In 1920, Canadian surgeon Frederick Banting visited the University of Toronto to speak to the newly appointed head of the department of physiology ... between the pancreas and diabetes.

We study the mechanisms behind human pancreas development and function ... we aim to understand the regulatory logic orchestrating pancreatic islet development, physiology and disease. We also operate ...

Prof JJR Macleod was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for helping discover insulin. The hormone produced by the pancreas keeps blood glucose levels under control.