Photo: In this lab, Banting and Best carried out early experiments which led to the discovery of insulin. In 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting visited the University of Toronto to speak to ...

1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best perform revolutionary experiments on animal pancreases; insulin extracted from animal pancreases can now be used to successfully treat people with diabetes.

Frederick Banting began his studies at the University of Toronto with the aim of entering the ministry, but instead he switched to medicine, receiving his MD in 1916. After graduating, he joined ...