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
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
Sir John Bell, BMBCh DM
Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunity, Leadership in Organizational Development
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,…