# Event Details

- **Event Name**: After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Gairdner Laureates and leading researchers explore how breakthrough discoveries evolve into transformative therapies.About this EventThis 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 winnerMatthias Mann, 2026 Canada Gairdner International Award winnerAaron Phillips, 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award winnerMegan 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 PharmaceuticalsUnable to attend in person? Join us via livestream: https://bit.ly/GSW-2026-Livestream
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/after-the-gairdner-awardwhere-next-gairdner-international-symposium/100001994690077718
- **Event Categories**: virtual, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 4 hours
  - Location: MaRS Centre Auditorium
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: MaRS Centre Auditorium
- **lat**: 43.6598399
- **long**: -79.3880784
- **full address**: MaRS Centre Auditorium, Lower Concourse, Toronto, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium) being held?
  - **A:** After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium) takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at MaRS Centre Auditorium, Lower Concourse, Toronto, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium)?
  - **A:** After the Gairdner Award—Where Next? (Gairdner International Symposium) is organized by Gairdner Foundation.

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