The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin from Frederick Banting and Charles Best. Before 1921, Type 1 diabetes was a fatal disease. The discovery of insulin's role in blood glucose regulation was a major medical breakthrough, and its rapid clinical implementation would go on to save millions of lives for a century to come.
This year, Indiana University School of Medicine and its diabetes research partners throughout the state of Indiana recognize the distinct contributions made by scientists in Indiana and around the world to advance global understanding of the development of diabetes, and to improve diagnosis, treatment and quality of life for insulin dependent people and their caregivers.