For people living with #cysticfibrosis, a longer life also means imagining a future. Michael Welsh (2025 Gairdner laureate) reflects on patients who go to college, get married, have children & make plans they once never thought possible. Full episode: youtu.be/_FzCywreBCs

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... #GairdnerScienceWeek

Struggling with a subject doesn’t mean you can’t pursue a career in it. Arielle Elkrief (2025 Gairdner ECI) reflects on struggling with math in high school & why perseverance matters when your path doesn’t fit neatly into the expected academic mold. Full episode: youtu.be/isaRO0sdEYE

Register for the Canada Gairdner Award Laureates Virtual Roundtable - Session 2! Featuring John Clemens, Jeffery Kelly, Karen Maxwell, & Aaron Phillips discussing their career journeys & research 📅Fri Sept 18 🕚12–1 PM 💻Free livestream 🎓For students & educators www.eventbrite.com/e/1996239829...

2026 Canada Gairdner Award Winners Virtual Roundtable - Session 2

A dynamic and interactive livestream connecting 2026 Gairdner Award Laureates with students and educators across Canada.

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How can we advance AI in health research responsibly? Join us Sept 24–25 at @UAlberta for the Gairdner Alberta AI + Health Research Symposium. Explore AI + Biomedical Research, Translational Science & Clinical Practice. Register: www.gairdner.org/event-item/g...

Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium

Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium

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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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Register for the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates Virtual Roundtable - Session 1! Featuring John Yates, Jan Holmgren & Ruedi Aebersold discussing their career journeys & research. 📅Tues Sept 15 🕚12–1 PM 💻Free livestream 🎓For students & educators www.eventbrite.com/e/1996233803...

2026 Canada Gairdner Award Winners Virtual Roundtable - Session 1

A dynamic and interactive livestream connecting 2026 Gairdner Award Laureates with students and educators across Canada.

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What can our guts tell us about cancer treatment? Arielle Elkrief (2025 ECI) discusses the connection between the gut microbiome & the immune system’s response to cancer treatment. Full episode: youtu.be/isaRO0sdEYE #CancerResearch #CancerImmunotherapy #GutMicrobiome @umontreal-en.bsky.social

Why have fruit flies played such an important role in scientific discovery? Dr. Artavanis-Tsakonas, 2025 Gairdner laureate, explains what makes them such a powerful model for genetic research & why discoveries in flies can help us understand ourselves. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/Q4aXIH95mAI

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... #GairdnerScienceWeek

What does it take to understand how cells build an organism? Dr. Artavanis-Tsakonas (2025 Canada Gairdner International Award) discusses his work on the Notch signalling pathway & the fundamental questions that have shaped his career in #developmentalbiology. Full episode: youtu.be/Q4aXIH95mAI

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

🔬 Meet the minds behind the science! Join 2026 #GairdnerAwards laureates for two interactive virtual roundtables exploring their award-winning research, career journeys, and discoveries—with live student Q&A. 📅 Sept. 15 & 18 🕚 12–1 PM ET 🎓 Free & open to all Register: bit.ly/laureateroun...

2026 Gairdner Laureate Roundtables

A two-part interactive livestream series connecting the 2026 Gairdner Award Laureates with students and educators across Canada.

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Two weeks left to apply: Ontario Partnered Programming – Scientific Symposia Through our partnership with @krembilfoundation.bsky.social, Gairdner is inviting proposals for stand-alone scientific symposia to be held in Ontario. 📅Deadline: August 21 Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

What is the future of #reproductivejustice in Canada? Martha Paynter (2025 Gairdner ECI) shares why the next chapter of reproductive justice is about making care more equitable, inclusive & accessible. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=52FZ... #TheCuriousMindset #HealthEquity

🌟Découvrez les lauréats et lauréates du programme des chercheurs en début de carrière Gairdner 2026!🌟 Joignez-vous à nous pour les féliciter : ▪️Bahaa Abu-Raya ▪️Ann Gregory ▪️Dustin King ▪️Tammy Ryan ▪️Rajae Talbi ▪️Michael Wozny En savoir plus : www.gairdner.org/fr/publicati...

🌟 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...

One month left to apply: Alberta Partnered Programming Call – Scientific Symposia Through our partnership with @youralberta.bsky.social, Gairdner is inviting proposals for stand-alone scientific symposia to be held in Alberta. 📅Deadline: August 21 Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

We often hear about the setbacks in #abortionaccess, but what about the progress? Martha Paynter (2025 Gairdner ECI) explores #reproductivejustice, #healthequity & the power of evidence-based advocacy. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=52FZ... #TheCuriousMindset

Join us for the Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium at the University of Alberta to explore how AI is advancing biomedical research, translational science and clinical practice through responsible innovation. 📆 September 24-25 Register: www.gairdner.org/event-item/g...

Daniel De Carvalho shares his vision for a future in which new technologies help predict disease before symptoms appear, enabling earlier intervention & improved outcomes. Watch #TheCuriousMindset video: youtu.be/aSevr8Cfw44 #epigenetics #CancerResearch

Applications open: Québec Partnered Programming Call – Scientific Symposia Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

Les candidatures sont ouvertes : Appel de propositions pour la programmation en partenariat avec le Québec – Symposiums scientifiques Pour en savoir plus : www.gairdner.org/fr/publicati...

There's still a few days left to nominate an outstanding mid-career researcher for the 2027 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award. 📅 Nominations close Wednesday, July 15 Researchers may self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague. Learn more: www.gairdner.org/award/canada...

The World Cup might have lost a soccer player, but science gained Daniel De Carvalho (2025 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award) who’s unlocking how our DNA might hold the key to better cancer care. Watch now: youtu.be/aSevr8Cfw44 #CancerResearch #epigenetics #TheCuriousMindset

Applications open: Ontario Partnered Programming Call–Scientific Symposia Through our partnership with @krembilfoundation.bsky.social, Gairdner is inviting proposals for stand-alone scientific symposia to be held in Ontario. 📅Deadline: August 21 Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

There is a real advantage to not knowing everything. @nikashakiba.bsky.social (2025 Gairdner ECI) explains how her interdisciplinary background helps her build stronger research teams, identify knowledge gaps, and continue learning alongside her students. Full episode: youtu.be/NpEJ0tKwMX0?...

Applications open: Alberta Partnered Programming Call – Scientific Symposia Through our partnership with @youralberta.bsky.social, Gairdner is inviting proposals for stand-alone scientific symposia to be held in Alberta. 📅Deadline: August 21 Learn more: www.gairdner.org/resource-hub...

2027 Alberta Partnered Programming Call – SYMPOSIA

Through our partnership with the Alberta provincial government, Gairdner is dedicated to showcasing and fostering excellence in health-related researc...

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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!

The Gairdner Foundation is hiring a Director of Finance to join our team. 📍 Toronto (Hybrid) 🕒 Permanent, Part-time (30 hours/week) 📅 Applications close Friday, July 24, 2026 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3QKVtoI

Join Our Team: We're Hiring a Director of Finance

 Now Hiring: Director of Finance Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid) Type: Permanent, part-time (30 hours/week)  The Gairdner Foundatio...

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