John Macleod (physiologist)
John James Rickard Macleod, FRS, FRSE (6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935), was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He is noted for his role in the discovery and isolation of insulin during his tenure as a lecturer at the University of Toronto, for which he and Frederick Banting received the 1923 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine.
John Macleod | |
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John Macleod c. 1928 | |
| Born | 6 September 1876 Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 16 March 1935 (aged 58) Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen University of Leipzig |
| Known for | Co-discovery of insulin |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Case Western Reserve University University of Toronto University of Aberdeen |
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