Insulin on BBC World Service – The Forum
I join Bridget Kendall, Dr. Viktor Joergens, and Dr. Kersten Hall for a round table discussion of the discovery and development of insulin on Thursday,…
Alison Li
Banting, Bliss, & Beyond Symposium
Toronto Medical Historical Club I helped to organize a symposium held at the University of Toronto May 3-4, 2022 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
Insulin’s Centenary: complexity and collaboration
I was invited to contribute an article on the Insulin centenary to The Lancet. I discuss this year’s celebrations and what we might still learn…
Banting Podcast for World Diabetes Day
I was delighted to be invited by Jim and Bob Banting to participate in their podcast, “Life and Times of Sir Frederick Banting.” This episode,…
Rethinking the ‘discovery’ of insulin
I have a new article today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal entitled “Rethinking the ‘discovery’ of insulin” in which I argue that our use…
Belleville Honours Collip
I delivered the keynote address at the unveiling of a monument at the Dr. Collip Courtyard and Reflection Garden along the Kiwanis Bayshore Trail on…
The Discovery of Insulin Special Centenary Edition
The new Special Centenary Edition of Michael Bliss’s The Discovery of Insulin is just out from University of Toronto Press! I was honoured to write…
Heritage Minute on the discovery of insulin
Historica Canada has released its newest Heritage Minute on the discovery of insulin. I was pleased to serve as one of the historical consultants on…