Gairdner Symposium – Monday, October 27, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 pm, LSC #2, UBC, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Two dynamic and high profiled researchers: Dr. James P Allison and Dr. Salim Yusuf
James P. Allison PhD
Recipient of the Canada Gairdner International Award, 2014
“For his discovery of immune checkpoint blockade and its successful application to immune therapy of cancer”
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Presentation Title: “Targeting Immune Checkpoints in Cancer Therapy: New Insights and Opportunities”
For information about Dr. Allison: http://www.gairdner.org/content/james-allison
Salim Yusuf, DPhil, FRCPC, FRSC, O.C.
Recipient of the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, 2014
“For his exceptional leadership in global clinical trials and population studies of cardiovascular disease that shaped best guidelines for prevention and treatment”
McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences
Presentation Title: TBA
To learn more about Dr. Yusuf: http://www.gairdner.org/content/salim-yusuf
See flyer for more information.