Revealed the potential for gut hormones to achieve dramatic clinical outcomes in the treatment of life-limiting and life-threatening metabolic and intestinal disorders

An innovative scientist, physician and exceptional leader

A leading expert in the field of bone and calcium metabolism

Dr. Douglas Copp was no ordinary physician – his career is marked with academic excellence, a top-secret government project, and establishing new endocrine function of the thyroid gland. Dr. Copp’s research focused on his interest in bone physiology for which he conducted experiments relating to calcium homeostasis in the body. With these experiments, he discovered calcitonin, a hormone that regulates the level of calcium in the blood by inhibiting its release from the bones.

A great physician, an inspiring teacher and an unwavering advocate for medical research

A pioneering researcher and builder of Canadian medical institutions

A pioneer in the field of neuroendocrinology

Dr. Claude Fortier had a passionate commitment to the common good of medicine in Canada. He offered his services to numerous medical organizations and was a strong advocate of clinical research. Fortier took the lead as one of the early scientists to introduce computers as a tool for medical research. His own personal research was done in the medical field of neuroendocrinology, where he was considered a world expert in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal cortex axis (HPA).

A leader of the Canadian academic medical community

After receiving his MD from the University of Manitoba and pursing post-graduate training in internal medicine, Dr. Charles Hollenberg turned to a life of academic medicine and leadership.

A transformative influence on health research in Canada

A brilliant endocrinologist, a leader in medical education and an advocate for bilingual unity

The father of biological stress research