Indiana University Distinguished Professor Richard DiMarchi will receive the 2024 Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for his pioneering research that laid the foundation for drugs that are transforming the treatment of obesity worldwide.
The award honors scientists whose research exemplifies Science’s 2023 Breakthrough of the Year, which recognizes the GLP-1 drug class transforming the management of obesity and related chronic diseases. DiMarchi, the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Neuroscience in the IU College of Psychological Brain Sciences, and co-recipient Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, chief scientific advisor at Novo Nordisk, were selected by a committee of editors and senior leadership for their transformative work to advance understanding of GLP-1 agonists.