2021 Gairdner Laureate Lectures

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Our seven 2021 Canada Gairdner Awards laureates share their award-winning science, joined by five outstanding Canadian Early Career Investigators sharing their current research in the winning fields.
Happening this October 28th, from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM.
Schedule
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Opening Remarks: Dr. Janet Rossant, President & Scientific Director, Gairdner Foundation
Chair: Dr. Janet Rossant/ Dr. Stephen Lye
9:05 am -9:35 am
Dr. Yi Guan, 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
The emerging pathways for viral infectious diseases in humans
9:35 am– 10:05 am
Dr. Malik Peiris, 2021 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
From Pasteur to SARS and beyond: A personal journey
10:05 am – 10:20 am
Sarah Elton, 2021 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award
10:20 am – 10:50 am
Dr. Jens Holst, 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award Winner
Exploration and pharmacological potential of the incretin system in humans
10:50 am – 11:20 am
Dr. Daniel Drucker, 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award Winner
Transformative metabolic medicines from the gut
11:10 am – 11:40 am
Dr. Joel Habener, 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award Winner
TBD
11:40 – 11:55 am
Van Lu, 2021 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award
11:55 am – 12:05 pm
Break / Networking / Visit Sponsor Booths
Chair: TBD
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm
Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer, 2021 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award Winner
Improving Cancer Outcomes, but Miles to Go Before We Sleep: Personal Reflections on 35 Years of Cancer Clinical Trials
12:35 pm – 12:50 pm
Bertrand Routy, 2021 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award
12:50 pm – 1:20 pm
Dr. Mary-Claire King, 2021 Canada Gairdner International Award
Genomic Analysis of Inherited Breast and Ovarian Cancer
1:20 pm – 1:35 pm
Tobias Karakach & Hermann Nabi, 2021 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award
1:35 pm
Closing Remarks from Dr. Janet Rossant
Related Winners
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Daniel J. Drucker
MD Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario -
Elizabeth Eisenhauer
OC, MD, FRCPC, FRSC Professor Emerita, Departments of Oncology and Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Oncology, Queen’s University; Innovation Lead, Kingston Health Sciences Centre -
Yi Guan
MD, MMedSci, PhD Chair Professor in Emerging Viral Diseases, Daniel C K Yu Endowed Professor in Virology, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; Director, State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong; Director, Joint Institute of Virology (Shantou University-The University of Hong Kong), Shantou University, Shantou, China; Director, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Shantou University, Shantou, China -
Joel Francis Habener
MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA -
Mary-Claire King
PhD American Cancer Society Professor; Department of Medicine and Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Affiliate Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA -
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris
MBBS, FRCPath, DPhil (Oxon), FHKAM (Path), FRCP, FRS Professor and Chair in Virology, The University of Hong Kong; Honorary Consultant Microbiologist, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong; Co-Director, WHO H5 reference laboratory and SARS reference laboratory, HKU; Co-Director, WHO reference laboratories providing confirmatory testing for COVID-19, The University of Hong Kong
Guest Speakers
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Sarah Elton
Assistant Professor and Eakin Chair in Critical Qualitative Health Research Methodology Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto -
Tobias Karakach
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University -
Van Lu
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario -
Hermann Nabi
Ph.D. HDR Chercheur/Directeur adjoint, Axe Oncologie, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval -
Bertrand Routy
MD PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Scientific Director, Immunotherapy/Oncomicrobiome, University of Montreal; Canada Research Chair, Immunotherapy
Related Sponsors
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Queen's University
- Silver
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Telus Health
- Platinum
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University Health Network
UHN- Platinum
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London Drugs
- Gold
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Sinai Health
- Silver
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York University
- Gold
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McGill University
- Silver
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University of Toronto
- Gold
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Roche
- Silver
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Unity Health Toronto
- Silver
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Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
OICR- Silver
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Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Gold
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SickKids Research Institute
- Gold
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
CAMH- Gold
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Medicine by Design
MBD- Silver
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University of British Columbia
UBC- Silver
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Toronto Metropolitan University
TMU- Bronze
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The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Silver
Related Partners
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR- Platinum
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Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé
FRQS- Partner
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Government of Alberta
- Partner
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The Globe and Mail
- Media Partner
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Government of Canada
- Partner
Related insights
Related awards
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Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
The Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, reserved for a Canadian scientist showcasing scientific excellence and leadership.
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John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
One awarded annually. Awarded for scientifically based research that has improved the health and well-being of those facing health inequities worldwide.
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Canada Gairdner International Award
Five awarded annually. Awarded to outstanding biomedical scientists who have made original contributions resulting in an increased understanding of human biology and disease.
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