Dr. David Harlan Celebrates 100 Years Since the Initial Purification & Use of Insulin in Diabetes Therapy with "The Noble and Often Nobel Role of Insulin-Related Research"
Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2021David Harlan, MD, was invited to kick off the Stanford Diabetes Research Center Symposium, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the purification and use of insulin as a life-saving treatment for diabetes. Dr. Harlan's thorough retrospective describes the important roles played by many scientists, including four Nobel laureates.
Four major themes emerge throughout the following presentation: the distinction between good ideas and brilliance, the roles that both serendipity and persistence played, as well as the unforeseen consequences of these remarkable research accomplishments.
Included in the video are clips from an interview Dr. Harlan did in 2019 with Walter Gilbert, PhD. Dr. Gilbert's pioneering work in DNA sequencing resulted in the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Video: David Harlan, MD | The History of Insulin and Diabetes Research
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