Banting Discovery Foundation

The Banting Discovery Foundation is pleased to announce its 100th cohort of Discovery Award recipients. Thank you to our partners, @OntarioBrain, Canerector and UT Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations. Read more about the winners on our website: bit.ly/3T2uRwH

Thank you to @OntarioBrain and @BantingResearch for this incredible award that will equip our new lab at @LaurierKin! Excited for the many years of research to come in women's brain and heart health!

Congrats! JenniferWilliams @Laurier SiruiZhou @McGillU JulienFlynn @universitelaval Jessica Willi @uLethbridge ErikLovblum; ShakeriZahra @UofTNews @uoftmedicine TeklabGebregiworgis @WesternU Louis-PhilippePicard @USherbrooke PatriciaComeau @Concordia JessalynHolodinsky@UCalgary🍾

Diabetes used to be a death sentence, but that changed in 1922 when a teenager’s miraculous recovery brought hope to millions. Leonard Thompson was a happy child who loved football and other sports. At the age of eleven, he was diagnosed with diabetes, a then incurable condition. In his early teens, he ended up in hospital, drifting in and out of consciousness. Around the same time, a young surgeon named Frederick Banting came up with an idea to solve the diabetes enigma. Reportedly waking up in the middle of the night, he scribbled down his hypothesis on a piece of paper. On January 11, 1922, Leonard received his first insulin injection. While the first attempt didn’t work, later injections showed great improvement. More than 100 years after its discovery, insulin continues to be used to help some of the over 400 million people around the world with diabetes. Has someone you know benefitted from the research done by Banting? Read more about the groundbreaking discovery, and new treatments for diabetes: bit.ly/3O6RjCp We will delve into the critical subject of our health on 9 December at Nobel Week Dialogue: The Future of Health. Nobel Prize laureates and other experts will discuss medical advancements, disease prevention strategies, and innovative ways to enhance our lives at this live-streamed event. For more information: bit.ly/48bUGRT

#OTD Frederick Grant Banting was born. By discovering insulin, he saved and transformed the lives of millions of people living with diabetes. #WorldDiabetesDay 📷 3192320

Trained as an orthopaedic surgeon Practiced as General Practitioner One of the key men involved in discovery of #Insulin Won #NobelPrize 1923 Sold patent for #Insulin to University of Toronto for 1$ Sir Frederick Banting Saviour of many Born 14 Nov 1891 #WorldDiabetesDay 💙

"Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment." - Frederick Banting in his 1923 Nobel Prize lecture Read his full lecture here: bit.ly/3EqqL99 #WorldDiabetesDay

In May 1921, Fredrick Banting met his research assistant Charles Best in John Macleod's lab to begin their experiments with insulin. In January 1922, the first person received an insulin injection. By 1923, insulin was commercially available. Banting and Macleod received the 1923 medicine prize. #WorldDiabetesDay

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Honored by the positive reception of our review in @BiomedJ ! Thank you to the readers and researchers who continue to contribute to this field. #rheumatoid #arthritis #inflammation #research

Mitacs-Banting Postdoc Fellowship Program will address Climate Change, Health and Equity call for LOIs. Application details bit.ly/3x1W5fl #ClimateAction #Discovery #postdoc #internship

🌹 Lest We Forget 🌹 Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave souls who sacrificed for our freedom and peace. Their courage and dedication will always be remembered. We owe them our deepest gratitude. #RemembranceDay

🌟 What an incredible evening! A huge thanks to all who joined the pre-centennial event. 🌟 Big shoutout to @IvanSemeniuk, our laureate panel, and everyone who participated. Your energy was infectious! 🎬 Highlights coming soon! #research #EVENT

@BantingResearch @IvanSemeniuk @BrockUniversity @uoftmedicine @SickKidsNews @UofTNews @OneHealthUofG @CAMHnews Thanks @BantingResearch Foundation for an engaging vitual panal discussion with the talented Banting Discovery Awardees. I love the key message about investing in implementation science. The future of diabetes research looks bright!

📣 Last chance to join us! The @BantingResearch special event with @IvanSemeniuk and award-winning Banting Discovery awardees is just around the corner. 🥼✨ 📆 Nov 6 | 7PM ET - Celebrate innovation & legacy with us! 📩 RSVP now: shorturl.at/ewHMW

Countdown is on - Nov 6 public event featuring virtual panel discussion with @IvanSemeniuk, BantingDiscoveryAwardees: Drs. Jayne Danska, Margaret Hahn, Alanna Weisman, Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, Ian Patterson. #Discovery Signup bit.ly/45ZFYKR

The @BantingResearch Foundation, @CANSSIINCASS, & @CANSSIOntario are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Banting-CANSSI #DiscoveryAwards in #Biostatistics. ✨TWO for #Ontario researchers✨ Deadlines NOI: Nov 1, 2023 (9 pm ET) Applications: Jan 24, 2024 ℹ️ bit.ly/38HfLXa

🔬 Spotlight on 2018 Banting Discovery Awardee, Dr. Robert Huber! Delving into the complexities of Batten disease, his research holds promise for countless families. Dive into the details and discover hope on the horizon 🌅. #BattenDisease #ResearchForHope shorturl.at/bwBOP

Today marks 100 years since @UofT's Drs. Frederick Banting and John Macleod received the @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of insulin. You can read the presentation speech here: bit.ly/46JsPae