2022 Canada Gairdner Awards: Laureate Comics and Educational Materials

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We are proud to celebrate the innovative and award-winning research of our 2022 Canada Gairdner Award laureates through fun and engaging ways. That’s why we partnered with the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and the talented illustrator Armin Mortazavi, to create a selection of comics, animated videos and educational materials that help explain the laureate's work and research.

Hear from the 2022 Canada Gairdner Award laureates and other leading researchers at our annual Gairdner Science Week from Oct. 24-28. Register for Gairdner Science Week.

Comics and Educational Materials

Click here to view the Canada Gairdner Awards 2022 Laureate Education Materials (Full package).

Stuart Orkin

2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

Awarded "For the discovery of the molecular mechanism responsible for the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin gene expression during human development and translating that knowledge into a novel treatment for the hemoglobin disorders – sickle cell disease and beta- thalassemia."

Access Dr. Orkin's comic and classroom materials here!

John Dick

2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

Awarded "For the discovery and characterization of leukemic stem cells, providing insights into the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia."

Access Dr. Dick's comic and classroom materials here!

Pieter Cullis

2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

Awarded alongside Dr. Katalin Karikó and Dr. Drew Weissman "For their pioneering work developing nucleoside-modified mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug delivery: the foundational technologies for the highly effective COVID-19 mRNA vaccines."

Access Dr. Cullis' comic and classroom materials here!

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman

2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

Awarded alongside Dr. Pieter Cullis "For their pioneering work developing nucleoside-modified mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug delivery: the foundational technologies for the highly effective COVID-19 mRNA vaccines."

Access Drs. Karikó and Weissman's comic and classroom materials here!

Deborah J. Cook

2022 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award Laureate

Awarded "For pioneering research that has developed and defined evidence-based critical care medicine in Canada, informing best practices around the world."

Access Dr. Cook's comic and classroom materials here!

Zulfiqar Bhutta

2022 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Laureate

Awarded "For the development and evaluation of evidence-based interventions in child and maternal health for marginalized populations, focusing on outcomes for the ‘first thousand days’ of life."

Access Dr. Bhutta's comic and classroom materials here!

View the Full YouTube Playlist here! 

Many thanks to all the students who contributed to this amazing project: Alison McAfee, Heather Gerrie, Braydon Black, Farah Qaiser, Brenna Hay, and Rhonda Thygesen.

If you have any questions, please contact Jordana Goldman, jordana@gairdner.org