A history of diabetes mellitus & insulin: illustrated with postage stamps
A presentation by Cyril Gryfe Club member Cyril Gryfe has prepared a presentation on history of diabetes mellitus and insulin, illustrated with postage stamps from…
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Tribute to Louis Siminovitch
The Toronto Medical Historical Club and the Department of Molecular Genetics of the University of Toronto paid tribute to Dr. Louis Siminovitch in honour of…
J.B. Collip and the discovery of insulin
On May 19, 2021, Alison Li spoke at a symposium (via Zoom) to be held by the McGill University Division of Endocrinology to commemorate the…
Leone Norwood Farrell and the Salk Vaccine
Christopher Rutty has written an entry for the The Canadian Encyclopedia on the biochemist and microbiologist, Leone Norwood Farrell. Farrell was a pioneer in vaccine…
Manufacturing Hope
The discovery of insulin a century ago saved the lives of millions of diabetics Club member, historian Christoper Rutty was interviewed in this recent article…
Canada Post unveils Insulin, 1921-2021 commemorative stamp
Canada Post has unveiled a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin by Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and John Macleod…
TMHC 500 Symposium
Toronto Making Medical History A symposium celebrating the 500th meeting of the Toronto Medical Historical Club was held to examine the rich history of medicine…
A Tribute to Professor Michael Bliss
The Friends of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR) have created a video in tribute to Michael Bliss, a long-time member of the Toronto…