“Howl” on CIUT-FM
Interview with Valentino Assenza
December 5, 2023
CBC Radio ONE – Fresh Air
With Ismaila Alfa – “Trans issues are not a modern phenomenon”
November 19, 2023
CityTV’s Breakfast Television
Conversation with Tammie Sutherland
November 17, 2023
NewsTalk 1010 AM Radio in Toronto
Interview with Reshmi Nair on The Rush
November 13, 2023
Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb
“Q&A with Alison Li”
September 28, 2023
Quill & Quire Author Profile
“Alison Li on her biography of transgender medical pioneer Harry Benjamin”
September 20, 2023
BBC World Service – The Forum
“Insulin: the discovery that transformed diabetic care” – Broadcast May 29, 2022
I joined Bridget Kendall, Dr. Viktor Joergens, and Dr. Kersten Hall for a round table discussion of the discovery and development of insulin.
Defining Moments Canada & Life and Times of Sir Frederick Banting Podcast
100 Years of Insulin, Special episode – November 14, 2021
Jim and Bob Banting created this special episode of their podcast, “Life and Times of Sir Frederick Banting” in partnership with Defining Moments Canada. I joined Dr. Christopher Rutty, Grant Maltman, the curator of the Banting House National Historic Site, and Defining Moments Canada Director Jennifer Terry to discuss the legacy of the insulin discovery.
CBC Edmonton, Radio Active – January 14, 2021
“Canadian professor gaining recognition for role in discovering insulin 100 years ago”
I spoke with Madeline Cummings at CBC about J.B. Collip’s key role in the discovery of insulin.
Talks
Western University – Department of History, Research Seminar
“From Rejuvenation to Transgender Revolution: Harry Benjamin and the Origins of Gender-Affirming Care” – October 19, 2023
“Banting, Best and Beyond” Symposium, Toronto
“Where credit is due: Collip’s contribution” – May 3, 2022
My talk was part of a day-long symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
Toronto Medical Historical Club – March 25, 2022
“Remembering Insulin, et al” with Patrick M. Walsh
James Bertram Collip Memorial, Belleville, Ontario
Unveiling of monument at Dr. Collip Courtyard and Reflection Garden – October 16, 2021
I delivered the keynote address at the unveiling of a monument and reflection garden in honour of James Bertram Collip. (My talk is at 37:11 – 57:20.)
Chemical Institute of Canada, IUPAC
Symposium: Celebrating 100 years of insulin – August 16, 2021
“Blood, guts, and glucose analysis: measuring blood-sugar in the insulin discovery”
Alberta Diabetes Institute, Edmonton
Celebrating 100 Years of Insulin – June 16, 2021
My talk “Extracts and Enterprise: J. B. Collip, insulin’s forgotten man” (2:00 – 46:00) was part of a half-day seminar that brought together science and story-telling to celebrate the discovery of insulin.
McGill University Health Centre and McGill University Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Symposium – May 19, 2021
“Extracts and Enterprise: JB Collip and the discovery of insulin”
Department of History Colloquium, Brock University – January 25, 2019
“Glandular enthusiasms and the birth of the transgender revolution: Dr. Harry Benjamin (1885-1986)
Toronto Medical Historical Club – March 23, 2018
“Wondrous transformations: Harry Benjamin and The Transsexual Phenomenon“