Gairdner Foundation- High School Student Lecture

"Why School Environment Matters and What You Can Do About It"

Speaker: Dr. Vikram Patel, The Pershing Square Professor of Global Health, Harvard Medical School

The Canada Gairdner Awards celebrate the world’s best biomedical and global health researchers. These award-winners present lectures to researchers and students across Canada.

Dr. Patel leads research that plays a central role in the development of the field of global mental health. His work has galvanized policy, civil society, and donor action to address the large unmet need for care for people with mental disorders, both in low-and middle-income countries and in low resourced contexts of high-income countries. Read more about Dr. Patel's work.

• Friday, October 22, 2021
• 11:30am to 12:30pm (45 minute lecture and 15-minute Q&A)
• Online, link provided
• Register your interest