MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Cell. 2021 Apr 15;184(8):1945-1948. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.019. Epub 2021 Apr 7.
The 2021 Gairdner Prize is awarded to Daniel Drucker, Joel Habener, and Jens Juul Holst for the discovery of novel peptides encoded in the proglucagon sequence and the establishment of their physiological roles. These discoveries underpinned the development of therapeutics that are now benefiting patients with type 2 diabetes and other disorders worldwide.
2021 年盖尔德纳奖授予丹尼尔·德鲁克（Daniel Drucker）、乔尔·哈本纳（Joel Habener）和延斯·于尔根·霍尔斯特（Jens Juul Holst），以表彰他们发现前胰高血糖素序列编码的新型肽及其生理作用。这些发现为治疗药物的开发奠定了基础，目前这些治疗药物正在使全球 2 型糖尿病和其他疾病患者受益。
