Gairdner Science Week 2026
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October 22:Global Health Panel - Research and Response: Lessons for the future

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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.  

 

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Location

Hollywood Theatre, SickKids 
555 University Avenue 

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