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SUMMARY:Platelets' role during COVID-19: More to it than blood clots?
DESCRIPTION:Calling all trainees\, staff and faculty interested in infectious disease research! The Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is proud to host a special seminar on the evolving role of platelets in infectious diseases. The seminar is hosted by EPIC faculty member\, Julien Muffat\, and features a talk by Louis Flamand at Université Laval. \nFlamand’s short bio: \nLouis Flamand is a professor and vice chair of microbiology\, infectious diseases and immunology at Université Laval and a senior researcher in the division of infectious and immune diseases at the CHU de Quebec-Université Laval. He is the Pillar 3 (Virology) lead for Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network and the interim chair for the Canadian Consortium for Academic Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories. Part of his research focuses on pre-clinical drug development and since 2008\, he has been the president of the biohazards risk committee at Université Laval. Dr Flamand is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and is the lead editor of the book “Human Herpesviruses HHV-6A\, HHV-6B & HHV-7: Diagnosis and Clinical Management” 3rd edition.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/platelets-role-during-covid-19-more-to-it-than-blood-clots/
LOCATION:Red Seminar Room\, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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SUMMARY:EPIC Trainee Pizza Talks
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee and held on the first Thursday of every month\, the Trainee Pizza Talks are a safe and supportive trainee-only space for trainees to present and discuss their research with other students\, postdocs\, and RAs from various research fields. It is also an excellent opportunity to network and get to know other trainees! \nJoin us on February 6th\, from 5:00 -6:00 PM at the Donnelly Centre Red Room to listen to two exciting talks: \nJinny Tsang (PhD student supervised by Rupert Kaul; Immunology\, TFoM): Inflammatory Immune Correlates of HIV Induced by Penile-Vaginal Sex are Enhanced in the Context of Relative Genital Immunoquiescence   \nFatma Samatar (Research assistant supervised by Shaza Fadel; Dalla Lana School of Public Health): Predictors of Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake in High-Risk Adults (18-64) \nPizza and drinks will be provided!
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/epic-trainee-pizza-talks-2/
LOCATION:Red Seminar Room\, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar,Trainee-only event
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