ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 66

search

Israel’s Wolf Prize awarded to Canadian endocrinologist

Daniel Drucker given prestigious award for helping develop therapies for diabetes, obesity; other laureates include trio of chemists for their work on RNA

University of Torontyo's Daniel Drucker, who was awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in Medicine. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
University of Torontyo's Daniel Drucker, who was awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in Medicine. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)

A Canadian endocrinologist whose research has helped develop therapies for diabetes and obesity and three chemists whose work has advanced the understanding of RNA were announced Tuesday as winners of Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize.

The University of Toronto’s Daniel Drucker received this year’s Wolf Prize in Medicine “for his research into intestinal hormones and their use in treating diabetes and other metabolic diseases,” the Wolf Foundation said.

The 2023 laureates were announced by the Wolf Foundation, a state-owned entity that issues the award to promote excellence in arts and sciences. Dozens of Wolf Prize Laureates have gone on to win Nobel prizes in the 45 years since its conception.

The other recipients of this year’s awards include Ingrid Daubechies of Duke University in mathematics; Chuan He of the University of Chicago, Hiroaki Suga of the University of Tokyo, and Jeffery W. Kelly of the Scripps Research Institute in chemistry; Martinus van Genuchten of Brazil’s Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in agriculture; and Fujiko Nakaya of Japan and Richard Long of the United Kingdom in art.

The awards were announced Tuesday in Jerusalem at a ceremony hosted by Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog.

“Looking at the work of this year’s laureates, what is so striking to me is not only the faculties of human intellect they reflect, but the determination they express to alleviate human suffering and improve life on Earth,” he said.

An awards ceremony is scheduled in June.

Past recipients of the prize include astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, artist Marc Chagall, conductor Zubin Mehta and musician Stevie Wonder.

read more:
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.