This undated handout photo shows Joel Habener, a professor of medicine at Harvard University and a physician a the Massachusetts General Hospital. Half-a-century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempicfrom early investigations into a once-mysterious hormone to the translation of these discoveries into effective treatments. AFP spoke with Habener and Svetlana Mojsov of The Rockefeller University ahead of their recognition with the prestigious Lasker Award, which they share with Lotte Bjerre Knudsen of Novo Nordisk. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Joel Habener / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of Joel Habener" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Issam AHMED and Lucie AUBOURG, "The winding, fitful path to weight loss drug Ozempic" (Photo by HANDOUT/Courtesy of Joel Habener/AFP via Getty Images)