November 20th
- Canadian biochemist co-discovered insulin. He worked with Frederick Banting and Charles Best to refine a method of removing and purifying insulin.
- Working with the bovine pancreas, Collip produced insulin in a form that permitted clinical use.
- Together with his other contributions in endocrinology, including his isolation of the parathyroid hormone and establishing a bioassay for measuring serum calcium.
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