2023 Vancouver Gairdner National Symposium – October 23, 2023

Students, teachers, and the academic community have the opportunity to hear from two Gairdner award-winning scientists and learn about the BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities this Fall!

SPEAKERS:
Our 2023 Vancouver Gairdner presenters will be:

1- Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler, PhD

2023 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

“For their discoveries of how bacteria communicate with each other and surrounding non-bacterial cells, providing a new paradigm for how microbes behave and yielding novel avenues for therapeutics against infectious diseases.”

SQUIBB PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY; HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE INVESTIGATOR

2- Dr. Samuel Weiss, PhD

2008 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate

‘’For his seminal discovery of adult neural stem cells in the mammalian brain and its importance in nerve cell regeneration.’’

PROFESSOR, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, CALGARY, AB, CANADA

Student Registration

All Grade 10-12 students are eligible to participate in the Gairdner High School event. Registration is required.

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

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.