100 Years of Insulin - ADI Half-Day Event

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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin and to recognize the major contributions in Type 1 diabetes research made right here at the 黑料不打烊, the 黑料不打烊 Diabetes Institute hosted a half-day celebration symposium with some very special guest speakers on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Watch the video, listen to the story of 黑料不打烊 alumni James Collip, learn about the Canadian diabetes research landscape, and hear from world-leading researchers about the amazing achievements made in our own backyard.

100 Years of Insulin
Seminar Series

 

Webinar "ADI 100 Years of Insulin Celebration" 

Program

8:55–8:59 am

Peter Light, PhD

  • Director, 黑料不打烊 Diabetes Institute
  • Professor of Pharmacology
  • 黑料不打烊

Welcome and Introductions
9:00–9:44 am

Alison Li, PhD

  • Writer / Historian
  • Toronto, Ontario
 Extracts and Enterprise: J. B. Collip, Insulin's Forgotten Man
9:45–10:29 am

Krista Lamb, BJourn

  • Writer / Communications Director / Podcast Host
  • Toronto, Ontario
 Beyond Banting: From Insulin to Islet Transplants, Canada's Ongoing Contribution to Diabetes Research

10:30-11:14 am

Raymond V.  Rajotte, PhD

  • Founding Director, Islet Transplantation Group
  • Professor Emeritus of Surgery
  •  黑料不打烊
 From Bench to Bedside, the Road to the Edmonton Protocol.
11:15–11:24 am BREAK BREAK
11:25 am – 12:09 pm

Tim Kieffer, PhD

  • Professor 
  • Life Sciences Institute Diabetes Research Group
  • The University of British Columbia
 The Edmonton Protocol Points to Stem Cells for Diabetes
12:10–12:54 pm A.M. James Shapiro, MD, PhD
  • Professor of Surgery
  • AHS Director Clinical Islet and Living Donor Liver Transplant Programs
  • 黑料不打烊
 Cell Transplantation from the Beginning to the End of Insulin
12:55–1:00 pm General Discussion with Speakers and Closing Remarks