Gairdner Foundation

For the past decade, Dr. Janet Rossant has led the Gairdner Foundation with extraordinary vision, integrity, and impact, strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading biomedical research prize organizations.

Under her leadership, the Foundation expanded its global reach, deepened its engagement in inspiring future generations of scientists, and reinforced its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in science.

Among her many contributions, Dr. Rossant helped establish the Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award, recognizing outstanding mid-career researchers and broadening the range of scientific excellence celebrated by the Foundation.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. Rossant for her exceptional leadership and lasting contributions to Gairdner and the global scientific community.

Read more on Dr. Janet Rossant’s Decade of Leadership at the Gairdner Foundation: https://www.gairdner.org/resource-hub/celebrating-dr.-janet-rossant-s-decade-of-leadership-at-the-gairdner-foundation

We look forward to welcoming you tomorrow to the Gairdner/PROTEO 2026 International Symposium, which runs until Friday at the Théâtre de la Cité Universitaire (TCU), located in the Palasis-Prince Pavilion at Université Laval in Quebec City.

The program brings together international leaders in protein science, including:
🔬 Paul Negulescu (2025 Canada Gairdner International Award)
🔬 Ruedi Aebersold (2026 Canada Gairdner International Award)
🔬 Jeffery Kelly (2026 Canada Gairdner International Award)

👉 Discover all our speakers: https://event.fourwaves.com/proteo2026/pages/a611c2c6-7094-4ce4-9c30-14bc5b346da0

Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir dès demain au Symposium international Gairdner/PROTEO 2026, qui se déroulera jusqu’à vendredi au Théâtre de la Cité Universitaire (TCU), situé au pavillon Palasis-Prince de l’Université Laval, à Québec.

Au programme : 14 conférences d’envergure réunissant des leaders internationaux en sciences des protéines, dont :

🔬 Paul Negulescu (Prix Canada Gairdner 2025)
🔬 Ruedi Aebersold (Prix Canada Gairdner 2026)
🔬 Jeffery Kelly (Prix Canada Gairdner 2026)

👉 Découvrez l’ensemble de nos conférenciers et conférencières : https://event.fourwaves.com/proteo2026/pages/a611c2c6-7094-4ce4-9c30-14bc5b346da0

From the treatment of severe acute malnutrition to the science of human milk and the microbiome, this Gairdner panel at the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) explored how nutrition shapes health across the lifespan.

Thank you to Gairdner laureates André Briend (2025) and Meghan Azad, PhD (2024), moderated by Christine Chambers, for an insightful discussion on the intersections of global health, early-life nutrition, prevention, and health equity.