• Phage therapy: Fresh science, stories and hope for the future

    Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hosted by Unity Health, EPIC member Greg German and team (Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, U of T; Unity Health Chronic Infection Clinic and Microbiology Service), and the U of T Phage Therapy Interest Group. This special event will feature Steffanie Strathdee, infectious disease epidemiologist, Harold Simon Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of […]

  • Developing a defined human microbiota mouse model as a platform for host-microbe interaction studies

    Medical Science Building, Room 4171 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD defense seminar of Giuliano Bayer who is supervised by EPIC member Dana Philpott. Bayer will be presenting their thesis titled "Developing a defined human microbiota mouse model as a platform for host-microbe interaction studies".  Date: 23 June 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 4171, Medical Sciences Building Details on […]

  • Tuberculosis biomarkers: Leveraging the host response to enhance diagnosis across the age-spectrum

    Virtual on Zoom

    Join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their weekly city-wide Infectious Disease and Microbiology (ID/Micro) Rounds. This week's rounds will be led by Michael Prodanuk (The Hospital for Sick Children) and will cover the following topic: "Tuberculosis biomarkers: Leveraging the host response to enhance  diagnosis across the age-spectrum" Date: 23 June […]

  • Antimicrobial stewardship programs

    Virtual on Zoom

    Join the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for their weekly city-wide Infectious Disease and Microbiology (ID/Micro) Rounds. This week's rounds will be led by Tomer Hoffman and Ranaa Damouni Shalabi (Sinai Health) and will cover the following topic: "Antimicrobial stewardship programs" Date: 30 June 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Virtual Join […]

  • 2026 Zoonoses, AMR, and BioInformatics (ZAMBI) Meetings

    Dalhousie University 6135 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, Canada

    The Zoonoses, AMR, and BioInformatics (ZAMBI) meeting brings together cross-disciplinary researchers and trainees working at the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, emerging zoonotic diseases, and computational biology to share their research and develop new cross-cutting One Health skills. This meeting is a joint effort of three CIHR Health Research Training Platforms: CAN-AMR-NET, Canopy, and the Canadian […]

  • 2026 Sunnybrook Research Institute Research Day

    Join us for the Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) Student Network (SSN) for their annual SRI Research Day on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026! This year, our conference will highlight perspectives from both academia and industry. By featuring research and entrepreneurship insights, SRI Research Day will foster new collaborations and provide our students with a broader understanding […]

  • 2026 Temerty Faculty of Medicine Research Showcase

    Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St George St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    The Temerty Faculty of Medicine Research Showcase is a dynamic platform that shines a spotlight on groundbreaking research at Temerty Medicine, uniting the Faculty for a day of networking, collaboration, and learning. Date: 10 July 2026 Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Location: Bahen Centre for Information Technology (40 St. George Street) Please register using this form.

  • Life Sciences Career Symposium

    Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the St. Michael’s Research Student Association (SRSA) for an annual Life Sciences Career Symposium in July which aims to connect trainees to professionals with diverse careers in the field. Each year, we select a theme and invite distinguished speakers to deliver a keynote presentation and participate on a panel where trainees can network, ask […]

  • Modulation of vaccine immunogenicity by anti-cytokine biologics in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

    MSB 2173 1 King's College Circle Medical Sciences Building, RM4383 Medical Sciences Building, RM4383, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD research seminar for Michelle Cheung who is supervised by EPIC member Tania Watts.  Cheung will be presenting her PhD thesis work titled "Modulation of vaccine immunogenicity by anti-cytokine biologics in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases". Date: 14 July 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 2173, Medical Sciences Building or on Zoom […]

  • PHO Rounds: 2026 Ebola disease outbreak due to Bundibugyo virus

    Join Public Health Ontario for their monthly rounds. This month's rounds will discuss "2026 Ebola disease outbreak due to Bundibugyo virus." This PHO Rounds will provide an overview of current approaches to viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) risk assessment, infection prevention and control (IPAC), and laboratory testing, with a focus on the Ebola disease outbreak due […]