinson’s,…
Noralou P. Roos, PhD
Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy
Unlocked the potential of big data systems analysis to clarify the social determinants of health helping inform effective policies in support of…
Daniel J. Drucker, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Hormones, Hormones, Digestion, Digestion
Revealed the potential for gut hormones to achieve dramatic clinical outcomes in the treatment of life-limiting and life-threatening metabolic and…
David J.A. Jenkins, DM DPhil DSc
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels