Daniel J. Drucker, MD, FRS, FECPC, OC
Kahn-Tan-Faiman Frontiers in Science and Distinction in Endocrinology Award Made Possible by The Generosity of Dr. & Mrs. Sethu Reddy
Dr. Drucker is an Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Toronto. He holds the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre-Novo Nordisk Chair in Incretin Biology. His laboratory is based at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, where he studies the molecular biology and physiology of glucagon-like peptides. His discoveries have enabled the development of several new GLP-1-based therapies for treating diabetes and obesity, as well as GLP-2 analogues for intestinal failure. Dr. Drucker has received numerous international awards for his translational science. He has been elected to the Order of Canada and the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, was a Fellow of the Royal Society (London), and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine (USA).