• The transcriptional coregulator Prdm16 drives effector and memory T cell accumulation during respiratory influenza infection

    Medical Sciences Building, Room 7231 1 King’s College Circle, Room 7231, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD defense seminar of Seungwoo Lee, who is supervised by EPIC member Tania Watts, and will present their thesis titled "The transcriptional coregulator Prdm16 drives effector and memory T cell accumulation during respiratory influenza infection." Date: 25 March 2026 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Location: MSB 7231, Medical Sciences Building, St George […]

  • Considerations for outcome measurement in long COVID clinical practice and research: Findings from the Measurement and Assessment Paradigm for Long COVID (MAPLC) Study

    Rehabilitation Sciences Building 500 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Presented by Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID … The Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID is pleased to welcome Kelly O’Brien, Kiera McDuff and members of the MAPLC team on Thursday April 16, 2026 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm EDT for a Special Rehab Grand Rounds. They will speak about their findings related to the […]

  • 2026 International Forum on COVID Rehabilitation Research

    The Rehabilitation Science Research Network for COVID is hosting the 2026 International Forum on COVID Rehabilitation Research on Friday, April 17th, 2026. The aims of this forum are to advance knowledge transfer and exchange, collaborations and partnerships in COVID rehabilitation research in practice among persons with lived experiences, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, educators, trainees, representatives from […]

  • Regulation of intestinal effector and memory T cells by NOD2

    Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 1 King's College Circle Medical Sciences Building, RM4383 Medical Sciences Building, RM4383, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD seminar of Boyan Tsankov, who is supervised by EPIC member Dana Philpott and will be presenting their thesis work titled "Regulation of intestinal effector and memory T cells by NOD2". Date: 22 April 2026 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Location: Room 3278, Medical Sciences Building A Zoom link will be […]

  • H5N1 Influenza in Canada: Risk, Transmission, and Vaccine Strategy

    Virtual

    Join the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph for their 2026 Chappel Memorial Lecture will featuring Darwyn Kobasa, Head of the High Containment Respiratory Viruses Group in the Special Pathogens Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg. Dr. Kobasa will deliver a timely and important lecture titled: "H5N1 Influenza in Canada: Risk, Transmission, […]

  • Using nationwide registries to conduct pragmatic randomized trials

    Mount Sinai Hospital, 18th floor auditorium 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON

    Join the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their City-Wide Medical Grand Rounds 2026 Berris Lecture with Tor Biering-Sørensen (Professor, University of Copenhagen) who will be giving a talk titled "Using Nationwide Registries to Conduct Pragmatic Randomized Trials." This hybrid session will discuss why it is important to use registries for the conduct of randomized controlled trials […]

  • Advancing AI across the health system

    Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the University Health Network (UHN) on Thursday, June 4, for a session exploring how provincial initiatives are shaping the adoption, governance, and evaluation of AI and data-driven innovation across Ontario’s health system. Erik Hellsten and Senthujan Senkaiahliyan, from Ontario Health | Santé Ontario, will provide an overview of its evolving provincial strategy and key […]

  • Phage therapy: Fresh science, stories and hope for the future

    Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hosted by Unity Health, EPIC member Greg German and team (Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, U of T; Unity Health Chronic Infection Clinic and Microbiology Service), and the U of T Phage Therapy Interest Group. This special event will feature Steffanie Strathdee, infectious disease epidemiologist, Harold Simon Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of […]

  • Developing a defined human microbiota mouse model as a platform for host-microbe interaction studies

    Medical Science Building, Room 4171 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD defense seminar of Giuliano Bayer who is supervised by EPIC member Dana Philpott. Bayer will be presenting their thesis titled "Developing a defined human microbiota mouse model as a platform for host-microbe interaction studies".  Date: 23 June 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 4171, Medical Sciences Building Details on […]

  • Modulation of vaccine immunogenicity by anti-cytokine biologics in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

    MSB 2173 1 King's College Circle Medical Sciences Building, RM4383 Medical Sciences Building, RM4383, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD research seminar for Michelle Cheung who is supervised by EPIC member Tania Watts.  Cheung will be presenting her PhD thesis work titled "Modulation of vaccine immunogenicity by anti-cytokine biologics in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases". Date: 14 July 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 2173, Medical Sciences Building or on Zoom […]