Behind Insulin: The Life and Legacy of Doctor Peter Joseph Moloney

While his contributions to medicine are not widely known, he helped secure lasting fame for Sir Frederick Grant Banting and Dr. Charles Best as well as international prominence for the University of Toronto. Mary V. Moloney traces her grandfather’s interactions with historic figures and shares anecdotes from his life in this well researched biography. From visits to his hometown in northern Ontario, his work at the University of Toronto, and his time in Berlin during the onset of World War I and Munich in 1935, you’ll gain a deep appreciation for one of medicine’s most unheralded pioneers. You’ll also find out how a man born to immigrant parents, who lost his father at age six, and who fell in love with a beautiful woman in a foreign land became a university professor and an intellectual giant. Prepare yourself for an incredible journey toward excellence, and discover the story Behind Insulin.