Gairdner Foundation

This symposium brings together 2026 Gairdner Laureates and leading researchers to explore how breakthrough discoveries evolve into transformative therapies and shape the future of medicine.

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.

Gairdner Science Week 2026 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. Register here Unable to attend in person? Join us via livestream: https://bit.ly/GSW-2026-Livestream MaRS Auditorium, 101 College St, Toronto, ON M5G 0A3

From October 19–23, 2026, the Gairdner Foundation will host Gairdner Science Week, a week-long celebration of cutting-edge research, global health innovation, and the brilliant minds behind the 2026 Canada Gairdner Awards. Taking place across Canada and online, this national showcase is dedicated to amplifying the impact of science and its power to change lives. Unable to attend in person? Join us via livestream: https://bit.ly/GSW-2026-Livestream.

Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new tab A two-part interactive livestream series connecting the 2026 Gairdner Award Laureates with students and educators across Canada. Join the 2026 Canada Gairdner Award laureates for a virtual livestream series celebrating the discoveries transforming science and medicine.

The Gairdner Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigators (ECI) competition. Annually, the Gairdner Foundation invites early career investigators across Canada to apply to present their research as part of Gairdner Science Week events in October. The 2026 Canada Gairdner Award laureates have selected these six investigators who will present their research alongside them during Gairdner Science Week 2026 events from October 19-23.

La Fondation Gairdner est heureuse d’annoncer les lauréats 2026 du concours Chercheurs en début de carrière de Gairdner (CDC). Chaque année, la Fondation Gairdner invite de jeunes chercheurs de partout au Canada à soumettre leur candidature pour présenter leurs recherches dans le cadre des événements de la Semaine de la science Gairdner, qui a lieu en octobre.

The Gairdner Alberta Partnered AI + Health Research Symposium 2026 brings together researchers, scholars, clinicians, trainees, students, patients, policymakers and industry leaders for 1.5 days of interactive sessions, keynotes, workshops, poster presentations and networking across health fields.

The Gairdner Foundation—home to Canada’s most prestigious biomedical research awards—is seeking a Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership as we continue advancing our mission of celebrating and supporting world-leading science.

Through our partnership with FRQ, Gairdner is dedicated to showcasing and fostering excellence in health-related research in the province of Quebec. We are issuing an open call to partner with organizations, research institutions and universities in the fields of human biology and medicine for programs in Quebec, with up to $40,000 in potential funding support. Potential programs should be stand-alone scientific symposia on a current and growing area of human biology and medicine.