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THE life of the Scottish scientist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of insulin is to be celebrated this week to mark the 90th anniversary of the crucial medical breakthrough.
Professor John Macleod, a medical graduate of Aberdeen University, was part of the small team of scientists at Toronto University who changed the lives of diabetics around the world and received the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the discovery of the life-saving drug.
In 1922 he was Professor of Physiology and Associate Dean of Medicine at Toronto University when he was approached by Dr Frederick Banting about a theory he and medical student Charles Best had regarding a treatment for diabetes.
Prof Macleod provided Banting with funding, full use of his laboratories and supervised the research which led to the breakthrough treatment. Banting also received the Nobel Prize.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotti...anniversary-of-discovery-of-insulin-1-2322698
Professor John Macleod, a medical graduate of Aberdeen University, was part of the small team of scientists at Toronto University who changed the lives of diabetics around the world and received the Nobel Prize for his contribution to the discovery of the life-saving drug.
In 1922 he was Professor of Physiology and Associate Dean of Medicine at Toronto University when he was approached by Dr Frederick Banting about a theory he and medical student Charles Best had regarding a treatment for diabetes.
Prof Macleod provided Banting with funding, full use of his laboratories and supervised the research which led to the breakthrough treatment. Banting also received the Nobel Prize.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotti...anniversary-of-discovery-of-insulin-1-2322698