New publications on the Insulin discovery
Good friend of our club, Dr Kenneth McHardy of Aberdeen, has published a wonderful article, “Realigning history: The Toronto Four insulin discovery team,” in the…
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Toronto Four Symposium & Celebration in Aberdeen
View the “Toronto Four” Symposium videos, University of Aberdeen, 6 September 2024 Club members John Dirks, Peter Kopplin, Christopher Rutty and Alison Li, along with…
Prize Fight: Canada’s First Nobel Prize
Ivan Semeniuk has an excellent article in today’s Globe & Mail titled “Prize Fight: One century later, experts revisit the hidden feud behind Canada’s First…
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize for the Discovery of Insulin to Banting and Macleod: Impact and Legacy
On November 27, 2023, the Toronto Medical Historical Club hosted a successful symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Prize in…
First Canadian Nobel Prize is 100 years old
Christopher Rutty is interviewed in this article “L’insuline, découverte vitale et bisbille créatrice : le 1er Nobel canadien a 100 ans” at CBC/Radio-Canada. Today marks the 100th…
Unveiling of JJR Macleod Memorial Statue in Aberdeen
John Dirks travelled to Aberdeen to speak at the unveiling of a memorial statue commemorating John James Rickard Macleod, co-discoverer of insulin. Over 300 people…
Macleod Special Issue of CJHH
We are delighted to announce that “J.J.R. Macleod, Reconsidered: Insulin and Beyond,” an issue of Canadian Journal of Health History (Volume 40, issue 2) is…
“It Works! Now What?” by Christopher Rutty
Congratulations to Christopher Rutty whose new article ““It Works! Now What?” Insulin Development, Production, and Distribution at Connaught Laboratories, University of Toronto, 1922–24″ appears in…
Rethinking the “discovery” of insulin
Alison Li has two new articles offering perspectives on the discovery of insulin during this year’s centenary celebrations. “Rethinking the ‘discovery’ of insulin” appeared in…
Heritage Minute on Discovery of Insulin
Historica Canada has unveiled its newest Heritage Minute on the discovery of insulin. Club members Chris Rutty and Alison Li served as the historical consultants…