Douglas Harold Copp
Born(1915-01-16)January 16, 1915
Toronto, Ontario
DiedMarch 17, 1998(1998-03-17) (aged 83)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
University of California, Berkeley
AwardsGairdner Foundation International Award (1967)
Flavelle Medal (1972)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia

Douglas Harold Copp CC FRS FRSC (January 16, 1915 – March 17, 1998) was a Canadian scientist who discovered and named the hormone calcitonin, which is used in the treatment of bone disease.

Early life and education

Douglas Harold Copp was born in Toronto, Ontario, on January 16, 1915.[1]

He received his MD from the University of Toronto in 1939 and his PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1943.

Career

In 1950 Copp became the first head of the physiology department in the newly-established Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.[2]

Recognition, honours and legacy

References

  1. ^ Hill, Krista (2011). "Douglas Harold Copp fonds" (PDF). Compiled by Krista Hill (2007); Revised by Jennifer Pecho (2009), and Emma Wendel (2010); Last revised October 2011. University of British Columbia Archives.
  2. ^ a b c "UBC Archives - Senate Tributes - C". www.library.ubc.ca. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Martin, T. John (December 31, 2012). "Iain MacIntyre. 30 August 1924 — 18 September 2008". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 58: 179–201. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0025.
  4. ^ The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. "The Governor General of Canada". archive.gg.ca. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Douglas Harold Copp, MD". CMHF. January 16, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame: The Hall". Archived from the original on November 9, 2014., Canada Science and Technology Museum.
  7. ^ "IBMS Society Awards". IBMS. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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