This year, Immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi has won the Canada Gairdner International Award for his discovery of regulatory T cells, characterization of their role in immunity and application to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.
http://www.gairdner.org/content/shimon-sakaguchi
Dr. Sakaguchi will present his award lecture on October 29, 2015 – please see http://www.gairdner.org/content/university-toronto-macleod-auditorium-0 for more details.