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October 27, 2022 
9:00 AM This highly anticipated event features lectures from the seven 2022 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include five Early Career Investigators from across Canada who have won our contest and will present their related research alongside our laureates.
october, 2022
october, 2022
202227oct9:00 am1:30 pm2022 Gairdner Science Week Laureate Lectures
This highly anticipated event features lectures from the seven 2022 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include five Early Career Investigators from across
This highly anticipated event features lectures from the seven 2022 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include five Early Career Investigators from across Canada who have won our contest and will present their related research alongside our laureates.
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
MaRS Discovery District
101 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7
events@gairdner.org
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2022-gairdner-science-week-laureate-lectures-tickets-379940240487
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital.
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
MBBS,DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, FCPS, FAAP, PhD
John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2022; Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health, Co-Director, SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor Department of Pediatrics, Nutritional Sciences, and Public Health, University of Toronto; Founding Director, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Institute for Global Health and Development, The Aga Khan University South-Central Asia, East Africa, United Kingdom
MBBS,DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, FCPS, FAAP, PhD
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.Opening remarks delivered by Dr. Janet Rossant.Speakers: Dr. Janet Rossant
9:05 a.m. Dr. Katalin Karikó lecture9:05 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Dr. Katalin Karikó, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
9:32 a.m. Dr. Drew Weissman lecture 9:32 a.m. - 9:57 a.m.Dr. Drew Weissman, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
9:59 a.m. Dr. Pieter Cullis lecture9:59 a.m. - 10:24 a.m.Dr. Pieter Cullis, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
10:26 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture10:26 a.m. - 10:36 a.m.Early Career Investigator Lecture
10:39 a.m. Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta lecture10:39 a.m. - 11:04 a.m.Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2022, laureate lecture.
11:06 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture11:06 a.m. - 11:16 a.m. Early Career Investigator lecture
11:16 a.m. Break11:16 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Break
11:32 a.m. Dr. Deborah Cook lecture 11:32 a.m. - 11:57 a.m.Dr. Deborah Cook, Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022, laureate lecture.
11:59 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture11:59 a.m. - 12:09 a.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
12:11 a.m. Dr. Stuart Orkin lecture 12:11 a.m. - 12:36 p.m.Dr. Stuart Orkin, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
12:38 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture12:38 a.m. - 12:48 a.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
12:50 p.m. Dr. John Dick lecture12:50 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.Dr. John Dick, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
1:17 p.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture 1:17 p.m. - 1:27 p.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
1:27 p.m. Closing remarks1:27 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Dr. Janet Rossant will deliver closing remarks.Speakers: Dr. Janet Rossant
202227oct9:00 am1:30 pm2022 Gairdner Science Week Laureate Lectures
This highly anticipated event features lectures from the seven 2022 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include five Early Career Investigators from across
This highly anticipated event features lectures from the seven 2022 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates about their prize-winning research. The lecture will also include five Early Career Investigators from across Canada who have won our contest and will present their related research alongside our laureates.
(Thursday) 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
MaRS Discovery District
101 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7
events@gairdner.org
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2022-gairdner-science-week-laureate-lectures-tickets-379940240487
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022; Distinguished University Professor of the Departments of Medicine, and of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact of McMaster University; Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; Officer, Order of Canada; critical care physician of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research; Director Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, Director, Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN; University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital.
Canada Gairdner International Award 2022; David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
MBBS,DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, FCPS, FAAP, PhD
John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2022; Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health, Co-Director, SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Senior Scientist The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor Department of Pediatrics, Nutritional Sciences, and Public Health, University of Toronto; Founding Director, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health and Institute for Global Health and Development, The Aga Khan University South-Central Asia, East Africa, United Kingdom
MBBS,DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, FCPS, FAAP, PhD
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.Opening remarks delivered by Dr. Janet Rossant.Speakers: Dr. Janet Rossant
9:05 a.m. Dr. Katalin Karikó lecture9:05 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Dr. Katalin Karikó, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
9:32 a.m. Dr. Drew Weissman lecture 9:32 a.m. - 9:57 a.m.Dr. Drew Weissman, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
9:59 a.m. Dr. Pieter Cullis lecture9:59 a.m. - 10:24 a.m.Dr. Pieter Cullis, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
10:26 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture10:26 a.m. - 10:36 a.m.Early Career Investigator Lecture
10:39 a.m. Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta lecture10:39 a.m. - 11:04 a.m.Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2022, laureate lecture.
11:06 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture11:06 a.m. - 11:16 a.m. Early Career Investigator lecture
11:16 a.m. Break11:16 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Break
11:32 a.m. Dr. Deborah Cook lecture 11:32 a.m. - 11:57 a.m.Dr. Deborah Cook, Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022, laureate lecture.
11:59 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture11:59 a.m. - 12:09 a.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
12:11 a.m. Dr. Stuart Orkin lecture 12:11 a.m. - 12:36 p.m.Dr. Stuart Orkin, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
12:38 a.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture12:38 a.m. - 12:48 a.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
12:50 p.m. Dr. John Dick lecture12:50 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.Dr. John Dick, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture.
1:17 p.m. Early Career Investigator Lecture 1:17 p.m. - 1:27 p.m.Early Career Investigator lecture
1:27 p.m. Closing remarks1:27 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.Dr. Janet Rossant will deliver closing remarks.Speakers: Dr. Janet Rossant