Renowned endocrinologist, Daniel Drucker, M.D., FRCPC, to share his work in March
Baylor College of Medicine celebrates the 10th Annual Bobby R. Alford, M.D., Grand Rounds Distinguished Lectureship on March 7. This year’s lecturer is endocrinologist Daniel Drucker, M.D., FRCPC, who is best known for his discoveries of hormones GLP-1, GLP-2 and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which play various roles in the contributing factors and symptoms of diabetes, and his involvement in developing the medication semaglutide — widely known as weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy.
Dr. Drucker, professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Toronto, and a senior scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, will deliver his lecture “Cardiometabolic medicines from the gut — changing healthcare outcomes.” He will define the mechanisms of glucagon-like peptide action and the clinical trial results supporting their use in the clinic while highlighting future innovation in the field.
“I am looking forward to my visit with Baylor scientists and physicians,” Dr. Drucker said. “Baylor is renowned as one of the world’s leading biomedical research institutes with very strong clinical and research programs encompassing multiple common metabolic disorders.”
The annual Bobby R. Alford, M.D., Grand Rounds Distinguished Lectureship is one of Baylor’s most prestigious lectureship series. It was established in 2014 by the Diana Helis Henry and the Adrienne Helis Malvin medical research foundations in honor of Dr. Bobby R. Alford, a Baylor luminary. The annual lectures, generally attended by Baylor clinicians, scientists and learners, address the clinical practice of medicine and are an incredible resource to both Baylor trainees and faculty who seek to grow their knowledge and skills and to network with other world-leading experts in medicine.
Notable past Alford lecturers include Mahlon R. DeLong, M.D., professor of Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine, in 2015; Joy Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology, Stanford University School of Medicine, in 2019; and Baylor’s own Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine, professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, in 2022.
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