Date & time
Monday, October 21, 2024
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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2024 Canada Gairdner Award Laureates Lecture: Pascal Mayer and Bonnie L. Bassler
Speaker(s)
Pascal Mayer, Bonnie L. Bassler
Cost
This event is free
Organization
Biology and School of Health
Where
Oscar Peterson Concert Hall
7141 Sherbrooke W.
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
Join us for two exciting lectures by scientists who are leading their fields and Gairdner Foundation Award recipients: Pascal Mayer, 2024 winner of the Canada Gairdner International Award, and Bonnie L. Bassler, 2023 winner of the Canada Gairdner International Award.
From next generation sequencing to next generation therapeutics: Simplicity as a paradigm for scientific disruption.
Dr. Pascal Mayer, a French biochemist, has revolutionized the way we sequence DNA. His work has made it faster and easier to read the genetic DNA blueprint of organisms, which is crucial for advances in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. Mayer’s innovations have helped scientists better understand many facets of life, from human diseases to the biodiversity of the world.
Quorum Sensing Across Domains: From Viruses to Bacteria to Eukaryotes.
Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler, a pioneering American molecular biologist, has transformed our understanding of how bacteria communicate with each other. By uncovering the “language” of bacteria, her research has opened up new possibilities for fighting infections, creating antibiotics, and even tackling antibiotic resistance. Her discoveries provide us with insight into how microbes interact within our bodies and the environment, offering new avenues for medical and scientific progress.
Space is limited and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required.
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Registration is required for either.
In-person
Oscar Peterson Concert Hall
Concordia University, Loyola campus
7141 Sherbrooke Street West
PT Building
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H4B 1R6
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Online
Zoom link will be emailed upon registration. Register here.
Accessibility
If you require disability-related accommodations, please contact executive.secretary.soh@concordia.ca by October 4, 2024 to allow time to coordinate your request. We will do our best to accommodate the request.
Travelling to Loyola campus
There is a shuttle bus from Concordia University’s downtown campus to the Loyola campus. Concordia as well as non-Concordia faculty, staff and students are welcome to take the Concordia shuttle bus at no charge, on October 21, 2024. Please consult the shuttle bus schedule for departure times and location. Please allocate up to 45 min. for travel time. The Oscar Peterson Concert Hall is a few steps from the Loyola campus shuttle bus stop (PT Building).
If you are travelling by car or public transportation, please see this page for directions.
Speakers
Pascal Mayer | Photo: Julie C. Mayer
Pascal Mayer
2024 Winner of the Canada Gairdner International Award,CEO & co-founder, Alphanosos, Honorary Chair at the Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Strasbourg (USIAS)
Bonnie L. Bassler
Bonnie L. Bassler
2023 Winner of the Canada Gairdner International Award, Squibb Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
About the Gairdner Foundation
The Gairdner Foundation, established in 1957, is dedicated to fulfilling James A. Gairdner’s vision to recognize major research contributions to the treatment of disease and alleviation of human suffering. Through annual prestigious Canada Gairdner Awards, the Gairdner Foundation celebrates the world’s most creative and accomplished researchers whose work is improving the health and well-being of people around the world.
