▁to ▁that ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁Instit utes ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁L ister ▁Institute ▁in ▁London , ▁with ▁this ▁advantage ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁these ▁Labor ator ies ▁that ▁the ▁Con n aught ▁Ant ito x in ▁Labor ator ies ▁are ▁an ▁organ ic ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University , ▁are ▁self - support ing ▁and ▁provide ▁funds ▁and ▁facilities ▁for ▁research ▁in ▁Pre vent ive ▁Medicine ▁and ▁also ▁opportunity ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁teaching ▁in ▁Public ▁Health ." ▁ ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁phys i ology ▁labor atory ▁two ▁flo ors ▁above ▁Fitz G er ald ' s ▁Con n aught ▁L abs ▁office , ▁Frederick ▁B ant ing ▁and ▁Charles ▁Best ▁( med ical ▁scient ist ) ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁J . J . R . ▁Mac le od ▁successfully ▁extracted ▁ins ul in ▁from ▁the ▁pan cre as ▁of ▁dogs , ▁f etal ▁cal ves , ▁and ▁adult ▁c ows . ▁In ▁particular , ▁B ant ing ' s ▁experimental ▁work ▁with ▁cal f ▁pan cre as ▁t issue ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Con n aught ' s ▁farm ▁site , ▁where ▁cal ves ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁small po x ▁v acc ine ▁production . ▁Fitz G er ald ▁had ▁arranged ▁access ▁to ▁Con n aught ' s ▁mod est ▁facilities , ▁along ▁with ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁L abs ' ▁res erves , ▁to ▁exped ite ▁the ▁team ' s ▁work . ▁In ▁the ▁months