2 Canadians win Gairdner Awards for contributions to medical science
TORONTO — Two Canadian researchers are among the winners of this year’s Gairdner Awards, which recognize some of the most significant medical discoveries made by scientists around the globe.
Dr. Antoine Hakim, a professor emeritus of neurology at the University of Ottawa, and Dr. Lewis Kay, a senior scientist in molecular medicine at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, are among seven international recipients of the 2017 awards announced Tuesday in Toronto.
The Gairdners, nicknamed the “baby Nobels” because 84 winners have gone on to win Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, each carry a $100,000 honorarium and will be presented at a gala dinner on Oct. 26.
Hakim was named recipient of the 2017 Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, given to a Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in medicine and medical science throughout his or her career.