About this Event
The Laureate Lectures offer a rare opportunity to hear directly from the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award recipients as they share the stories and science behind their discoveries.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
Info: Dr. Morag Park, President & Scientific Director, Gairdner Foundation
🕑: 09:05 AM
Neural gateways treating cardiovascular paralysis
Info: Dr. Aaron Phillips, 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award Laureate
🕑: 09:38 AM
Discovering the Immune Systems of Bacteria
Info: Dr. Karen Maxwell, 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award Laureate
🕑: 10:10 AM
Oral cholera vaccine: From concept to public health reality
Info: Dr. Jan Holmgren, 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award Laureate
🕑: 10:50 AM
Health Break
🕑: 11:08 AM
Cryo-electron tomography: The power of seeing the whole picture
Info: Dr. Wolfgang Baumeister, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
🕑: 11:40 AM
Adventures in Protein Chemistry using Mass Spectrometers
Info: Dr. John Yates, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
🕑: 12:12 PM
The proteome as complex adaptive system
Info: Dr. Ruedi Aebersold, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
🕑: 12:44 PM
From molecular machines to medicine: three decades of mass spectrometry-based
Info: Dr. Matthias Mann, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
🕑: 01:16 PM
Scientific Origins of the First Drug for Treating a Human Amyloid Disease?
Info: Dr. Jeffery W. Kelly, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
🕑: 01:46 PM
Closing Remarks
Info: Dr. Morag Park, President & Scientific Director, Gairdner Foundation
Event venue & nearby stays
MaRS Centre Auditorium, Lower Concourse, Toronto, Canada
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