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#GairdnerScienceWeek is back October 19 to 23. Join world-leading scientists for free public events celebrating cutting-edge research, global health innovation, and the brilliant 2026 Gairdner Awards laureates.

🔗 Register today: www.gairdner.org/event-item/g...

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October 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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We're pleased to announce the titles for each of the presentations at "After the Gairdner Award—Where Next?", taking place on October 22 as part of #GairdnerScienceWeek

📆 Thursday, October 22
⏱️ 9:00 AM ET
📍 Toronto & Online
🎟️ Free

🔗 Register: bit.ly/Internationa...
September 29, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Register for the Gairdner Global Health Panel, "Research and Response: Lessons for the Future," during #GairdnerScienceWeek!

📆 Thursday, October 22
⏱️ 11:30 AM ET
📍 Hollywood Theatre, The Hospital for Sick Children
💻 Online via livestream
🎟️ Free
🔗 Register: bit.ly/GlobalHealth...
Global Health Panel - Research and Response: Lessons for the future
Hear from the 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award laureates as they discuss cholera, vaccine development, and the future of responding to e...
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September 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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One month to go!

From Oct 19-23, join us for Gairdner Science Week — a national celebration of discovery, innovation & the incredible minds shaping the future of science and medicine.

📅 Explore the full lineup & register for free: bit.ly/GSW2026-EN

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September 21, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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We’re pleased to announce the titles for each of the 2026 Laureate Lecture presentations, taking place October 21 as part of #GairdnerScienceWeek

📆 Wednesday, October 21
⏱️ 9:00 AM ET
📍 Toronto & Online
🎟️ Free

🔗 Learn more & register: bit.ly/laureatelect...
September 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Registration is open for After the Gairdner Award—Where Next?

Gairdner laureates & leading researchers explore how breakthrough discoveries evolve into transformative therapies & shape the future of medicine

📆Oct 22
📍Toronto & Online
🎟️Free
🔗Register: bit.ly/Internationa...

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September 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Registration is now open for the Gairdner Global Health Panel, during #GairdnerScienceWeek!

John Clemens & Jan Holmgren (2026 laureates) explore urgent health crises and emerging threats to the next gen of researchers.

📆Oct 22
⏱️11:30AM
📍SickKids & Online
🎟️Free
🔗Register: bit.ly/GlobalHealth...
Global Health Panel - Research and Response: Lessons for the future
Hear from the 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award laureates as they discuss cholera, vaccine development, and the future of responding to e...
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August 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Registration is open for the 2026 Laureate Lectures on October 21!

Hear the science behind their discoveries—from advances in proteomics, developing oral cholera vaccines, discovering tafamidis, and more.

📆 Oct 21 | 9 AM ET
📍 Toronto & online
🎟️ Free
🔗 bit.ly/laureatelect...

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August 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Registration is OPEN for #GairdnerScienceWeek 2026!

Join us Oct 19–23 in Toronto & online to hear from the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award laureates.

🧬 International Symposium
🌍 Global Health Panel
🎓 Laureate Lectures
👩‍🔬 Women of Gairdner
🥂 Gairdner Awards Gala

🔗Register: bit.ly/GSW2026-EN
August 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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🌟 Announcing the 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigator winners! 🌟

Please join us in congratulating:
▪️Bahaa Abu-Raya
▪️Ann Gregory
▪️Dustin King
▪️Tammy Ryan
▪️Rajae Talbi
▪️Michael Wozny

Hear from them at #GairdnerScienceWeek October 19–23

Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...
July 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Celebrating two 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award laureates, Matthias Mann and Wolfgang Baumeister, at a special reception hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany.

We look forward to welcoming Drs. Mann and Baumeister to Canada this October for #GairdnerScienceWeek!
July 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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A beloved Gairdner tradition: each of our 2025 laureates chose the song that played as they walked to the stage to accept their award at this year’s gala.

Here’s a look (and listen) at the soundtrack behind their remarkable achievements.

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December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The 2025 Gairdner Laureate Lectures are now online! This year’s Laureates and two ECIs shared breakthroughs in CF, digital health, global nutrition, cancer epigenetics, developmental genetics & more.

🔗Watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Gairdner Science Week 2025 turned Toronto into a global science hub bringing together top researchers, students & curious minds.

Missed it? Check out BlogTO's roundup of the top 10 moments from #GairdnerScienceWeek: bit.ly/4i1nK3u
Top moments from Gairdner Science Week in Toronto
Canada's premier scientific celebration of global excellence has just wrapped up, and it brought brainpower, discovery, and a little bit of glamour t…
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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At the Gairdner Connects Student Networking Lunch, students met 2025 Gairdner laureates and top researchers to talk careers, challenges and discoveries that shaped their paths. Inspiring science across generations!

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November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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We took science to Parliament Hill for Gairdner on the Hill 2025, celebrating our 2025 laureates.

Jennifer Stinson & Daniel De Carvalho shared breakthroughs in digital health and cancer research, sparking discussion on how Canadian innovation continues to drive global impact.

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November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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The 2025 Canada Gairdner Awards Gala celebrated the eight laureates whose discoveries are transforming global human health — bringing together Canada’s science community for an inspiring evening at the ROM.

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October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Today, Gairdner hosted the 2025 Laureate Lectures — a highlight of #GairdnerScienceWeek. All eight laureates shared the stories behind their award-winning science, alongside talks from two Early Career Investigators driving the future of discovery. #GairdnerAwards
October 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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This morning, Gairdner hosted the International Symposium on “Current Frontiers of Precision Therapeutics,” featuring 2025 laureates Michael J. Welsh & Paul Negulescu and 1990 laureate Lap-Chee Tsui — showcasing the power of discovery to change lives.

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October 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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International Symposium happening tomorrow (October 22) at 9 AM EDT🔗 Watch the livestream: bit.ly/GSW_2025_Wat...

Join us for "Current Frontiers of Precision Therapeutics," part of #GairdnerScienceWeek
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Watch the Global Health Symposium live today at 2 PM EDT
🔗 bit.ly/GairdnerFood...

Join us for the "Food for Thought – Global Insights on Nutrition, Policy & Food Systems," part of #GairdnerScienceWeek
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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#GairdnerScienceWeek 2025 kicks off today — celebrating discovery, innovation & the impact of science.

This year’s artwork by Canadian illustrator Matthew Billington features our 2025 laureates & their groundbreaking research.

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October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Global Health Symposium | Oct 21 | Montréal

Join Treena Wasonti:io Delormier for “Global Challenges in a Canadian Context," an exploration of food policy, Indigenous & urban nutrition, and health equity.

🔗Register free: bit.ly/2025-Gairdne...

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October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Global Health Symposium | Oct 21 | Montréal

Join Thomas Druetz (@umontreal-en.bsky.social) for his presentation on “Integrated community case management (ICCM) of childhood illnesses: What about nutrition?”

🔗Register free: bit.ly/2025-Gairdne...

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October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Global Health Symposium | Oct 21 | Montréal

Join Lana Vanderlee as she discusses “Global Challenges in a Canadian Context," an exploration of food policy, Indigenous & urban nutrition, and health equity.

🔗Register free: bit.ly/2025-Gairdne...

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October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM