Gairdner Science Week 2024

Join us as we convene Gairdner laureates and global health leaders for a week of symposia, mentoring sessions, panels and a Gala celebration to celebrate scientific research that impacts the health and wellbeing of people around the world.

 

October 23:Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024

  • Gairdner International Symposium

    Next Gen Sequencing: Current and Future Impact on BiomedicineJoin us as we explore the transformative potential of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in biomedicine. This symposium, inspired by the pion...

  • Women of Gairdner

    The Gairdner Foundation, in partnership with Women’s College Hospital, are hosting the third annual Women of Gairdner event during Gairdner Science Week. Through panel discussion, storytelli...

  • Screening: Living Drugs

    A Screening of the Documentary "Living Drugs" based on the work of 2024 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate Dr. Michel Sadelain, followed by a live panel discussion.

October 24:Thursday, Oct 24, 2024

  • Laureate Lectures

    This highly anticipated event features lectures from the 2024 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include Early Career Investigators from across C...

  • 2024 Canada Gairdner Awards Gala

    The Canada Gairdner Awards Gala is the culmination of a week of events featuring our laureates and a celebration of the 2024 Canada Gairdner Award laureates. Known as the top networking in the scienti...

October 25:Friday, Oct 25, 2024

  • Gairdner Global Health Symposium

    2024 Gairdner Global Health SymposiumPandemic Preparedness: From Vaccine Technology to Global Health Policy Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Gagandeep Kang, the 2024 John Dirks Canada G...