Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / en David Jenkins, Daniel Drucker named to Canadian Medical Hall of Fame /celebrates/david-jenkins-daniel-drucker-named-canadian-medical-hall-fame <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">David Jenkins, Daniel Drucker named to Canadian Medical Hall of Fame</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-10-06T13:20:41-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 13:20" class="datetime">Wed, 10/06/2021 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canadian-medical-hall-fame" hreflang="en">Canadian Medical Hall of Fame</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-medical-association" hreflang="en">Temerty Medical Association</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-medicine" hreflang="en">Department of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/insulin-100" hreflang="en">Insulin 100</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/jenkins-drucker.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="David Jenkins and Daniel Drucker"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photos by Mark Bennett and Johnny Guatto)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Daniel Drucker</b> and <b>David Jenkins</b> of the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine will be inducted into <a href="https://cdnmedhall.ca/laureate-induction-ceremony">the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame</a>&nbsp;in 2022.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The prestigious honour recognizes individuals who are role models in the field of health sciences and whose leadership and contributions have led to improvements in human health in Canada or abroad.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Drucker, a physician who is also senior investigator at Sinai Health's Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, is recognized for his work revealing the potential for gut hormones to achieve dramatic clinical outcomes in the treatment of life-limiting and life-threatening metabolic and intestinal disorders.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Earlier this year, he received the 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award for research that has helped revolutionize treatments for type 2 diabetes, obesity and intestinal disorders.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> Jenkins is director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre and scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael's Hospital and a 2021 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He is honoured for inventing the glycemic index to classify carbohydrates and their effects on blood glucose levels, associated with the incidence of diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease mortality.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">“I am beyond thrilled to see Dr. Drucker and Dr. Jenkins inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame,” said <b>Gillian Hawker</b>, Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of Medicine. “This honour reflects a tremendous lifetime achievement. The Department of Medicine congratulates them for this important recognition of their outstanding contributions to health in Canada and around the world.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:20:41 +0000 lanthierj 170610 at