🎥2026 #GairdnerAward laureates
Wolfgang Baumeister received the 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award for developing cryo-electron tomography ( #cryoET ), a groundbreaking imaging method that allows scientists to see the inner workings of cells in remarkable detail.
Two weeks left to apply to be considered for the 2026 Gairdner Early Career Investigator competition.
Join leading researchers from around the world and become part of the Gairdner scientific community.
Apply now: bit.ly/ECI2026
Deadline: May 29, 2026
Neuro Epilepsy Day 2026: Epilepsy Across Multiple Scales
📅 May 28
🕚 11AM–5PM
📍 The Neuro – Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre
Join clinicians, researchers, and trainees for a full-day program exploring epilepsy research and treatment across all scales.
Learn more: www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channe...
We look forward to welcoming you tomorrow to the Gairdner/PROTEO International Symposium at @ulaval.ca
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir dès demain au Symposium international Gairdner/PROTEO au @ulaval.ca
Gairdner laureates: Drs. Negulescu, Aebersold & Kelly
From the treatment of severe acute malnutrition to the science of human milk and the microbiome, the Gairdner #ICAM panel explored how nutrition shapes health.
Thank you to Gairdner laureates André Briend (2025) and Meghan Azad (2024), ad moderator Christine Chambers.
Applications are open for the 2027 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
Awarded to 2 mid-career researchers in Canada, the award recognizes exceptional research with continued potential to improve human health.
📅Submit by July 15
Learn more: bit.ly/2027Momentum
🎥2026 #GairdnerAward laureates
Jeffery Kelly received the 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award for discovering tafamidis, the first effective treatment for a human amyloid disease, providing key evidence that protein aggregation drives neurodegeneration.
@scripps.edu
How do cells “decide” what they become?
In this episode of #TheCuriousMindset, Drs. Iva Greenwald and Gary Struhl discuss their discoveries in the Notch signalling pathway—a system that allows cells to communicate during development.
📽️ youtu.be/U1Eysgtex_Y?...
