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.

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instanceOf academic
biochemist
human
medical researcher
awardReceived Banting Medal
Copley Medal
surface form: Copley Medal of the Royal Society of Canada

Flavelle Medal
citizenship Canadian
contributedTo first clinical use of insulin in humans
countryOfCitizenship Canada
coWorker Charles Best
Frederick Banting
John James Rickard Macleod
surface form: John Macleod
educatedAt University of Toronto
employer University of Alberta
University of Toronto
familyName Collip
fieldOfWork biochemistry
endocrinology
hormone research
givenName James
hasAcademicDiscipline medical biochemistry
influenced modern diabetes therapy
knownFor purification of insulin for clinical use
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Society of Canada
Banting Research Foundation
surface form: University of Toronto insulin research team
notableAchievement developed a method to purify insulin extracts to make them safe and effective for human patients
helped establish insulin as a standard treatment for diabetes worldwide
notableWork development of insulin as a treatment for diabetes
occupation biochemist
university professor
partOf history of diabetes treatment
positionHeld dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario
researchSubject insulin
parathyroid hormone
pituitary hormones
sexOrGender male
workLocation University of Toronto

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Frederick Banting collaboratedWith James Collip
Charles Best collaboratedWith James Collip
John coWorkedWith James Collip
subject surface form: John James Rickard Macleod