2016 Gairdner Foundation Symposium

This free public lecture will feature:

Frank Plummer MD, OC, OM, FRS, LLD, DrSc, FRCPC
2016 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award Recipient
Professor of Medicine and Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba

“for his groundbreaking research in Africa in understanding HIV transmission and his leadership at the Canadian National Microbiology Laboratory with pivotal roles in SARS, influenza and Ebola epidemics” Honorary

Presentation Title: The untold story of the National Microbiology Laboratory
For information about Dr. Plummer: http://www.gairdner.org/content/frank-plummer

Lewis Cantley PhD
2015 Canada Gairdner International Award Recipientt
Professor of Cancer Biology in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York

“for his discovery of PI 3-Kinase, a critical component of the cell signaling machinery that plays a key role in normal functions of proliferations and growth and is de-regulated in diseases such as cancer and diabetes”

Presentation Title: PI3-Kinase and Cancer Metabolism
To learn more about Dr. Cantley: http://www.gairdner.org/content/lewis-cantley


Please see Vancouver Gairdner symposium for more information.

Please see Gairdner Foundation for more information about the Gairdner Foundation.

For questions or more information please contact Seetha at skumaran@cmmt.ubc.ca


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