(l-r) Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon, Haissi Cui, Bowen Li, Jun Liu July 19, 2024 By Betty Zou Two new cross-disciplinary collaborations are getting off the ground thanks to New Connections Grants from the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium. The grants, worth $100,000...
EPIC announces recipients of 2024 Ignite Grants
Clockwise from top left: Aereas Aung, Michael Fralick, Rob Kozak, Allison McGeer, Beate Sander, Shaun Morris, Mario Ostrowski, William Navarre June 20, 2024 By Betty Zou Eight projects tackling emerging and existing infectious threats are getting a kick-start with...
Building sustainability for prescribed safer supply programs to improve access to HIV and hepatitis C care
June 18, 2024 By Betty Zou In 2015, Michelle Olding moved to Vancouver to start a new job as a research project coordinator with the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Armed with her newly minted master’s degree in public health from the University of...
Collaborative $19 million initiative aims to strengthen Canada’s pandemic response
Anne-Claude Gingras (left) and Jennie Johnstone. Photo credit: Sinai Health May 7, 2024 By Jovana Drinjakovic As we navigate the aftermath of COVID-19, the inevitability of another pandemic looms over us — it’s a matter of when, not if. Recognising this urgency, the...
Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases awarded $72 million to strengthen talent development and health intelligence
Photo credit: Hispanolistic via Getty Images May 6, 2024 By Betty Zou Four research programs in the Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3) have received $72 million in federal funding from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund...
EPIC announces recipients of 2024 Inspire Summer Studentships and Researcher Mobility Awards
April 30, 2024 By Betty Zou The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium is investing over $120,000 to support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and enable immersive training experiences for graduate and postdoctoral trainees. The funding is being...
Contest winners find new, fun ways to explain vaccine science
From left to right: Stacey J. Butler, Aideen Teeling, Abigail Netanya Ngan April 26, 2024 By Betty Zou and Ishani Nath Aliens, wizards, ninjas and an inquisitive bunny named Muffin. These are just a few of the characters the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases...
Four U of T PhD graduates recognized as Future Leaders in infectious disease by the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium
(l-r) Eric Armstrong, Jonathan Burnie, Catharine Chambers, Pailin Chiaranunt March 19, 2024 By Betty Zou The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium announced today the winners of the 2024 Future Leaders Prizes. The $5,000 cash prizes celebrate the most...
U of T receives $10 million from Ontario government for modernization of high containment facility
(Photo credit: Julia Soudat) March 18, 2024 By Betty Zou Canada's ability to respond rapidly to emerging infectious diseases is taking a step forward with a $9.9-million investment from the Ontario government to support critical research infrastructure updates to the...
EPIC supports 16 outstanding young researchers through its Doctoral Awards
Top row (l-r): Anson Lau, Diana Yang, Jiazhen Jin, Karla Ghartey, Marry Nissan. Middle row (l-r): Oliver Gatalo, Priyal Shah, Ruikai Wu, Saba Ale Ebrahim, Saeedeh Moayedi Nia. Bottom row (l-r): Vajini Atukorale, Victoria Taylor, Viplav Agarwal, Yaejin Lee, Youngseo...
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