University of Toronto Microbiology & Infectious Disease Research Days

Name: University of Toronto Microbiology & Infectious Disease Research Days
Start: 2026-05-27T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-28T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Name: David Naylor Student Commons Address: Medical Sciences Building 1 King’s College Circle, St. George Campus Toronto ON M5S 1A8

May 27, 2026 - May 28, 2026 All Day Event Name: David Naylor Student Commons Address: Medical Sciences Building 1 King’s College Circle, St. George Campus Toronto ON M5S 1A8 + Google Map The Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium In-person Symposium

A two-day event to bring together the microbiology and infectious diseases community in Toronto.

The annual University of Toronto Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Days return on May 27th and 28th, 2026. Join the Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) for a day of trainee talks on May 27th and an invited keynote, faculty talks and posters on May 28th!

See the full agenda & abstract booklet here!

Both days are free and open to all faculty, staff, and trainees at an EPIC-partnered institution to attend.

This event is organized by the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium in collaboration with the Division of Infectious Diseases at U of T’s Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at SickKids, Institute of Health Emergencies & Pandemics and U of T’s postgraduate medical and clinical microbiology programs.

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AGENDA

Please see the full agenda here: Agenda for the 2026 U of T Microbiology & Infectious Disease Research Days

May 27th:
2026 EPIC Future Leader talks: Krithika Mutharuman, Salma Sheikh-Mohamed and Maxine Ty
Additional oral presentations from trainees based on selected abstracts – stay tuned for upcoming announcements!

May 28th:
We’re excited to announce that Susan Kutz, DVM, PhD, will be our keynote speaker!

Susan Kutz is a veterinary parasitologist and professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary. Her research interests include understanding the impacts of climate and landscape change on host-parasite interactions in the Arctic. She has research programs investigating parasite biodiversity, invasion processes, and the impacts of parasites on host populations, food safety and food security. Kutz works closely with aboriginal subsistence hunters to monitor wildlife health and has maintained a popular NSERC funded outreach program in the Canadian North since 2004.

Spotlight Talks:

Tiffany Fitzpatrick, Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health & Public Health Ontario
Sarah Haines, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Alison Hill, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
Dylan Kain, Division of Infectious Diseases, Temerty Faculty of Medicine & University Health Network
Matthew McCallum, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

See our keynote and spotlight speaker profiles to learn more!

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

We are no longer accepting oral abstracts. Please see the full list of presentations in our Oral and poster abstract booklet.

Sign up to be a presentation judge!
We are looking for senior trainees (3rd year+ PhD students, postdoctoral fellows or research associates preferred) to judge trainee presentations on May 27th and 28th. Sign up to be a judge using this form.

Judges will receive a rubric in advance to guide evaluations. Additionally, poster judges will be given priority for lunch to ensure they have enough time to eat in the one hour lunch break before the poster sessions begin.