The Banting Memorial Lectures are a yearly series of research presentations given by an expert in

diabetes Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough of the hormone insulin, or the cells of th ...

. The name of the lecture series refers to Canadian physician Sir

Frederick Banting Sir Frederick Grant Banting (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon. For his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential, Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physi ...

, who was a seminal scientist, doctor and

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes (, ) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions in th ...

for the co-discovery of

insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (''INS)'' gene. It is the main Anabolism, anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabol ...

. The lectures are currently hosted by the

American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States-based nonprofit that seeks to educate the public about diabetes and to help those affected by it through funding research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes, including type 1 diabetes ...

List of past Banting lectures

* 1952: ''Insulin'', Charles H. Best
PMID 12979967
* 1954: ''Hormones of the Pituitary Posterior Lobe'', Sir Henry Dale
PMID 14365538
* 1956: ''Recent Advances in Insulin Research'', William C. Stadie
PMID 13356715
* 1957: ''Certain Aspects of the Metabolism of Glycogen'', DeWitt Stetten Jr.br>PMID 13461755
* 1959: ''The Adrenal and Diabetes: Some Interactions and Interrelations'', George W. Thorn, Albert E. Renold, George F. Cahill Jr.br>PMID 13838198
* 1960: ''Childhood Diabetes: Its Course, and Influence on the Second and Third Generations'', Priscilla White
PMID 13784844
* 1961: ''Concerning the Mechanisms of Insulin Action'', Rachmiel Levine
PMID 14464644
* 1963: ''Hormonal Factors of Diabetic Ketosis'', Bernardo A. Houssay
PMID 14075320
* 1965: ''Some Current Controversies in Diabetes Research'', Solomon A. Berson, Rosalyn S. Yalow
PMID 5318828
* 1967: ''Angiopathy in Diabetes: An Unsolved Problem'', Alexander Marble
PMID 4866594
* 1968: ''Fifty Years of Diabetes in Perspective'', Arthur R. Colwell Sr
PMID 4878652
* 1971: ''Physiology of Insulin In Man'', George F. Cahill Jr.br>PMID 4941092
* 1973: ''Islet Differentiation, Organ Culture, and Transplantation'', Arnold Lazarow, Lemen J. Wells, Anna-Mary Carpenter, Orion D. Hegre, Robert J. Leonard, Robert C. McEvoy
PMID 4128246
* 1975: ''Diabetes and the Alpha Cell'', Roger H. Unger
PMID 814024
* 1980: ''Of Pregnancy and Progeny'', Norbert Freinkel
PMID 7002669
* 1981: ''Macro- and Micro-Domains in the Endocrine Pancreas'', Lelio Orcibr>PMID 6759269
* 1986: ''Does a Common Mechanism Induce the Diverse Complications of Diabetes?'', Albert I. Winegrad
PMID 3026877
* 1988: ''Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease'', Gerald M. Reaven, and * 1989: ''Structure and Function of Insulin Receptors'', Ora M. Rosen
PMID 2555239
* 1990: ''β-Cells in Type II Diabetes Mellitus'', Daniel Porte, Jr. * 1991: ''Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: the thrifty phenotype hypothesis'', C.N. Hales, * 1994: ''Hypoglycemia: The Limiting Factor in the Management of IDDM'', Philip E. Cryer
PMID 7926315
* 1995: ''A Lesson in Metabolic Regulation Inspired by the Glucokinase Glucose Sensor Paradigm'', Franz M. Matschinsky, * 1997: ''Control of Glucose Uptake and Release by the Liver In Vivo'', Alan D. Cherrington, * 2001: ''Dysregulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism in the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes'', J. Denis McGarry
PMID 11756317
* 2003: ''Autoimmune Diabetes and the Circle of Tolerance'', Aldo A. Rossini
PMID 14747275
* 2004: ''The Pathobiology of Diabetic Complications: A Unifying Mechanism'', Michael Brownlee, {{PMID, 15919781 * 2005: ''Critical Conversations: Fat, Brain, and the Regulation of Energy Balance'', Jeffrey S. Flierbr>
* 2006a: ''Cure, Optimal Care and Total Commitment: What if they happened tomorrow?'', Robert A. Rizz

* 2006b: ''Harmony and Discord in the Orchestration of Glucose Metabolism'', Richard Bergma

* 2009a: ''From the Triumvirate to the Ominous Octet: A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus'', Ralph A. DeFronzo
PMID 19336687
* 2009b: ''An Unfinished Journey—Type 1 Diabetes—Molecular Pathogenesis to Prevention'', George Eisenbarth, George S. Eisenbarth
PMID 20350969
* 2011: ''Hyperinsulinemia: Cause or Consequence?'', Barbara E. Corkey
PMID 22187369
* 2012: ''Regulation of Adipogenesis: Toward New Therapeutics for Metabolic Disease'', Bruce M. Spiegelman
PMID 23704518
* 2014: ''Deciphering Metabolic Messages From the Gut Drives Therapeutic Innovation'', Daniel J. Drucker
PMID 25614665
* 2015: ''The Multifaceted Roles of Adipose Tissue—Therapeutic Targets for Diabetes and Beyond'', Philipp E. Scherer
PMID 27222389

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List of past Banting lectures

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