The Doc and the Duchess: The Life and Legacy of George H. A. Clowes - Couverture rigide

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Clowes, Alexander W.

 
9780253020420: The Doc and the Duchess: The Life and Legacy of George H. A. Clowes
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ISBN 10 : 0253020425 ISBN 13 : 9780253020420
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2016

Synopsis

George Henry Alexander Clowes was a pivotal figure in the development of the insulin program at the Eli Lilly Company. Through his leadership, scientists and clinicians at Lilly and the University of Toronto created a unique, international team to develop and purify insulin and take the production of this life-saving agent to an industrial scale. This biography, written by his grandson, presents his scientific achievements, and also takes note of his social and philanthropic contributions, which he shared with his wife, Edith. It tells the story of Clowes from his childhood in late Victorian England to his death at Woods Hole on Cape Cod in 1958. Educated in England and Germany, Clowes came to America to join a startup laboratory in Buffalo, where he conducted basic research on cancer and applied research on other disease-related problems. Assuming the position of head of research at Lilly, Clowes was at the center of one of the great discoveries that changed the course of medical history and offered new life to millions of individuals with diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Clowes was also instrumental in the development of other commercial pharmaceutical advances. Devoted to a number of philanthropic causes, Clowes and Edith contributed greatly to the cultural life of his adopted country, a contribution that continues to this day.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alexander W. Clowes (1946-2015), vascular surgeon, internationally renowned scientist in vascular biology, teacher and mentor, held the Gavora-Schilling Endowed Chair of Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Clowes was a Director and President of The Clowes Fund.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253020425
ISBN 13 
9780253020420
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
232
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