Oct 27-28, 2016  |  10:00am - 10:00am
Event

2016 Gairdner Symposia

2016 Canada Gairdner Awardees' Lectures

**Detailed program booklet now available**

Thursday, October 27, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
University of Toronto Macleod Auditorium

This year’s Canada Gairdner Award winners join together after touring the country to explain and explore their discoveries in science. Our International Award winners will discuss the expanding potential of the CRISPR technique for gene editing, and our Wightman and Global Health awardees will share their experiences confronting HIV/ AIDS and broader global health challenges.

Gene Editing: Bacterial Immunity To Global Impact

Friday, October 28, 2016
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
University of Toronto Macleod Auditorium

Inspired by the gene-editing pioneers of the 2016 Canada Gairdner International Awards, this one-day symposium will step beyond the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas system to explore gene editing’s potential across the biological spectrum, and how advances in human health, disease control & environmental engineering could change our perspective & place in the natural world.

Featuring a Roundtable Discussion with the 2016 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates.

Gairdner Symposia are FREE events open to all interested members of the public

 

Contact

For further information and the full agendas visit www.gairdner.org