Editing Gairdner Foundation (section)


The '''Gairdner Foundation''' is a [[non-profit organization]] dedicated to recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements in [[biomedical research]] and [[global health]]. Since 1957, the Gairdner Foundation has been awarding scientists and researchers around the world with the [[Canada Gairdner Awards]]. Over the decades, these awards have become renowned as one of the most prestigious honors in the world for medical research, often recognized as a precursor to the [[Nobel Prize]].<ref>{{ Cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-019-00120-9|title = Nature Portfolio: Rewarding excellence — and inspiring the next generation}}</ref>

With over 426 awards presented to laureates from 40 countries—102 of whom have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes—the Gairdner Awards highlight groundbreaking discoveries that have transformed human health, including [[CRISPR]] gene editing, DNA replication, and the [[Human Genome Project]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gairdner.org/about/about-gairdner/|title=About Gairdner}}</ref>