Gairdner Early Career Investigator Competition

Eligibility

This competition is open to all faculty and professionals at the Assistant Professor or equivalent rank working at Canadian institutions.

Up to five investigators will be chosen to give 10 minute talks during Gairdner Week Events, to connect with the 2025 laureates, students and researchers, and to attend the 2025 Awards Gala on October 23, 2025 (travel and hotel provided). The talks will be webcast live and recorded for sharing via Gairdner media channels. 

This is a competitive process, with the finalists being selected by the laureates themselves.

Summary

APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LAUREATE OPTIONS AS THEIR INTENDED MATCH:

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas/Iva Greenberg/ Gary Struhl

Notch signalling pathway; model organism genetics

Michael Welsh/ Paul Negulescu

Cystic fibrosis; precision therapeutics

Andre Briend

Nutritional interventions; healthcare in crisis, conflict and disrupted communities

Daniel De Carvalho

Cancer epigenetics & diagnostics

Jennifer Stinson

Nurse-led research; chronic pain management; digital health interventions

Submissions should include a 2 minute video proposal for your research presentation, a 4-5 page CV, and a 150 word summary explaining how your science relates to one or more of this year’s laureates. If you wish to use slides in your video we request no more than two (2) be included.

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

Information Sessions:

Multiple info sessions will be held in May and June to review the submission process and answer any questions from interested applicants. 

Interested in attending an info session regarding this competition? Sign up HERE