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SUMMARY:Reaching the HPV elimination goal: Updates on innovative primary and secondary HPV prevention strategies
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases as they kick of National Immunization Awareness Week with a webinar on “Reaching the HPV elimination goal: Updates on innovative primary and secondary HPV prevention strategies“. \nThis webinar will feature talks from Chantal Sauvageau (Quebec Public Health National Institute) and Gina Ogilvie (BC Centre for Disease Control) who will present recent findings on the immunogenicity and efficacy of a one-dose HPV vaccine schedule in girls and boys\, as well as cervical cancer screening strategies\, particularly those using self-sampling. A Q&A session will follow these engaging talks.  \nDate: 21 April 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual on Zoom \nPlease register for the webinar using this form.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/reaching-the-hpv-elimination-goal-updates-on-innovative-primary-and-secondary-hpv-prevention-strategies/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260421T120000
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CREATED:20260416T152723Z
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SUMMARY:Systems biology insights into host-virus interactions
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar on “Systems biology insights into host-virus interactions”. \nThis seminar will be given by Cameron Griffiths\, a postdoctoral research associate in biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia. Cameron is shortlisted for an assistant professor in virology position at the University of Toronto. \nDate: 21 April 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Red Room\, Donnelly Centre \nFormat: In-person only \nRegistration is not required.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/systems-biology-insights-into-host-virus-interactions/
LOCATION:Red Seminar Room\, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260421T140000
DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260407T175158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T175448Z
UID:7588-1776776400-1776780000@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:A brush with uncertainty: Endemic mycoses in people living with HIV
DESCRIPTION:Join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their weekly city-wide Infectious Disease and Microbiology (ID/Micro) Rounds. \nThis week’s rounds will be led by Joel George (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) and will cover the following topic: “A brush with uncertainty: Endemic mycoses in people living with HIV” \nDate: 21 April 2026 \nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81891666843\nMeeting ID: 818 9166 6843\nPasscode: 499022
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/a-brush-with-uncertainty-endemic-mycoses-in-people-living-with-hiv/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Infectious Disease Departmental Division%2C University of Toronto":MAILTO:claire.destefano@sinaihealth.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260422T120000
DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260408T143007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T143007Z
UID:7604-1776855600-1776859200@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Regulation of intestinal effector and memory T cells by NOD2
DESCRIPTION: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“. \nDate: 22 April 2026 \nTime: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. \nLocation: Room 3278\, Medical Sciences Building \nA Zoom link will be sent to members of the department via email for virtual attendance.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/regulation-of-intestinal-effector-and-memory-t-cells-by-nod2/
LOCATION:Medical Sciences Building\, Room 3278\, 1 King's College Circle Medical Sciences Building\, RM4383 Medical Sciences Building\, RM4383\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T113000
DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260417T185204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T185204Z
UID:7663-1776940200-1776943800@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:H5N1 Influenza in Canada: Risk\, Transmission\, and Vaccine Strategy
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDr. Kobasa will deliver a timely and important lecture titled: “H5N1 Influenza in Canada: Risk\, Transmission\, and Vaccine Strategy”\n \nEstablished by OVC alumnus Clifford Chappel (Class of 1950) in memory of his father\, the Chappel Lecture brings world‑leading scientists to their community each year. \nKobasa’s work focuses on emerging zoonotic respiratory viruses and the development of medical countermeasures\, including vaccines\, antivirals\, and antibody‑based therapies. His team’s research in CL4 containment has been central to understanding the virulence and transmissibility of novel H5N1 genotypes in Canada. \nDate: 23 April\, 2026\nTime: 10:30–11:30 AM EST\nLocation: ECLA 1720 at the Ontario Veterinary College or on Microsoft Teams. \nRegistration is not required. Please direct all inquiries to ovc.gradresearch@uoguelph.ca. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/h5n1-influenza-in-canada-risk-transmission-and-vaccine-strategy/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260416T153137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T153137Z
UID:7651-1777302000-1777305600@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Predicting viral evolution to accelerate vaccine and therapeutic design
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar on “Predicting viral evolution to accelerate vaccine and therapeutic design“. \nThis seminar will be given by Noor Youssef\, a Scientific Lead at Harvard Medical School\, who is shortlisted for an assistant professor in virology position at the University of Toronto. \nDate: 27 April 2026 \nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Red Room\, Donnelly Centre \nFormat: In-person only \nRegistration is not required.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/predicting-viral-evolution-to-accelerate-vaccine-and-therapeutic-design/
LOCATION:Red Seminar Room\, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260428T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260407T175407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T175425Z
UID:7590-1777381200-1777384800@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised hosts
DESCRIPTION:Join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their weekly city-wide Infectious Disease and Microbiology (ID/Micro) Rounds. \nThis week’s rounds will be led by Shahid Husain (University Health Network) and will cover the following topic: “Invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised hosts” \nDate: 28 April 2026 \nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81891666843\nMeeting ID: 818 9166 6843\nPasscode: 499022
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/invasive-fungal-disease-in-immunocompromised-hosts/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Infectious Disease Departmental Division%2C University of Toronto":MAILTO:claire.destefano@sinaihealth.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T202353
CREATED:20260416T153940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T153940Z
UID:7653-1777474800-1777478400@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Membrane architects: How RNA viruses reshape host cells
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar on “Membrane architects: How RNA viruses reshape host cells“. \nThis seminar will be given by Christopher Neufeldt\, who is an assistant professor in the department of microbiology & immunology at Emory University School of Medicine and has been shortlisted for an assistant professor in virology position at the University of Toronto. \nDate: 29 April 2026 \nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Red Room\, Donnelly Centre \nFormat: In-person only \nRegistration is not required.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/membrane-architects-how-rna-viruses-reshape-host-cells/
LOCATION:Red Seminar Room\, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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