Join RCIScience Book Club for our final Summer Read of the year, Krista Lamb's Beyond Banting: From insulin to islet transplants, decoding Canada’s diabetes research superstars!

In 1921, Fredrick Banting discovered insulin at the University of Toronto. A hundred years later, Canadian scientists are still making waves in the fight against diabetes. Krista Lamb's debut book, Beyond Banting, shares the story of how Banting's legacy has endured.

RCIScience is delighted to host a chat with author Krista Lamb and featured scientist Priye Iworima to explore Canada's ongoing contributions to diabetes research and treatment. Ask your questions, share your reflections or just sit back and listen to what promises to be a lively conversation.

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About the Speakers

Krista Lamb is a writer, communications professional and podcast host. She specializes in helping translate complex medical, scientific and health-related topics into interesting and understandable stories for diverse mediums. Krista is the producer and host of the Diabetes Canada Podcast, which won the Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Health and Fitness Series in 2020. She also hosts the From Beta Cells to Bicycles podcast for the BC Diabetes Research Network and the Actions on Diabetes Podcast with Diabetes Action Canada. Her first book, Beyond Banting: From insulin to islet transplants, decoding Canada’s diabetes research superstars, is available now.

Priye Iworima is a Nigerian-Canadian Biomedical engineering student whose research focuses on developing a differentiation protocol to generate stem cell-derived insulin-producing cells that may be used as a potential therapy for type 1 diabetes. She is also interested in the optimizing process parameters for large scale manufacturing of stem cell-derived products. In her free time, she loves travelling to explore new places and cultures, music, eating and socializing with friends and family.