Canada Gairdner International Award 2021: Winners

Recipients

1. Daniel J. Drucker, Jens Juul Holst, Joel Habener

   Biology

   For research on glucagon-like peptides that has led to major advances in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, obesity and intestinal disorders

2. Mary-Claire King

   Biology

   For transforming cancer genetics and oncology with the discovery of inherited susceptibility to breast cancer due to mutation of the BRCA1 gene