Computational design of antigens and self-assembling nanoparticle vaccines

Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Event rooms 3A/3B 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC member Jean-Philippe Julien hosts Neil King (University of Washington) for a talk as part of the SickKids Research Institute Molecular Medicine Seminar Series. Following the talk, there will be a panel discussion on “Challenges and opportunities for malaria vaccine development: from design to preclinical models to clinical evaluation to global access”. Panelists who will join Neil […]

Harnessing antiviral responses to counter zoonotic viruses

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

EPIC member Samira Mubareka hosts Arinjay Banerjee (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization) as part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Monday seminar series.

Pathogenomics workshop on infectious diseases and bioinformatics

The MaRs Centre 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC members Christina Guzzo and Michael Norris host Finlay Maguire (Dalhousie University) for a special two-part event: 9:30 - 10:30 am: Special seminar: Introduction to phylodynamics for viral zoonoses 10:30 - 11:30 am: Trainee workshop (applications of bioinformatics in infectious disease research with opportunities for networking and mentorship)

EPIC Trainee Seminars: Julien Couture-Senécal and Juliette Blais-Savoie

Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 1 King’s College Circle, Room 3278, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC Trainee Seminars provide a safe and supportive trainee-only space for trainees to share their work and receive feedback from their peers and network. The speakers for this session are: Julien Couture-Senécal (supervised by Omar F. Khan): Design of lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery Juliette Blais-Savoie (supervised by Samira Mubareka and Nicole Mideo): Evolution of […]

Redrawing borders: The model-based optimization of molecular clusters

Medical Sciences Building, Room 3153 1 King’s College Circle, Room 3153, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC member Artem Babaian hosts Art Poon (Western University) as part of the Department of Molecular Genetics Colloquium MMG1003H: Winter 2024 Seminar Series. The seminar is open to faculty and trainees who are not affiliated with the Department of Molecular Genetics.

Neuronal regulation of barrier immunity and host defense

Medical Sciences Building, Room 3153 1 King’s College Circle, Room 3153, Toronto, ON, Canada

Isaac Chui (Harvard Medical School) will be speaking as part of the Department of Molecular Genetics Colloquium MMG1003H: Winter 2024 Seminar Series. The seminar is open to faculty and trainees who are not affiliated with the Department of Molecular Genetics. Seminar abstract Neuroimmune interactions play a critical role in regulating homeostasis and host defense. Barrier […]

Targeting nucleic acids to combat inflammation

Medical Sciences Building, Room 3154 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC member Milica Radisic hosts Kam Leong (Columbia University) as part of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering's Invited Academic Speaker Series. Talk abstract: Inflammation serves as a crucial defense mechanism, alerting our bodies to damage and aiding in the restoration of homeostasis. However, when inflammation becomes excessive or chronic, it can manifest as a range […]