We're so proud of CHILD Deputy Director Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD for winning a prestigious 2024 Gairdner Foundation for her groundbreaking work on human breast milk & the infant microbiome. Congrats Meghan! #womeninSTEM University of Manitoba CHRIM

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During our live Q&A with the 2024 #GairdnerAwards laureates, we had a TKS | The Knowledge Society student ask the question 'What advice do you have for aspiring scientists?'

Here's what Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD Christian Landry and G Kang had to say!

Watch the full Q&A here: youtube.com/watch?v=PBxi5Q…

Born #OTD in 1905, Dr. George Hitchings was a pioneering scientist and the recipient of a #GairdnerAwards in 1968 for his groundbreaking work in drug development!

Through his #Research , Dr. Hitchings played a pivotal role in the development of medicines that combat malaria,

Congrats to our University of Toronto MD/PhD trainees for their success at AFMC Canadian Medical Students #ICAM 2024 in Vancouver! Saim received an Honourable Poster Mention! Robert Lao & Prajay Shah won Gold Poster Awards & Gairdner Foundation! Robert was invited to attend the Lindau Nobel Meeting in Germany. WOW!

A new #autism research project co-led by The Neuro's director, Dr. Guy Rouleau, and Keith Murai from @mcgillmed has been awarded $10.6M by CFI / FCI. MTPAR will help uncover the disorders’ neural foundations.

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The Gairdner Foundation applauds the Government of Canada for its ongoing investments in research and innovation in Canada and the new funds to support and retain the next generation of scientific talent in our country.  👏👏

Please read our full statement here:

#ICYMI Last week we announced the 2024 #GairdnerAwards laureates and held a Q&A moderated by Dr. Janet Rossant!

You can now watch the live recording right here:
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Thanks to Gairdner Foundation for the video. The community research program and the labs are in the capable hands of my phenomenal colleagues at CMC Vellore (Official) and I am at Gates Foundation with amazing people, still trying to do better for & with children, their families & community

Congratulations to Dr. Pieter R. Cullis, 2022 #GairdnerAwards laureate, on being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame this weekend 👏

Congratulations to Dr. John E. Dick, 2022 #GairdnerAwards laureate, now a member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 👏👏

This past weekend at #ICAM2024 - 2023 Momentum Award winner Dr. Christopher Mushquash and 2022 Early Career Investigator Award Winner Anna Blakney delivered inspiring lectures, followed by a panel discussion on #IndigenousHealth research, including Dr. Nel Wieman and Jeff Reading

The 2024 Gairdner Foundation honored 8 scientists spanning the fields of CAR T cells, DNA sequencing, enteric diseases, breastfeeding, and cellular mutations.

Their work increases our understanding of human disease and boosts global health.

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⁦Gairdner Foundation⁩ 2023 award winner ⁦Dr. Christopher Mushquash⁩ at #ICAM2024 - preventing Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a key intervention in reducing risk for addictions and mental health conditions. ⁦AFMC⁩

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Sir Shankar Balasubramanian who, together with co-inventor Prof Sir David KlenermanLab, receives the 2024 Canada Gairdner Foundation.

Cambridge Chemistry | Trinity College | Cambridge University | Illumina | Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK

Read more here ⤵️
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This is such an honour! Thank you!
This is the result of teamwork with past and current lab members landrylab.ibis.ulaval.ca/lab-members/

Check out this article in the The Globe and Mail to learn more about the 2024 Canada #GairdnerAwards Laureates! 🏅👏

Congratulations to the 2024 Canada #GairdnerAward laureates! 👏

Special shoutout to the 2 Canadian winners, Prof. Meghan Azad, PhD, for her research on human breast milk and the microbiome, and Christian Landry, for his novel approaches to genomics and systems biology.

Live Q & A with our newly announced 2024 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates is now happening!

Tune in here: gairdner2024.virtualvenue.ca