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John James Richard Macleod John James Richard Macleod (September 6, 1876 – March 16, 1935) was a Scottish physician, physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Image File history File links Macleod. ... Image File history File links Macleod. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Macleod was born at Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. He was the son of the Rev. Robert Macleod. Clunie Castle on the island in Loch of Clunie. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... In 1898 he received his medical degree from University of Aberdeen and went to work for a year at the University of Leipzig. In 1899 he was appointed Demonstrator of Physiology at the London Hospital Medical School and in 1902 he was appointed Lecturer in Biochemistry at the school. In 1903 he was appointed Professor of Physiology at the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio. In 1918 he was elected Professor of Physiology at the University of Toronto, Canada. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The University of Aberdeen is one of the ancient universities of Scotland. ... The University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State and former Kingdom of Saxony, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ... Macleod's main work was on carbohydrate metabolism and his efforts with Frederick Banting and Charles Best in the discovery of insulin used to treat diabetes. For this Banting and Macleod were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1923. Macleod was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin, in spite of the fact that many people (including Banting) publically insisted that Macleod's involvement was minimal and Best's work had been essential. Macleod's receiving the Nobel Prize over Best remains controversial (see Nobel Prize controversies). Sir Frederick Banting (1891-1941) Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE , MC , MD , FRSC (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discovers of insulin. ... Charles Herbert Best, CC, (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) was a medical scientist. ... It has been suggested that Oral insulin be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Since the first award of the Nobel Prizes in 1901, they have generated criticism and much controversy. ... He wrote eleven books, including Recent Advances in Physiology (1905); Diabetes: its Pathological Physiology (1925); and Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin. (1926) The auditorium of the Medical Science Building at University of Toronto is named after J.J.R. Macleod. In 2005 Diabetes UK named its offices in London in honour of J.J.R. Macleod. An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ... Diabetes UK is a British medical research charity dedicated to the curing of the chronic condition diabetes. ... [edit] External links John Macleod – Biography John Macleod – Nobel Lecture, May 26, 1925 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Laureates (1901-1925) 1901: Behring | 1902: Ross | 1903: Finsen | 1904: Pavlov | 1905: Koch | 1906: Golgi, Ramón y Cajal | 1907: Laveran | 1908: Mechnikov, Ehrlich | 1909: Kocher | 1910: Kossel | 1911: Gullstrand | 1912: Carrel | 1913: Bárány | 1919: Bordet | 1920: Krogh | 1922: Hill, Meyerhof | 1923: Banting, Macleod | 1924: Einthoven List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Winners of the Nobel Prize are scientists, writers and peacemakers who have been awarded in their field of endeavour, and who are known collectively as either Nobel laureates or Nobel Prize winners. ... Emil Adolf von Behring( March 15, 1854 – March 31, 1917) was born at Hansdorf, Eylau, Germany(as Emil Adolf Behring) . Between 1874 and 1878, he studied medicine at the Army Medical College in Berlin. ... Ronald Ross Sir Ronald Ross (May 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932) was a Scottish physician. ... Niels Ryberg Finsen (December 15, 1860 – September 24, 1904) was an Icelandic/Danish physician and scientist. ... Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Russian: ) (September 14, 1849 – February 27, 1936) was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician. ... Robert Koch For the American lobbyist, see Bobby Koch. ... Camillo Golgi, 1906. ... Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1, 1852 – October 17, 1934) was a famous Spanish histologist, physician, and Nobel laureate. ... Laveran won a Nobel Prize in 1907 Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (June 18, 1845 – May 18, 1922) (sometimes spelled Alfons or Alfonse) was a French physician. ... Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Илья Ильич Мечников, also known as Eli Metchnikoff, May 16, 1845, Ukraine – July 16, 1916, Paris) was a Russian microbiologist best remembered for his pioneering research into the immune system. ... Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich (March 14, 1854 – August 20, 1915) was a German scientist who won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. ... Emil Theodor Kocher (August 25, 1841 - July 27, 1917), Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland Born in Bern. ... Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel (September 16, 1853 - July 5, German medical doctor. ... Allvar Gullstrand Allvar Gullstrand (born June 5, 1862 in Landskrona - died July 28, 1930 in Stockholm) was a Swedish ophthalmologist. ... Alexis Carrel Alexis Carrel (June 28, 1873 – November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist. ... Robert Bárány Robert Bárány (April 22, 1876–April 8, 1936) was an Austrian physician of Hungarian origin. ... Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet (Soignies (Belgium) June 13, 1870 – April 6, 1961) was a Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. ... Schack August Steenberg Krogh (November 15, 1874 - September 13, 1949) was a professor of zoophysiology at the University of Copenhagen 1916-1945. ... Archibald Vivian Hill CH CBE FRS (September 26, 1886 – June 3, 1977) was an English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. ... Otto Fritz Meyerhof (April 12, 1884 - October 6, 1951), German-U.S. physician and biochemist. ... Sir Frederick Banting (1891-1941) Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE , MC , MD , FRSC (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discovers of insulin. ... Willem Einthoven Willem Einthoven (May 21, 1860 – September 29, 1927) was a Dutch doctor and physiologist. ... Complete List | Laureates (1926-1950) | Laureates (1951-1975) | Laureates (1976-2000) | Laureates (2001- ) Categories: 1876 births | 1935 deaths | Natives of Perth and Kinross | Diabetes | Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine | Scottish biochemists | Scottish doctors | Scottish physiologists | Scottish inventors | Scottish scholars | Scottish Nobel laureates | University of Toronto | University of Aberdeen alumni | University of Leipzig

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	John James Richard Macleod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (319 words) John James Richard Macleod (September 6, 1876 – March 16, 1935) was a Scottish physician, physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Macleod was born at Clunie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Macleod's main work was on carbohydrate metabolism and his efforts with Frederick Banting and Charles Best in the discovery of insulin used to treat diabetes. John Macleod - Biography (838 words) John James Richard Macleod was born on September 6, 1876 at Cluny, near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Macleod's name will always be associated with his work on carbohydrate metabolism and especially with his collaboration with Frederick Banting and Charles Best in the discovery of insulin. In 1919 Macleod was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in 1923 of the Royal Society, London, in 1930 of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and in 1932 of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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