# Event Details - **Event Name**: Current Frontiers of Precision Therapeutics - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am – Wed, 22 Oct, 2025 at 01:15 pm - **Event Description**: 2025 Gairdner Science Week International SymposiumAbout this EventJoin us on October 22 from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. ET for our annual Gairdner Science Week International Symposium. This year’s International Symposium celebrates the pioneering work of Drs. Michael J. Welsh and Paul Negulescu, recipients of the 2025 Canada Gairdner International Award. Their research into the molecular mechanisms of cystic fibrosis has led to the development of breakthrough therapies that have profoundly changed patient outcomes. Join a global lineup of leading scientists as we explore new therapeutic innovations and the power of curiosity-driven research to change lives.Can't attend in person? Join us via livestream at https://bit.ly/GSW_2025_Watch_Live.About the SpeakersAgenda?: 09:00 AMIntroductory RemarksHost: Janet Rossant, Gairdner President & Scientific Director?: 09:05 AMIdentification of the cystic fibrosis geneHost: Lap-Chee TsuiInfo: Lap-Chee Tsui, PhD, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto; Emeritus University Professor, University of Toronto?: 09:35 AMPursuing CFHost: Michael WelshInfo: Michael Welsh, MD, Roy J. Carver Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Director, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute; Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA?: 10:10 AMThe Journey to Discover CFTR Modulators for the Treatment of Cystic FibrosisHost: Paul NegulescuInfo: Paul Negulescu, PhD, Senior Vice President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA?: 10:10 AMThe Chemistry Behind CFTR ModulatorsHost: Sabine HadidaInfo: Sabine Hadida, PhD, Senior Vice President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA?: 10:55 AMMicrobe-Interfacing Nanomaterials to Study & Treat Bacterial Biofilm InfectionHost: Joel FinbloomInfo: Joel Finbloom, PhD; 2025 Gairdner Early Career Investigator; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia?: 11:10 AMHealth Break?: 11:30 AMAntibody approaches to overcome viral diversity for global healthHost: Jean-Philippe JulienInfo: Jean-Philippe Julien, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Structural Immunology; Senior Scientist, Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute; Associate Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto; Toronto, ON, Canada?: 12:00 PMTurning genes into medicines: Successes & limitations of in vivo gene therapyHost: Katherine HighInfo: Katherine High, MD, Visiting Professor, Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Rockefeller University; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA, USA?: 12:30 PMExploration of Biological DiversityHost: Feng ZhangInfo: Feng Zhang, PhD, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience, MIT; Core Institute Member, Broad Institute; Cambridge, MA, USA - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/current-frontiers-of-precision-therapeutics/100001438568399809 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, health-wellness, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: MaRS Centre Auditorium - **lat**: 43.65958570000001 - **long**: -79.38868049999996 - **full address**: MaRS Centre Auditorium, Lower Concourse, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Current Frontiers of Precision Therapeutics - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/9a38642b00aec395568e41495cde28131cd7fae2182705efdae11c020764cc38-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf0f1ef-gmir.jpg?v=1758620138 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Current Frontiers of Precision Therapeutics being held? 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