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!

Lunch Lectures: Topics and techniques in infectious disease research

MaRS Centre, Room 1522 101 C

Hosted by EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee, Lunch Lectures is a seminar series to help trainees build the skills and knowledge needed for their research. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from senior trainees about how ideas and techniques can be applied to infectious disease research over a pizza lunch. Our speaker for April is Michael […]

Easton Seminar – Dr. Gianna Hammer

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

Organized by the Department of Immunology, the April 28th Easton Seminar is hosted by EPIC member Matthew Buechler and Michele Anderson and features a presentation by Gianna Hammer. Talk Title: "Gut immunity in health and disease: Context Clues and Red Herrings" Date and time: April 28, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Location: MSB 2170 Please visit […]

Lessons learned from biochemistry, genetics, and structure: entry mechanisms of Shigella bacteriophages

MSB 2172 Medical Sciences Building, 1 king's college Circle, Toronto, ON

In this seminar organized by the department of biochemistry and hosted by Karen Maxwell and Michael Norris, Kristin Parent (Michigan State University) will present her work on studying the molecular mechanisms by which Shigella phages infect and deliver the viral genome inside bacterial cells. Dr. Parent is a professor of biochemistry & molecular biology, and a leader in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and bacteriophage biology. Her […]

AI4PEP: A Model for Decolonizing AI in Global Health for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Virtual on Zoom

In this virtual seminar organized by the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), EPIC member Jude Kong will give a presentation on the uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to improve pandemic preparedness and responses to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks in low- and middle- income countries. Date […]

Repeated Influenza Vaccination Effects: Insights from a randomized placebo-controlled trial

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

Flu vaccines are routinely administered to build immunity against seasonal variants. What are the effects of repeated vaccinations? To find out, join us for a seminar co-hosted by the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium and the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, where Ben Cowling will present the findings from a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial about […]