About this Event
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 .
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
Dr. Bahaa Abu-Raya, MD, PhD, 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigator (ECI), Clinician-Scientist, Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Pierre-Phillip Piché-Renaud MD, MSc, FRCPC, Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Event venue & nearby stays
Hollywood Theatre, SickKids, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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