Missing gut microbes (and where to find them)

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

EPIC member Stephen Girardin co-hosts Emma Allen-Vercoe (University of Guelph) as part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology's Monday seminar series.

Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference

Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada

The 40th edition of the Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference takes place in May with keynote speaker Jennifer Doudna. Since its inception in 1985, the Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference (ToBE) has proudly held the distinction of being the longest-running student-run conference, serving as a testament to its enduring legacy of excellence and innovation. Held annually at […]

Navigating mpox: what we’ve learned and what’s next

Zoom

With Pride season approaching, how can we respond to the rising rates of mpox? The Centre for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research would like to extend an invitation to our virtual panel to discuss mpox awareness, public health partnerships and strategies, vaccine uptake, and personal narratives from the mpox outbreak. Dr. Nathan Lachwosky will […]

Imaging and engineering cytokine signalling

Medical Sciences Building, Room 2172 1 King’s College Circle, Room 2172, Toronto, ON, Canada

Nathanael Caveney (University of British Columbia) presents as part of a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology special seminar.

EPIC Trainee Seminars: Cynthia Guo and Eric Armstrong

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

This is the last trainee seminar of the year! EPIC Trainee Seminars provide a no-PI space for trainees to practice presenting and to discuss their research with other students, post-docs and RAs from similar research fields. We will be providing refreshments following each seminar. The speakers for this session are: Cynthia Guo (supervised by Scott Gray-Owen): Host-pathogen […]

Getting ahead of avian influenza: Why organizations need to prepare today

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1), commonly referred to as bird flu, has been making headlines around the world, as the virus rapidly spreads to new animal species. Already the cause of a panzootic (global animal pandemic), last month a human H5N1 case was reported in the U.S. after likely contracting it from infected dairy cattle. The virus […]

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Day

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

The annual University of Toronto Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Day returns on June 10 and 11, 2024. Join us for a day of trainee talks on June 10 and an invited keynote, faculty talks and posters on June 11! The event is free and open to all to attend. Stay tuned for more details […]