Developing microbiome-targeted therapeutics through community-based metabolic modelling

"The Pod" Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building 144 College Street W, Toronto, ON, Canada

PhD defense seminar for Irina Utkina, supervised by EPIC faculty member John Parkinson. Hosted by the Department of Molecular Genetics Location: “The Pod” in the Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building Date and time: January 20th, 10:00 AM  Visit event page for more details.  

Research seminar for graduate students: Advancing equity and social justice through community-engaged research

Haultain Building Room 403, 170 College Street,, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hosted by the Institute for Pandemics, this in-person seminar for U of T graduate students features presentations by Chavon Niles and Lance T. McCready on advancing equity and social justice through community-engaged research. Location:  Haultain Building, Room 403, 170 College Street, Toronto, ON Date and time: January 27th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM Register here, via […]

Platelets’ role during COVID-19: More to it than blood clots?

Red Seminar Room, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research

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 […]

EPIC Trainee Pizza Talks

Red Seminar Room, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research

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! Join us on February 6th, from 5:00 -6:00 […]

Putting the Brakes on Viral Assembly: Developing Broadly Active Antivirals for Emerging Paramyxoviruses

PGCRL, Event Room 3 (3rd floor)

EPIC faculty member Michael Norris will present at the Molecular Medicine Seminar series. The hybrid event is offered in person and via Zoom. Date and time: February 10th, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET Location: PGCRL Event Room 3 A/B (3rd Floor) Zoom details: https://zoom.us/j/96070928672?pwd=ZaCC9w7slv7XplLuKyDmysq53iKUeW.1 Meeting ID: 960 7092 8672 Passcode: 286611      

Writing an Epic Abstract: Tips and Tricks for Writing an Outstanding Abstract

Virtual on Zoom

EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee is hosting a virtual science writing workshop to help trainees learn useful tips and tricks to craft a concise and engaging abstract. The workshop features two experts from within the EPIC community-  Conrad Izydorczyk (postdoctoral fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, co-supervised by Allison McGeer and Julianne Kus, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, […]

Colloquium Series: Dr. Vincent Tagliabracci, University of Texas-Southwestern

University College, UC 161 15 King's College Cir,, Toronto, ON, Canada

Vincent Tagliabracci, associate professor of molecular biology at the University of Texas-Southwestern will present a talk titled "Pseudokinases in host pathogen" at the Molecular Genetics Colloquium Series. The seminar is hosted by EPIC faculty member, Anne Claude Gingras with Franck Sicheri. Date and time: March 3rd, 4:00 - 5:00 PM. Location: University College, Room UC 161 […]

Toronto Women in Science Talks: Growing Up in Science

David Naylor Building, Room 203 6 Queen's Park Crescent, Toronto, ON, Canada

To mark International Women's Day, the Institute of Medical Science at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center is hosting an invited speaker series. The event features EPIC member Notisha Massaquoi who will be joined by Liisa Galea (CAMH) and Sheena Josselyn (SickKids) for a discussion on careers in science. Drawing on personal experiences their discussion will explore […]

Understanding the fate of zoonotic viral reservoir and spillover hosts using molecular biology, genetics and a One Health strategy

CCBR Red Room

Arinjay Banerjee, University of Saskatchewan, will present a talk on viral zoonosis and spill-over in Canadian bats at the Molecular Genetics Faculty Candidate seminar. EPIC member, Artem Babaian is hosting the seminar. Date and time: March 12th, 11:00AM - 12:00PM Location: CCBR Red Room Please note: There is a trainee lunch on March 13th, between […]

Easton Seminar – Dr. Joon Soo Kang

Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 1 King’s College Circle, Room 2170, Toronto, ON, Canada

Organized by the Department of Immunology, the April 7th Easton Seminar is hosted by Cindy Guidos and features a presentation by Joon Soo Kang. Talk Title: "Mechanism of fungal antigen recognition by mucocutaneous T cells" Date and time: April 7, 10:00 - 11:00 AM EDT Location: MSB 2170  Please visit the eventpage here!