Are you interested in which Laureates relate to a specific disease, or specialty?
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, Women in Medicine
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, 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
Diabetes, Digestion, Health and Medical Education & Training, Heart & Vessels
Inventor of the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels
Sir John Bell, BMBCh DM
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Sir John Bell is the second Canadian, after the distinguished Sir William Osler, to occupy the prestigious Regius Professorship of Medicine at…
Jonathan L. Meakins, MD
Evidence-based Medicine & Clinical Trials, Patient Care, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity
Demonstrated the relationship between weakened immune responses and poor surgical outcomes, leading to significant improvements in assessment and…
Thomas A. Dignan, MD
Patient Care, Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health and Medical Education & Training
Dr. Dignan is admired for his decades of devoted service to Indigenous Peoples in Canada. A Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory,…