Canadian Scientists Win Coveted Breakthrough Prizes | JQJO

Two Canadian researchers, Dr. Daniel Drucker and Dr. Maaike van Kooten, won prestigious Breakthrough Prizes. Dr. Drucker, from Mount Sinai Hospital and the University of Toronto, shared a US$3 million Life Sciences prize for discoveries leading to diabetes and obesity treatments. Dr. van Kooten, from the National Research Council of Canada, received a US$100,000 New Horizons Prize for developing atmospheric distortion-correcting optical systems for astronomical instruments. The Breakthrough Prizes, funded by tech moguls, are among the world's most lucrative science awards.