A fortunate life in academic medicine.

4288 The Journal of Clinical Investigation http://www.jci.org Volume 122 Number 11 November 2012 1. Robbins DC, Tager HS, Rubenstein AH. Biologic and clinical importance of proinsulin. N Engl J Med. 1984;310(18):1165–1175. 2. Steiner DF, Rubenstein AH. Recent studies on the biosynthesis, secretion and metabolism of proinsulin and C-peptide. In: Musacchia XJ, Breitenbach RP, eds. Proceedings of the 8th Midwest Conference on Endocrinology and Metabolism. Columbia, Missouri, USA: University of Missouri Press, 1973:43–59. 3. Block MB, Rosenfield RL, Mako ME, Steiner DF, Rubenstein AH. Sequential changes in betacell function in insulin-treated diabetic patients assessed by C-peptide immunoreactivity. N Engl J Med. 1973;288(22):1144–1148. 4. Polonsky KS, et al. Use of biosynthetic human C-peptide in the measurement of insulin secretion rates in normal volunteers and type I diabetic patients. J Clin Invest. 1986;77(1):98–105. 5. Polonsky KS, et al. Abnormal patterns of insulin secretion in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. New Engl J Med. 1988;318(19):1231–1239. mentor, friend, and colleague, Arthur Rubenstein. I can think of no one more deserving of this prestigious award and congratulate the AAP on their wise selection. Thank you. believe that much of his success is rooted in his close-knit family bonds. In closing, I would like to thank the AAP for providing me the opportunity to tell you about my Table 2 Arthur H. Rubenstein: leadership roles