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Innovate: Shining a light on research achievements across Sinai Health

Dr. Daniel Drucker operating a lab instrument. He is wearing a white lab coat

Sinai Health and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) are powering scientific discovery, and this year was full of life-changing milestones. Here are just some of the ways that our world-class clinicians and scientists changed the landscape of medical science.

  • Daniel Drucker won the Wolf Prize in Medicine for his research in treating type 2 diabetes, obesity and intestinal disorders.
  • New drug shows promise in slowing tumour growth in some hard-to-treat cancers.
  • Caroline Kramer discovers the link between disruptions in the ecosystem and cardiometabolic health.
  • Andras Nagy looks to unleash the power of stem cells to repair brain injuries.
  • Lianne Jeffs leads a Canada-wide study on models of care during the pandemic.
  • The Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) produced 26 peer-reviewed publications in areas such as emergency medicine, brain injury and early pregnancy.
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