“DonorsChoose was conceived at a Bronx public high school where I taught social studies for five years. In the teachers' lunch room, my colleagues and I often lamented a problem that drained learning from students and creativity from teachers: a lack of funding for essential materials and for the activities that bring subject matter to life.”

American-Canadian medical scientist

Charles Herbert Best was an American-Canadian medical scientist, known as a co-discoverer of insulin with Frederick Banting. He worked in the 20th century and is associated with medical research in Canada. Best later served as chair of the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research at the University of Toronto. His research also extended to choline and heparin, reflecting a career centered on biomedical discovery and laboratory science.