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 […]
The Department of Immunology is hosting an event for postdocs and RAs interested in establishing their labs. EPIC member, Tania Watts will be presenting along with Olga Rojas and Chao Wang. Date and time: March 19, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Location: MSB 7231 No registration is required. For postdocs from departments other than immunology interested in […]
Organized by the Institute for Pandemics, the fifth-annual Vohra Miller Lectures in Critical Public Health Issues features EPIC member, Jude Kong, in a conversation with Ishtiaque Ahmed and Dan Lizotte about health equity issues as it relates to culturally-aligned artificial intelligence (AI) and ways to foster trust in healthcare. Kate Mulligan will moderate the event […]
Hosted by EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee, 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 and techniques can be applied to your research over a pizza lunch. We have two speakers […]
Organized by the Institute for Pandemics, the skills workshop is open for graduate students interested in developing their networking skills. The workshop includes a presentation by Garry Curnew, a relationship and program manager at Rotman Commerce and a career coach who provides personalized guidance to students navigating their professional journeys. For students interested in exploring careers […]
