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Gairdner Symposium

October 23, 2017 - 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

SPEAKERS:
Our 2017 Vancouver  Gairdner presenters will be:

1.Dr. Huda Zoghbi

Recipient of the 2017 Canada Gairdner International Award

“For the discovery of the genetic basis of Rett syndrome and its implications for autism spectrum disorders”

Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

Presentation Title: Protein Levels and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Insights and Opportunities

2. Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou

Recipient of the 2016 Canada Gairdner International Award

“For establishing and characterizing CRISPR-Cas bacterial immune defense system”

Associate Professor, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences; Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Scholar in Probiotics Research North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Presentation Title: CRISPR-Cas systems: from adaptive immunity to genome editing machines
Free general admission, no reserved seating.

Please see Gairdner Foundation for more information about the Gairdner Foundation.
Please see Gairdner UBC 2017 for more information about the Vancouver symposium.
For inquiries – (604) 875-3823, skumaran@cmmt.ubc.ca

Details

Date:
October 23, 2017
Time:
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Website:
http://cmmt.ubc.ca/2017-gairdner-international-symposium/