Oct 27: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 six Early Career Investigators from across Canada who have won our contest and will present their related research alongside our laureates.
Schedule
9:00 A.M. OPENING REMARKS by Dr. Janet Rossant
9:05 A.M. DR. KATALIN KARIKÓ LECTURE, "DEVELOPING MRNA FOR THERAPY", Canada Gairdner International Award 2022, laureate lecture
9:32 A.M. PROF. ANNA BLAKNEY LECTURE "NEXT-GENERATION RNA VACCINES & THERAPIES", Early Career Investigator lecture
9:44 A.M. DR. DREW WEISSMAN LECTURE, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022
10:11 A.M. PROF. BOWEN LI LECTURE, Early Career Investigator Lecture
10:23 A.M. DR. PIETER CULLIS LECTURED, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022
11:50 A.M. DR. ISABELLE MALHAMÉ LECTURE, Early Career Investigator lecture
11:02 A.M. DR. ZULFIQAR BHUTTA, John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2022
11:27 A.M. BREAK
11:42 A.M. DR. ANA MARIA COPAESCU LECTURE, Early Career Investigator lecture
11:54 A.M. DR. DEBORAH COOK LECTURE, Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2022
12:21 P.M. PROF. BO WANG LECTURE, Early Career Investigator lecture
12:33 A.M. DR. STUART ORKIN LECTURE, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022
1:00 P.M. DR. YANNICK BENOIT LECTURE, Early Career Investigator lecture
1:12 P.M. DR. JOHN DICK LECTURE, Canada Gairdner International Award 2022
1:27 P.M. CLOSING REMARKS
Related Winners
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Zulfiqar Bhutta
MBBS, DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, FCPS, FAAP, PhD -
Deborah J. Cook
MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epid), FRSC, OC -
John E. Dick
PhD, FRS, FRSC -
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Drew Weissman
MD, PhD
Guest Speakers
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Yannick Benoit
Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of OttawaGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022 -
Anna Blakney
Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British ColumbiaGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022 -
Ana Maria Copaescu
Assitant Professor & Clinician-Scientist, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, McGill University Health CenterGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022 -
Leah Cowen
Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and Strategic Initiatives, University of TorontoProfessor Leah Cowen is the Canada Research Chair in Microbi... -
Sonny Kohli
Physician in Internal Medicine and Critical Care and faculty, McMaster University; VP of Medical and Regulatory Affairs, Roche Canada PharmaDr. Sonny Kohli is a practicing Physician in Internal Medici... -
Bowen Li
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of TorontoGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022 -
Isabelle Malhamé
Assistant Professor, McGill University Obstetric Medicine/General Internal Medicine, McGill University Health Centre FRQS Junior 1 Scientist, Research Institute of the McGill University Health CentreGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022 -
Bo Wang
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto CIFAR AI Chair, Vector Institute Lead AI Scientist, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, University Health NetworkGairdner Early Career Investigator 2022Dr. Bo Wang is a tenu...
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