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Portrait of Dr. Frederick Banting

A black and white photo of a man dressed in a suit. He wears round spectacles.

Date: ca. 1922.
Credit: Courtesy of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. MS. COLL 76 (Banting) Scrapbook 2, Box 1, Page 44. Digital ID insulin:P10123.

Dr. Frederick Banting graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto (UofT) in 1917. In late 1920, Dr. Banting developed a theory on a way to cure diabetes. In the summer of 1921, he and a team of researchers began working in UofT’s laboratories. Their research led to the discovery of insulin. Dr. Banting received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the medical breakthrough.