James bertram colip biography for kids
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James Bertram CollipCBEFRS FRSC FRCP FRCPC (November 20, 1892 – June 19, 1965) was a Canadian biochemist who was part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin.
James bertram colip biography for kids
He served as the chair of the department of biochemistry at McGill University from 1928 to 1941 and dean of medicine at the University of Western Ontario from 1947 to 1961, where he was a charter member of The Kappa Alpha Society.
Education
1914. The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin Digital Collection, Toronto
Born in Belleville, Ontario, he enrolled at Trinity College at the University of Toronto at the age of 15, and studied physiology and biochemistry.
He obtained a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the same university in 1916.
Career
In 1915, at the age of 22, Collip accepted a lecturing position in Edmonton in the department of physiology at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine, shortly before completing his doctorate.
He fulfilled the