Dr. Diane Finegood
Interdisciplinary researcher whose work revealed a key role of the immune system in diabetes.
Dr. Hertzel Gerstein
Researches dysglycemia, or abnormal glucose levels, as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Laura Rosella
Epidemiologist whose research on population health management and diabetes is revolutionizing prevention strategies, and improving health decision-making and intervention for populations at risk for type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions.
Dr. Harpreet Bajaj
Endocrinologist, diabetes advocate and TV show host for the South Asian community.
Dr. Heather Dean
Documented some of Canada’s first cases of type 2 diabetes in children in the late 1980s.
Dr. Ray Rajotte
Pioneer of the first pancreatic islet cell transplant and co-developer of the Edmonton Protocol - the international standard of care for islet cell transplantation.
Dr. Leigh Ann Newhook
Working to understand risk factors associated with Type 1 diabetes and how to reduce its burden in her province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Dr. Bruce Perkins
Discover Bruce Perkins’ motivations for dedicating his career to finding solutions to help lessen the impact of diabetes-related complications.
Dr. That Ngo
Developed the process that led to the development of the OneTouch home testing kit.
Dr. Petra Kienesberger
Researching the autotaxin-LPA pathway and how the components involved may lead to obesity-related type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Catharine Whiteside
Nephrologist, Chair of the Board of the Banting Research Foundation and Executive Director of Diabetes Action Canada.
Dr. Stewart Harris
Working to develop diabetes care systems directly within First Nations communities to create healthcare access locally for those who need it most.
Dr. Gareth Lim
Researching how proteins interact with each other to understand what goes wrong in chronic metabolic diseases like obesity and diabetes.
Dr. Daniel Drucker
Canadian endocrinologist known for his research into intestinal hormones and their use in the treatment of diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
Elliott P. Joslin (1869–1962)
Dr. Elliot Joslin was a scientist and educator at heart, who always sought to empower people living with diabetes.