“For my 9th birthday, my only wish was to eat like a farmer boy. I had devoured 'The Little House on the Prairie' book series and wanted to be like Almanzo Wilder, the protagonist of 'Farmer Boy,' one of the later installments in the 'Little House' series.”

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.