Canada Gairdner International Award

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Canada Gairdner International Award
Awarded forOutstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Presented byGairdner Foundation
First awarded1959
Website http://www.gairdner.org/

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]

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Notes and references

  1. "About Gairdner" . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "Gairdner Awards for Biomedical Research". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. 2013 Award declined
  4. "Gairdner Awards 2020 Laureates" . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  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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