The University of Prince Edward Island is pleased to host the 2015 Gairdner High School Student Lecture. This year's lecturer is Dr. Harold F. Dvorak. Dr. Dvorak is the Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology at the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.  His talk is entitled: “What does a finger cut have to do with cancer?” Dr. Harold Dvorak is a medical researcher who discovered a vital link between the blood vessels of our circular system with virtually every medical condition. He was also the first to observe that cancerous tumours behave like “cuts that don’t heal.” He is the founding director of the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Harvard Medical School, where he is also the Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Pathology. He is the winner of several international wards for his scientific research, including the 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award. The Canada Gairdner Awards are Canada’s most prestigious medical award. It recognizes and celebrates the research of the world’s best and brightest biomedical researchers.    Established in 1959, more than 320 Canada Gairdner International Awards have been given to scientists from 15 countries; of these recipients, 82 have subsequently won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.    The Canada Gairdner Awards are supported by the governments of Canada, Alberta, and Ontario.   After the lecture, the high school students will be treated to a demonstration and talk about the benefits and opportunities of studying science.