Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award

Canada Gairdner International Award

Canada Gairdner International Award

Canadian biomedical award

The Canada Gairdner International Award is given annually by the Gairdner Foundation at a special dinner to five individuals for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science. Receipt of the Gairdner is traditionally considered a precursor to winning the Nobel Prize in Medicine; as of 2020, 98 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to prior Gairdner recipients.[1]

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Canada Gairdner International Awards are given annually in the amount of $100,000 (each) payable in Canadian funds and can be awarded to residents of any country in the world. A joint award may be given for the same discovery or contribution to medical science, but in that case each awardee receives a full prize.[2]

Past winners

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    "About Gairdner". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Gairdner Awards for Biomedical Research". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    2013 Award declined
  4. [4]
    "Gairdner Awards 2020 Laureates". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. [5]
    "2021 Canada Gairdner Awards Recognize World-Renowned Scientists For Transformative Contributions To Research Impacting Human Health". 7 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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