Milestones In Molecular Medicine
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Prior to the early 20th century, going to the doctor for an internal ailment was more likely to result in harm than in good. A large part of medical progress in the first half of the 20th century was due to advances in our knowledge on a molecular level of the human body, its disorders, and possible treatments. These four sessions will look at the discovery of vitamin A (the first vitamin discovered), insulin (for the treatment of diabetes), penicillin (the first mass-produced antibiotic), and chlorpromazine (which ushered in modern psychopharmacology).
Bill Blaker
Bill Blaker is retired after a 45-year career as a research scientist and university professor. He has received teaching awards from Virginia Tech and Furman University. He has taught university courses in general science, biology, anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, neuroscience, English composition, statistics, and philosophy. Now, he teaches anything he finds interesting.