Join the Department of Immunology for the PhD seminar of Boyan Tsankov, who is supervised by EPIC member Dana Philpott and will be presenting their thesis work titled "Regulation of intestinal effector and memory T cells by NOD2". Date: 22 April 2026 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Location: Room 3278, Medical Sciences Building A Zoom link will be […]
Join the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph for their 2026 Chappel Memorial Lecture will featuring Darwyn Kobasa, Head of the High Containment Respiratory Viruses Group in the Special Pathogens Program at the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg. Dr. Kobasa will deliver a timely and important lecture titled: "H5N1 Influenza in Canada: Risk, Transmission, […]
Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar on "Predicting viral evolution to accelerate vaccine and therapeutic design". This seminar will be given by Noor Youssef, a Scientific Lead at Harvard Medical School, who is shortlisted for an assistant professor in virology position at the University of Toronto. Date: 27 April 2026 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 […]
The AMMI Canada – CACMID Annual Conference on Infectious Diseases and Diagnostic Microbiology remains an essential opportunity to share research, explore innovations in microbiology and infectious diseases (adult and pediatric), and stay up to date on best practices in infection prevention and control. Beyond the rich scientific program, the event emphasizes collaboration, knowledge exchange, and […]
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 Shahid Husain (University Health Network) and will cover the following topic: "Invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised hosts" Date: 28 April 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Virtual […]
Join the Department of Biochemistry for their quarterly George Connell lecture series. For this special seminar, they will be hosting Chi-Min Ho who is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Columbia University. She will be presenting a talk titled "Integrated structural biology of Malaria parasites". Date: 29 April 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Location: MSB […]
Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar on "Membrane architects: How RNA viruses reshape host cells". This seminar will be given by Christopher Neufeldt, who is an assistant professor in the department of microbiology & immunology at Emory University School of Medicine and has been shortlisted for an assistant professor in virology position at […]
Please join the CIEDAR: Pandemic Preparedness (University of British Columbia) for their upcoming webinar, “Sustaining Pandemic Research Networks in Changing Social and Political Landscapes." This virtual convening will examine the structural, political, and socio-institutional factors that shape the continuity and effectiveness of pandemic research networks over time. As global health priorities evolve and funding, governance, […]
Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a special seminar hosted by EPIC member John Brumell with John-Demian Sauer who is a Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sauer will be giving a talk titled "Damage‑triggered calcium signaling: How LLO activates PGE₂ pathways to license T‑Cell immunity". Please see the abstract below for more […]
Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for the PhD Defence of Dustin Ammendolia, who is supervised by EPIC member John Brumell. Dustin will be presenting his thesis work titled "Listeria promotes systemic infection by targeting the host deubiquitinase CYLD." Date: 4 May 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room 03-14-012B, Patient Support Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children and […]