“My colleagues and I would spend a lot of our own money on copy paper and pencils, and often we couldn't get the resources that would excite our students about learning.”

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.