Registration is now open for the fourth annual EPIC Symposium! This year's symposium will take place on October 16th, 2026, at the Toronto Reference Library. Following the numerous infectious outbreaks we've all been tracking this year — from hantavirus and Ebola to cyclospriasis and measles — the theme for this year's symposium will be "Outbreak […]
Join the TreatResp (Adaptive Platform Trial of Treatments for Respiratory Infections in Community Settings) for a unique opportunity to connect with researchers, professionals, trainees, and community members as we explore the latest advancements and best practices in adaptive platform trials. October 19 is open to all and October 20 is by invitation only. This event […]
Join the Centre for Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health for a hybrid seminar with Francisco Oviedo-Gómez, physician, public health specialist, and lecturer at the University of Costa Rica. Pandemics, climate change, economic shocks and political instability rarely arrive one at a time. When they overlap, they put pressure on health […]
Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a guest seminar by Christian Münz who is a professor of viral immunobiology at the Institute of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Münz will be presenting a seminar titled "Neuroinflammation after non-neurotropic Epstein Barr virus infection." The seminar will be hosted by EPIC member, Lori Frappier. Abstract: The […]
Join the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology for their weekly seminar series. This week's seminar will be presented by assistant professor Matthew McCallum. McCallum will be presenting a seminar titled "Viral entry mechanisms as targets for vaccines and therapeutics." The seminar will be hosted by Myron Cybulsky (Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology). Date: October 21, 2026 […]
Join EPIC’s trainee advisory committee (TAC) for their bimonthly Trainee Taco Talks! These informal 20-30 minute seminars offer a PI-free space for trainees to practice their presentation and science communication skills in a friendly environment, while enjoying some tacos while they’re at it! This month’s Taco Talks will feature the following seminars: Bacterial antiviral immunity […]
Join the University Health Network Collaborative Centre for Immunology to Immunotherapy (Ci2i) for their annual symposium on October 23, 2026. This event will immediately follow the Canadian Cancer Immunotherapy Consortium (CCIC) Annual Meeting taking place on October 21-22, 2026. The event will feature the following sessions and speakers: Keynote • Ranjeny Thomas (The University of […]
BioHubNet’s Annual Symposium brings Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences community together to connect emerging talent, training partners, innovators, industry, academia and funders for a day of cross-sectoral conversations and connections. Planned as a focused gathering for BioHubNet HQP, academic partners, industry, startups, training partners, and ecosystem leaders, this year's theme will be The future workforce: […]
Join the Department of Immunology for their weekly Easton Seminar series. Tobias Lanz (Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University) will be giving a talk titled “Epstein Barr virus (EBV) disrupts B cell tolerance and induces antibodies against CNS antigens in multiple sclerosis.” This seminar will be hosted by EPIC member Jen Gommerman (University of Toronto). […]
Join the Centre for Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function (CAGEF) for their annual symposium focused on Accelerating 'omic research: Current and future solutions Please register for the symposium and take a look at the complete agenda on the CAGEF website! Lunch and coffee breaks are included and take place in the Bahen Centre Atrium (just […]