October 22:Global Health Panel - Research and Response: Lessons for the future

Join Dr. Shaun Morris, Division of Infectious Diseases and Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, for a conversation with 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Laureates Dr. John Clemens and Dr. Jan Holmgren, leaders in the understanding of cholera and development of inactivated oral vaccines. Together they will explore the challenges of urgent health crises, building capacity for research and production, and the emerging threats facing the next generation of researchers.
This event is presented in partnership with the Institute of Philanthropy.
Unable to attend in person? Join us via livestream: https://bit.ly/GSW-2026-Livestream
Schedule
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta MBBS, PhD, Co-Director at the Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Panel Discussion Moderator:
Dr. Shaun K. Morris, MD, MPH, FCRCP(C), FAAP, DTM&H, Co-Director, Centre for Global Child Health; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Panelists:
Prof. John D. Clemens, MD, 2026 John DIrks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, Senior Scientific Advisor, IVI (International Vaccine Institute), Adjunct Professor Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea
Dr. Jan Holmgren, MD, PhD, 2026 John DIrks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, Senior Professor, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Pierre-Phillip Piché-Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Location
Hollywood Theatre, SickKids
555 University Avenue