Science Events in Vancouver
Stay up-to-date with all of the life science events taking place in Vancouver with the Science in Vancouver events calendar! From academia to industry and biotech to pharma, our events calendar is your complete source for life science conferences, symposiums, networking, and workshops in Vancouver.
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2024 Vancouver Gairdner National Symposium
October 21, 2024 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Hayden, University Killam Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC, Founding Director Emeritus, Senior Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC
Monday, October 21, 2024 IN-PERSON & ONLINE (Zoom details to follow)
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NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
2:15 pm – 4:00 pm PST | Gairdner National Symposium | Venue: Room LSC 1002 LT2 at Life Sciences Institute at the University of British Columbia; Address: 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A1
Dr. Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
2024 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
“For seminal contributions to the conception, development and application of CD19-CAR T cell therapy for cancer.’’
Director, Center for Cell Engineering, Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Dr. David Klenerman, FMedSci FRS
2024 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate
“For the fundamental and applied research that led to a revolutionary and affordable method to sequence DNA on a massive scale, which has dramatically accelerated discoveries in the life sciences and medicine.”
Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
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HIGH SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM
(Open to high school students from over BC)
9:15 am – 12:15 pm PST
Venue: Chan Centre for Family Health Education at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, 938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4H4
The registration form will be posted for 14 days from Monday, September 9, 2024 at 9:30 am to Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 11:59 pm. Students can submit the registration form any time during this week.
For more information, please email jshum@cmmt.ubc.ca or call (604) 875-3823
