Douglas Harold Copp Explained
Douglas Harold Copp (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
- In 1967 he received the Gardner International Award jointly with the British endocrinologist Iain Macintyre who had sequenced calcitonin and showed it originated in the thyroid gland.[3]
- He was elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- In 1971 he was elected fellow of both the Royal Society In 1971 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1980.[4]
- In 1972 he was awarded the Flavelle Medal Award of the Royal Society of Canada.
- In 1980 he was made Companion of the Order of Canada[5]
- In 1994 he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
- In 2000 he was inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.[6]
- From 2001 until 2009, the International Bone and Mineral Society awarded the biennial D. Harold Copp Award, named in honour of Copp.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Douglas Harold Copp fonds. Krista . Hill. Compiled by Krista Hill (2007); Revised by Jennifer Pecho (2009), and Emma Wendel (2010); Last revised October 2011. University of British Columbia Archives. 2011.
- Web site: UBC Archives - Senate Tributes - C. www.library.ubc.ca. 12 May 2016.
- Martin. T. John. 2012-12-31. Iain MacIntyre. 30 August 1924 — 18 September 2008. Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 58. 179–201. 10.1098/rsbm.2011.0025. free.
- Web site: The Governor General of Canada. The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. archive.gg.ca. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20220330043256/https://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=339. 30 March 2022.
- Web site: Douglas Harold Copp, MD . CMHF . 16 January 1915 . 2 April 2024.
- Web site: The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame: The Hall. https://web.archive.org/web/20141109201033/http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/about/hallfame/u_m_e.cfm . 2014-11-09 ., Canada Science and Technology Museum.
- Web site: IBMS Society Awards . IBMS . 2 April 2024.
