Roger Unger

Early life and education Unger was born March 7, 1924, to parents who were a physician/hematologist and a stay-at-home mother respectively. Over the subsequent decades, Unger's group continued to delve into glucagon's role in controlling blood sugar, as well as how glucagon secretion is regulated. He is known for advocating the "bihormonal hypothesis", that blood sugar is regulated by the opposing actions of insulin and glucagon, and that the disease diabetes is caused both by lack of insulin, and unopposed glucagon.

Roger Unger's research accomplishments were recognized by several honors in his lifetime. He was appointed to the US National Academy of Sciences in 1986, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994.