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Nobel medal awarded to MacLeod (ABDUA:31289)
Nobel medal awarded to MacLeod (ABDUA:31289)
Nobel medal awarded to MacLeod (ABDUA:31289)

Nobel medal awarded to MacLeod (ABDUA:31289)

Associated (Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland, 1876 - 1935)
Date1923
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
AcquisitionUniversity of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections.
CopyrightImages reproduced with the permission of University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections.
LocationOn Display - Provost Skene's House
Object numberX000637.1
Keywords
About MeBiochemist John Macleod was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923, jointly with his colleague Frederick Banting for their work in discovering insulin. The gold medal bears an image of Alfred Nobel on one side and two female classical figures on the other.

For more information about this object, which belongs to the collection of the University of Aberdeen Museums & Special Collections, visit:

https://calm.abdn.ac.uk/museums/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ABDUA%3a31289
Exhibitions
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1980-1990
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1960
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1970-1989
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1950-1960
Reusable Hypodermic Insulin Syringe
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20th Century
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Reusable Hypodermic Insulin Syringe
20th Century
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1997
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20th Century
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mid 20th Century
Image Not Available for Teaching Notes- Blood and Blood Disorders
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Foresterhill College
1984-2003
Image Not Available for Teaching Notes- Endocrine System and Diabetes
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Foresterhill College
1984-2003
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Gillette Surgical
1970s
Image Not Available for Clinical Teaching Notes - Diabetes Mellitus
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Foresterhill College
1980-1990
Image Not Available for Urinometer
Urinometer
British Make
1930 - 1940
2021_09_100YearsInsulin\Clinitest-Testing-Kit-MartinScivier.mp3
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Ames
1980