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James Bertram Collip

Canadian biochemist, part of group that isolated insulin (1892-1965) · Canada · Academics · Died at 72

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James Bertram Collip was a Canadian biochemist who was part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin.

A life in dates

2004National Inventors Hall of FameAward1994Canadian Medical Hall of FameAward1965Died19 June 19651960Banting MedalAward1947Medal of FreedomAward1946Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1936F.N.G. Starr AwardAwardFlavelle MedalAward1892Born20 November 1892

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Collip in 1929.Collip in 1929.

Awards

National Inventors Hall of Fame2004
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame1994
Banting Medal1960
Medal of Freedom1947
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1946
Flavelle Medal1936
F.N.G. Starr Award1936
Fellow of the Royal Society
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

About this person

James Bertram Collip was a Canadian biochemist who was part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin. He served as the chair of the department of biochemistry at McGill University from 1928 to 1941 and dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario from 1947 to 1961, where he was a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society.

Country
Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1965 · aged 72

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