Canada’s premier scientific celebration of global excellence has just wrapped up and it brought brainpower, discovery, and a little bit of glamour to Toronto.

Each fall, Gairdner Science Week turns the city into a global science hub that connects top researchers, students, and curious minds through free events, talks, and celebrations that prove science is for everyone.

From Parliament Hill to York University, this year’s lineup mixed deep conversations about health and innovation with moments that reminded us why discovery matters.

Couldn’t make it? Here are 10 standout moments from Gairdner Science Week 2025.

1. Breakthroughs that started in Toronto

At the International Symposium, researchers celebrated the Toronto roots of cystic fibrosis research: from Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui’s discov

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