The Girdner Foundtion ws creted in 1957 by Jmes rthur Girdner to recognize nd rewrd the chievements of medicl reserchers whose work contributes significntly to improving the qulity of humn life. Since the first wrds were mde in 1959, the Girdner wrds hve become Cnd’s foremost interntionl wrd. They hold up the pinncle of chievement s mirror to Cndins, nd in so doing, ply role in helping Cnd chieve its gols of excellence.The Girdner Foundtion is proud of its 50 yer history of wrding the world’s most cretive nd ccomplished biomedicl scientists. The wrds recognize scientific discoveries from every field of bioscience. We re lso proud of the Cnd Girdner Wightmn wrd, which identifies for prticulr recognition, Cndin leders in medicl science. Our core mndte is to select the nnul Cnd Girdner Interntionl wrdees. Over the pst 50 yers, the Foundtion hs gined superb interntionl reputtion, for recognizing nd rewrding erly the work of the world’s leding scientists. n externl mesure of their stture is the fct tht of the 298 individuls from 13 countries, including 42 Cndins, who hve received Girdner wrds, 79 hve subsequently gone on to win the Nobel Prize. Scientists worldwide recognize the Girdner Interntionl wrds rigorous, two-prt, rms’ length selection process. The Medicl Review Pnel (MRP) composed of leding mid-creer scientists from cross Cnd, reviews ll nomintions. Their recommendtions re pssed to the second stge, Medicl dvisory Bord (MB), composed of 20 senior scientists from cross Cnd, nd round the world. ll djudiction is done on voluntry bsis, for which we re extremely grteful. The wrdees re chosen by secret bllot of the MB every yer. The second mndte of the Girdner Foundtion is to increse wreness of the vlue of helth reserch, shre the vision of excellence represented by the winners, nd build the culture of science in Cnd. The Girdner Ntionl Progrm, estblished 15 yers go, which tkes plce in 16-18 cdemic centres cross the country, is unique in the world of wrds. Current nd pst Girdner wrdees trvel cross the country, from St. John’s to Vncouver, to present their work nd meet with biomedicl reserchers, fculty, postgrdute nd grdute students, medicl students, senior high school/CEGEP students nd the public. In ddition, free Public Lecture is given in severl cities ech yer. The Girdner Ntionl Progrm hs become week-long celebrtion of science excellence cross Cnd.
