BioHubNet 2025 Annual Symposium & Training Week

When: 30 October 2025 Where: Chelsea Hotel Toronto, 33 Gerrard St. W. The 2025 BioHubNet Annual Symposium is a day of panel sessions and networking which seeks to bring together leading experts in industry, academia, policy, and innovation. The theme of this year's discussions will be "Shaping Canada's Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Future". The symposium seeks to emphasize […]

AMR Policymaking Workshop – 2025 AMR Symposium

The Quay, Toronto 100 Queens Quay E, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hosted by the AMR Policy Accelerator, the aim of the workshop is to introduce CAN-AMR-Net and EPIC trainees, who may be future policymakers, to the skills and knowledge needed to develop and implement effective AMR policies. The workshop will highlight the importance of evidence-based decision-making, equity, ethics, and cross-sector collaboration. Over one afternoon (3.5-hour session), […]

TAC Halloween Social – Pumpkin Painting

MSB 2377

Join EPIC's trainee advisory committee (TAC) for our Halloween social! We'll be painting mini pumpkins. The spookiest pumpkins will be posted on Instagram, and the most liked ghoulish gourd will win a prize! When: October 30th, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Where: Medical Sciences Building, RM2377 Pizza, paint and pumpkins provided! Please register here! (Deadline October […]

Blueprints of Immunity: Designing the Next Generation of Antibodies

Discover the cutting edge of monoclonal antibody innovation at this dynamic one-day symposium, featuring talks from local and international experts. From novel screening platforms to computational design, to innovative delivery, this event offers deep insights, networking opportunities, and a front-row seat to the future of this field. Coffee and lunch will be served. You can […]

Careers In Academia Workshop

Medical Sciences Building, Room 2172 1 King’s College Circle, Room 2172, Toronto, ON, Canada

Every fall semester, we put on a workshop to introduce EPIC trainees to different career paths. This year, our trainee advisory committee (TAC) will be hosting a "Careers in Academia" Workshop and Networking session. The workshop will feature a panel discussion, which will take questions from the audience, and an informal networking session with four […]

Lung Sensory Neurons During Infection and Inflammation

MSB 2170 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Department of Immunology for the weekly Charles Gould Easton Seminar. The Easton Seminar Series hosts outstanding scientists from around the world are invited each week to present their work. This week, the Easton Seminar will held by Bryan Yipp, who is a professor at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. […]

Protein-protein interaction methods for decoding pathogen-host interfaces

MaRS Centre, Room 1522 101 C

This seminar series is an opportunity for post-doctoral fellows to gain teaching experience while helping more junior trainees learn new techniques in infectious disease research! Over lunch, the speaker will give a presentation about a specific technique or study approach which they use and think can be applied to other areas of infectious disease research. […]

Navigating the future of infectious disease modelling and global health

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

Join Unity Health Toronto for special seminar! Mark Jit is chair and professor of the Department of Global and Environmental Health at the New York University School of Global Public Health. He is also co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Strengthening the Use of Epidemiological Modelling of Emerging & Pandemic Infectious Diseases. He will be […]

Airborne pathways of antimicrobial resistance: Exploring bioaerosols in environmental and public health surveillance

155 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 3M7 155 College Street, Toronto, ON

The Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP) invites the University of Toronto community for a talk presented by postdoctoral fellow David Kormos titled "Airborne Pathways of Antimicrobial Resistance: Exploring Bioaerosols in Environmental and Public Health Surveillance," highlighting the emerging role of airborne AMR in shaping future public health monitoring and emergency preparedness. Topic description: Antimicrobial […]

Trainee Pizza Talk

Red Seminar Room, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research

These informal seminars aim to give EPIC trainees a PI-free space to practice their presentation and science communication skills. Typically, two trainees give ~25 minute presentations on their research. This is a great opportunity for our trainees to receive supportive feedback from peers, and to hear about research outside of their graduate department that they […]