Canada Gairdner Awards

Sponsor

The Gairdner Foundation

Sponsor deadline:

Award Details

The Canada Gairdner Awards recognize and celebrate the work of the world’s best biomedical researchers. Over the past 53 years, Gairdner has gained a superb international reputation for its early recognition of medical breakthroughs that have changed the way medicine is practised.

Annually, seven awards are given:

  • five Canada Gairdner International Awards for biomedical research,
  • the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, specifically for impact on global health issues, and
  • the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, reserved for a Canadian scientist showcasing scientific excellence and leadership. (Currently paused)

Each award is valued at $100,000.

Gairdner has also introduced a new mid-career Momentum Award.

 

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Previous Award Winners

2022

  • Pieter Cullis (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

2019

  • Connie Eaves (Medical Genetics and School of Biomedical Engineering)

Part of the VP Research & Innovation portfolio

Office of Research Prizes and Awards

101-6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
E-mail research.prizes@ubc.ca

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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