2018 Canada Gairdner Symposia
Let There Be Light: Optogenetics in Neuroscience and Beyond
The Gairdner Week in Toronto kicks off with the annual state-of-the-art scientific symposium.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Speakers & Agenda
Hailan Hu
Professor, Senior Investigator, Zhejiang University
Jared Toettcher
Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Leslie Vosshall
Robin Chemers Neustein Professor; Head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior; Director, Kavli Neural Systems Institute, The Rockefeller University
Sheena Josselyn
Senior Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children
Susumu Tonegawa
Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience; Director, RI KEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics; Principal Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Principal Investigator, Tonegawa Lab at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yang Dan
Paul Licht Distinguished Professor in Biology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Berkeley
Meet the speakers at a post-symposium reception! Register here
2018 Canada Gairdner Laureate Lectures
Join us to learn about the exceptional work that won this year's awards and the exceptional individuals behind it.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Speakers & Agenda
Optogenetics
Karl Deisseroth
D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and Psychiatry, Stanford University; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Peter Hegemann
Hertie Professor for Neurosciences, Experimental Biophysics, Department of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Edward S. Boyden
Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology, Professor, Departments of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Media Lab and McGovern Institute, MIT
Genomic Imprinting
Davor Solter
Emeritus Member and Director, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics; Visiting International Professor, Siriraj Center for Excellence in Stem Cell Research, Mahidol University; Visiting Professor, University of Zagreb Medical School
Prof. Azim Surani
Director of Germline and Epigenetics Research, Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute; Marshall-Walton Professor, University of Cambridge
Global Health “Global Burden of Disease”
Alan D. Lopez
Melbourne Laureate Professor, Rowden-White Chair of Global Health and Burden of Disease Measurement, University of Melbourne
Christopher J.L. Murray
Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME); Professor of Global Health, University of Washington
Wightman “Leadership in Oncology”
Frances A. Shepherd
Medical oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network; Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
The 2018 Gairdner Symposia is free and will be broadcasted live via a webcast.
Seats will be offered on a first come first served basis.