Abstract
THIS foundation arose out of the desire to commemorate the discovery of the active principle of the islets of the pancreas by Dr. F. G. Banting in 1921–22, and has received wide financial support in Canada. It has now been in active operation for six and a half years, though in the first two years the full capital sum was not available and the number of grants made were few. The capital sum now amounts to about 700,000 dollars and the number of individual grantees has steadily increased. The total number of grants made during the period is 92. These have been distributed to 63 workers in the following universities: Alberta 4, Saskatchewan 2, Dalhousie 8, Queen's 2, Western Ontario 2, Manitoba 16, McGill 26, Toronto 30 and 2 non-university. Some fifty papers have already appeared in scientific publications, while a further fifteen are in press or ready for publication. Several pieces of work are not as yet complete. In accordance with its charter, the Foundation also aids in the support of the Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto (Dr. F. G. Banting) and from this source numerous papers on silieosis, the action of vitamins and other topics have appeared. During the past year twenty workers received grants from the fund. The Foundation, which is the only one in Canada giving support to medical research, has proved a valuable aid and stimulus to such research in that country. The world economic depression has increased the demands upon the Foundation, the trustees of which would welcome a larger revenue. Correspondence should be addressed to the Banting Research Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
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Banting Research Foundation, Toronto. Nature 133, 206 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133206b0
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