Gairdner Foundation International Award

Gairdner Foundation International Award
Awarded for	Outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science
Country	Canada
Presented by	Gairdner Foundation
First awarded	1959
Official website	http://www.gairdner.org/

The Gairdner Foundation International Award, now renamed the Canada Gairdner International Award, is given annually at a special dinner to three to six people 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 2012, 72 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to prior Gairdner recipients. Gairdner Foundation Awards are given annually in the amount of $100,000 (each) payable in Canadian funds. They 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.

Past winners are:

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