James Collip
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James Collip was a Canadian biochemist best known as a key member of the team that developed insulin as a treatment for diabetes.
Statements (39)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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biochemist → human → medical researcher → |
| awardReceived |
Banting Medal
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Copley Medal of the Royal Society of Canada → Flavelle Medal → |
| citizenship |
Canadian
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| contributedTo |
first clinical use of insulin in humans
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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| coWorker |
Charles Best
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Frederick Banting → John Macleod NERFINISHED → |
| educatedAt |
University of Toronto
NERFINISHED
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| employer |
University of Alberta
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University of Toronto NERFINISHED → |
| familyName |
Collip
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| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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endocrinology → hormone research → |
| givenName |
James
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
medical biochemistry
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| influenced |
modern diabetes therapy
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| knownFor |
purification of insulin for clinical use
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
Royal Society of Canada
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University of Toronto insulin research team → |
| notableAchievement |
developed a method to purify insulin extracts to make them safe and effective for human patients
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helped establish insulin as a standard treatment for diabetes worldwide → |
| notableWork |
development of insulin as a treatment for diabetes
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| occupation |
biochemist
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university professor → |
| partOf |
history of diabetes treatment
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| positionHeld |
dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario
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| researchSubject |
insulin
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parathyroid hormone → pituitary hormones → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
University of Toronto
NERFINISHED
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Charles Best
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Frederick Banting → |
collaboratedWith |