Join us at McGill for the 2026 Gairdner Connects Lecture, featuring two recipients of 2026 Gairdner Awards: Dr. Jan Holmgren, recipient of the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, and Professor Rajae Talbi, recipient of the Early Career Investigator Award.
McGill Faculty Club
3801 University Street
Montreal, QC H3A 2B4
Schedule
Monday, October 19, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Featured lectures:
Cholera Vaccines: From concept to life-saving public health use
Dr. Jan Holmgren, 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award recipient
Deciding when to reproduce: How the brain integrates metabolism and reproduction
Professor Rajae Talbi, 2026 Early Career Investigator Award recipient
The lectures will be followed by a Q&A with the Gairdner laureates, moderated by Professor Dominique Bérubé, Vice-President, Research and Innovation at McGill University.