Strengthening readiness and resilience in an era of global epidemic

263 McCaul Street, Lecture Hall 263 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

We are thrilled to partner with the Institute for Pandemics and the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine to host a three-part speaker series this fall on AI and infectious diseases! Moderated by The Globe and Mail’s Ivan Semeniuk, this series will be a fascinating exploration of how AI is revolutionizing the way we […]

Driving public health systems and fighting pandemics with biology, technology, and math

CANSSI Ontario is hosting a hybrid seminar with Michael Mina (chief scientific officer, eMed and founder and director of Immune Observatory). Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exemplified the need for multidisciplinary approaches to public health. As technologies advance they hold great potential to understand the biological world and benefit public health to maintain healthy societies. Many […]

The Microbiome from Planetary to Microbial Scale

The Gairdner Foundation hosts its Global Perspectives Panel: The Microbiome from Planetary to Microbial Scale. Join the virtual event for a full-scale survey of the role of the microbiome in human health and the role of humans in a microbial world. Leading experts Brett Finlay, Amber Benezra and Samira Mubareka (EPIC member) join Gairdner Early Career Investigators Sarah Elton, Abiola […]

Second annual EPIC Symposium

Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium is thrilled to bring the Toronto infectious diseases community together for its second annual symposium! Our confirmed keynote speakers include: Inger Damon (Emory University, USA) Senjuti Saha (Child Health Research Foundation, Bangladesh) Kanta Subarrao (Université Laval, Canada) The event is free to attend for anyone who has a primary affiliation at one of […]

AI and crowdsourcing for resilient hospitals and enhanced patient care

263 McCaul Street, Lecture Hall 263 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

We are thrilled to partner with the Institute for Pandemics and the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine to host a three-part speaker series this fall on AI and infectious diseases! Moderated by The Globe and Mail’s Ivan Semeniuk, this series will be a fascinating exploration of how AI is revolutionizing the way we […]

Pandemic Preparedness: From vaccine technology to global health policy

The MaRs Centre 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

The 2024 Gairdner Science Week Global Health Symposium will focus on the innovations and insights that will be vital in addressing future pandemics. Speakers include EPIC member Jen Gommerman. Check out the event website for the agenda and to register.

Third annual AMR Symposium

To mark World AMR Awareness Week, we are excited to continue our partnership with bioMerieux Canada to bring you the third annual AMR symposium on November 19 and 20, 2024. Click here for a sneak peek of the symposium agenda! Poster abstract submissions are now open! National and international trainees (undergraduate & graduate students, postdoctoral […]

Accelerating discoveries in biology and medicine using AI

We are thrilled to partner with the Institute for Pandemics and the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine to host a three-part speaker series this fall on AI and infectious diseases! Moderated by The Globe and Mail’s Ivan Semeniuk, this series will be a fascinating exploration of how AI is revolutionizing the way we […]