Donald F. Steiner
Donald Frederick Steiner | |
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Steiner in his lab in the mid-1970s | |
| Born | July 15, 1930 |
| Died | November 11, 2014 (aged 84) |
| Education | University of Cincinnati, University of Chicago, M.D. (1956). |
| Known for | Discovery of proinsulin |
| Awards | Canada Gairdner International Award, Banting Medal of the American Diabetes Association, Wolf Prize in Medicine, honorary doctorate at Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
Donald Frederick Steiner (July 15, 1930 – November 11, 2014) was an American biochemist and a professor at the University of Chicago.