Organized by Public Health Ontario (PHO) the PHO: Microbiology Rounds webinar series is featuring a presentation by U of T alum, Senjuti Saha. Senjuti Saha obtained her PhD from the UofT Department of Molecular Genetics and did post-doctoral training at Toronto’s SickKids Research Institute and then at Stanford U. Since 2016, she has pioneered genomics […]
Hosted by EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee, the Lunch Lectures is a seminar series aimed at building skills and knowledge to help trainees in their infectious disease research work. This is an exciting opportunity to hear from senior trainees about how ideas can be applied to your research over a pizza lunch. Véronique Taylor (research associate, […]
Organized by the Beyond Sciences Initiative, Science & Society is a free online conference that allows researchers worldwide to present their work and network with their peers. EPIC faculty member, Jen Gommerman (Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine) is one of the keynote speakers at this year's conference, the first part of which will be held […]
This in-person workshop organized by the Institute for Pandemics is a great opportunity for graduate students to improve their research communication skills. Presented by Fiona Coll and Michael Cournoyea, the workshop will help participants craft concise 30-to 60-second pitches that effectively communicate their research and tailor them for different settings such as conferences, networking events and […]
The 2022 outbreak of mpox in Canada disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Recognizing that the GBMSM group is at high risk of exposure, Ontario deployed the two-regimen modified vaccinia ankara–bavaria nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine, first in June 2022 and next in September 2022. Vaccine uptake, however, has remained […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Thursday, March 6th […]
The One Health: AMR & Emerging Zoonoses Conference is an exciting collaboration between the Antimicrobial Resistance – One Health Consortium (AMR-OHC), Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Network (CAN-AMR-Net) and the Canadian One Health Training Program for Emerging Zoonoses (COHTPEZ) to create a dynamic environment for interdisciplinary collaboration in One Health. The conference is designed to unite experts across disciplines to address antimicrobial […]
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 […]
