Accelerating discoveries in biology and medicine using AI

Sheraton Centre 123 Queen St W,, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We are thrilled to partner with the Institute for Pandemics and the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) to host a three-part speaker series this fall on AI and infectious diseases! Moderated by The Globe and Mail’s Ivan Semeniuk, this series will be a fascinating exploration of how AI is revolutionizing the […]

Single-cell to Tissue-scale Memory of Infection and Inflammation

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

EPIC faculty member, Tania Watts will be hosting Jose Ordovas-Montanes at Boston Children's Hospital for this Easton seminar talk organized by the Department of Immunology. Place: MSB 2170 Date and time: December 9th, 10 - 11 AM ET Visit event page for details.        

Role of neutrophils in leptospirosis

MSB 7231

Offered by The Department of Immunology and hosted by Dana Philpott and Stephen Girardin, this is a special seminar featuring a talk by Catherine Werts at Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. Location: MSB 7231 Date and time: January 17th, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Visit the event page for more details.  

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 […]