Drs. Daniel Drucker & Gideon Koren, Faculty of Medicine

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) have selected Dr. Daniel Drucker (Banting and Best Diabetes Centre) and Dr. Gideon Koren (Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children) as recipients of this year's awards, which recognize the efforts of exceptional researchers in Canada whose achievements changed the course of health-care delivery in their field of work. Both received additional recognition as "special mentions" for their highest-ranking successes among the award-winners. Dr. Drucker was honoured for his innovative work in improving the lives of patients with type 2 diabetes, while Dr. Koren and his colleagues were recognized for revolutionizing the area of medication safety in pregnancy.