Acceptance speech: 17th Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Biology and Biomedicine
Svetlana Mojsov
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20/06/2025
Svetlana Mojsov
Research Associate Professor at the Rockefeller University New York. She is recipient of the 17th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine
Audio: English
Acceptance speech by Svetlana Mojsov, recipient of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2024 in Biology and Biomedicine, jointly awarded with Daniel J. Drucker, Joel Habener and Jens Juul Holst for the discovery of GLP-1, a key hormone in the development of new treatments for diabetes and obesity.
Mojsov explains the discovery of GLP-1 and its role in glucose regulation, highlighting how basic research drives medical advances, and underscores its relevance in the development of more effective and safer therapies to improve quality of life and address metabolic diseases.
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