2021 Gairdner Laureate Lectures

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