Landon Getz (left) and Amy Qian (right) 27 August 2026 By Megan Fleming A University of Toronto lab has discovered that one of biology’s oldest housekeeping enzymes has a hidden second job. Every living cell — bacterial, viral, or human — carries a small group of...
ChemE grad student Shilo Chislett brings STEM outreach to Nunavut youth
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassador Shilo Chislett (ChemE MEng student) in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. (Photo by Shilo Chislett) 7 August 2026 By ChemE Communications This article was originally posted on the University of Toronto Engineering News website. For Shilo...
First in her family, forging her own path in research
Kuganya Nirmalarajah at her convocation ceremony 9 June 2026 By Eva Schaessens This story was originally published on the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP) website. This June, thousands of University of Toronto (U of T) students will cross the...
Parasite expansion and climate change: Five questions for EPIC Doctoral Award recipient Haley Morris
Haley Morris received a competitive EPIC doctoral award to support her thesis research developing predictive models for the habitat expansion of parasitic worms in a warming climate 8 May 2026 By EEB Newsroom This article was originally posted on the Department of...
Inspiring success: how a summer research program is empowering Black and Indigenous students in science
From left: Mary Addo, Shilo Chislett and Jezreel Sol-Edeigba 19 January 2026 By Betty Zou Over the past three years, the Emerging and Pandemics Infections Consortium’s Inspire Summer Studentship program has supported 19 Black and Indigenous undergraduate students in...
Study discovers Salmonella cell-to-cell transmission is regulated by a cellular protein linked to early onset Parkinson’s disease
Anna Waldmann and John Brumell 10 November 2025 By Aideen Teeling Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered that a host protein linked to early onset Parkinson’s disease promotes the spread of Salmonella bacteria between cells. Upon...
Viruses preserve their progeny through newly discovered anti-Kronos effect: study
Research associate Véronique Taylor (left) and professor Karen Maxwell August 12, 2025 By Betty Zou In a new study published in Nature, University of Toronto researchers have discovered how bacterial viruses protect their offspring to maximize...
Targeting pleural immune cells to treat bacterial infections and improve lung transplant outcomes
Sumiha Karunagaran (left) is investigating how immune cells in the pleural cavity (right- shown in pink) respond to bacterial infections of the lungs April 17, 2025 By Sunitha Chari Lung transplant recipients are on lifelong immunosuppressant drugs to reduce their...
Newly identified bacterial defence systems open avenues for treating drug resistant infections
Landon Getz (left) and Sam Fairburn February 25, 2025 By Sunitha Chari University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against viral infections. Their findings uncover a new hotspot in the bacterial genome for...
Highlighting diverse perspectives this International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11, 2025 By Sunitha Chari To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the University of Toronto’s Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is sharing the stories and aspirations of four young and upcoming researchers from the EPIC...
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