After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium)

Gairdner Laureates and leading researchers explore how breakthrough discoveries evolve into transformative therapies.
About this Event

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.

Featured Speakers Include:

• Jeffery Kelly, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award winner
• Matthias Mann, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award winner
• Aaron Phillips, 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award winner
• Megan Levings, Professor, Department of Surgery and School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.

Advancing regulatory T cell–based immunotherapies perspectives from:

• Felicia Pagliuca, Senior Vice President, Cell and Genetic Therapy Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Developing stem cell–based treatments for type 1 diabetes perspectives from:

• Shimon Sakaguchi, 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award laureate
• Shinya Yamanaka, 2009 Canada Gairdner International Award laureate

Unable to attend in person? Join us via livestream: https://bit.ly/GSW-2026-Livestream