Frederick Banting: Failed Speller, War Surgeon and the Insulin Nobel Split

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Frederick Banting was born in 1891 on a farm near Alliston, Ontario, the youngest of five. Shy and bullied, he failed English and French, then failed his first year of general arts at the University of Toronto before switching to medicine. Rejected twice by the army for poor eyesight, he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, graduated early, and in 1918 served as a frontline surgeon at the Battle of Cambrai, where a sergeant who had just lost a limb shot a German soldier who burst into the aid post. Wounded by shrapnel, Banting kept operating until ordered to stop and earned the Military Cross.

His London, Ontario practice drew almost no patients, so he took part-time teaching work. Prepping a lecture in late October 1920, he read a Moses Barron article and conceived of tying off the pancreatic duct to spare insulin from digestive enzymes. John Macleod gave him an attic lab, dogs and student Charles Best. In January 1922, 14 year old Leonard Thompson became the first human treated. The 1923 Nobel Prize went to Banting, at 32, and Macleod; Banting split his money with Best, and Macleod split his with James Collip.

The switch to fetal calf pancreases, which make insulin before digestive enzymes
His 1927 Arctic trip with painter A.Y. Jackson and his clash with the Hudson's Bay Company
The water-filled G-suit he developed with Wilbur Franks for fighter pilots
Testing mustard gas on his own skin and his death after a February 1941 bomber crash in Newfoundland
World Diabetes Day on his November 14 birthday and the Flame of Hope lit in 1989

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(16184)

The Art of Adult Friendship: Why Quality Matters More Than Quantity

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore how our understanding of friendship changes as we grow old...

9 Marras 18min

Summer Explained: The Science, History, and Traditions of the Warmest Season

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore summer, the season most closely associated with sunshine, ...

7 Marras 18min

Sir Patrick Stewart: From Shakespeare to Star Trek, the Life and Legacy of a Legend

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the extraordinary life of Sir Patrick Stewart, the acclaim...

7 Marras 49min

Larry David: The Genius of Social Awkwardness, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life and career of Larry David, the comedian, writer, ...

6 Marras 38min

Why Australian Shepherds Aren't From Australia

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the history of the Australian Shepherd, an intelligent, en...

5 Marras 45min

Labrador Retriever: From Newfoundland Fishing Dogs to Modern-Day Heroes

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the remarkable history of the Labrador Retriever, one of t...

4 Marras 53min

Discovering Ireland: A Journey Through History, Culture, and the Wild Atlantic Way

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore Ireland through the philosophy of slow travel: go slower, ...

3 Marras 48min

Willie Hutch: An Overnight I'll Be There Lyric and The Mack's Soundtrack

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!William McKinley Hutchins was born in Los Angeles in December 1944 and raised in Dallas, where h...

2 Marras 21min