The Vancouver Gairdner High School & National Symposium is held each fall to give students, teachers, and the academic community the opportunity to hear from two Gairdner award-winning scientists and learn about the BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities.
Click here to watch a recording of the Gairdner High School Symposium
Watch the 2022 Vancouver Gairdner National Symposium HERE
Monday, October 24, 2022
Time: 2:15 pm-4:00 pm PST
DjavadMowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH 101 LT), 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Zoom: Meeting ID: 97917 493963 Passcode: 493963
Hosted by Drs. Michael Hayden & Bruce Verchere, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia
SPEAKERS:
Our 2022 Vancouver Gairdner presenters will be:
1- Dr. Katalin Karikó, PhD
2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
“For their pioneering work developing nucleoside-modified mRNA and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) drug delivery: the foundational technologies for the highly effective COVID-19 mRNA vaccines”
PhD, Senior Vice President RNA Protein Replacement Therapies, BioNTech SE; Professor, University of Szeged; Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
2- Dr. Stuart H. Orkin, MD
2022 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
‘’For the discovery of the molecular mechanism responsible for the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin gene expression during human development and translating that knowledge into a novel treatment for the hemoglobin disorders – sickle cell disease and beta- thalassemia’’
David G. Nathan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Dana- Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Student Registration
All Grade 10-12 students are eligible to participate in the Gairdner High School event. Registration is required: https://bcchr.ca/gairdner
Free general admission
Please see Gairdner Foundation for more information about the Gairdner Foundation.
Please see Gairdner Symposium at UBC for more information about the Vancouver symposium.
For inquiries – (604) 875-3823, jshum@cmmt.ubc.ca
BCCHR Gairdner page
This event is hosted in conjunction with the Center for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) and the Canada Gairdner Foundation, recognizing the world’s most creative and accomplished biomedical scientists who are advancing humanity and the world.