On November 27, 2023, the Toronto Medical Historical Club hosted a celebration of the centenary of the award of the Nobel Prize to Frederick Banting and John James Rickard Macleod for the discovery of insulin.
Open House at Fisher Rare Book Library
The morning opened with an open house at the Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto which showcased the library’s archival materials on the discovery and early development of insulin. Dr Christoper Rutty provided an introduction to the rich collection.
Symposium – Campbell Conference Facility
A public symposium featured distinguished speakers who reflected on the century of medical research since the insulin discovery, the challenges facing today’s researchers, and prospects for future investigation.
Welcome Remarks
Dr John Dirks, Toronto & Professor Patricia Brubaker, Toronto
The Optimal Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Professor Erling Norrby, Stockholm
Events, Fanfare, and Fallout Following the Nobel Prize Awarded to Banting and Macleod
Professor James Wright, Calgary
The Discovery of Insulin, the Nobel Prize and How it Stimulated Research for Over 100 Years
Professor Ronald Kahn, Boston
Beyond Diabetes: GLP-1 is Changing Outcomes for People with Cardiometabolic Diseases
Professor Daniel Drucker, Toronto
Insulin and Beyond: Addressing the Challenges of Diabetes in the 21st Century
Professor Lorraine Lipscombe, Toronto
100th Anniversary Dinner – Faculty Club
A 100th Anniversary Dinner celebrating the Nobel Prize awarded to Banting and Macleod for the discovery of insulin was held at the Faculty Club, University of Toronto, November 27, 2024
Read the Dinner Program and Speeches here
