Thorburn Brailsford Robertson | |
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![]() Brailsford Robertson in 1919 | |
Born | Edinburgh | 4 March 1884
Died | 18 January 1930 | (aged 45)
Education | University of Adelaide |
Known for | Principles of Biochemistry (2nd ed. 1923), The Chemical Basis of Growth and Senescence (1923); investigating the use of insulin to treat diabetes |
Relatives | Sir Edward Stirling (father-in-law) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of California, Rockefeller Institute, University of Toronto, University of Adelaide |
Academic advisors | Jacques Loeb |
Doctoral students | Roy Elwood Clausen, Selman Waksman |
Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (4 March 1884 – 18 January 1930), generally known as Brailsford Robertson, was an Australian physiologist and biochemist.