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 […]
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 […]
Nathanael Caveney (University of British Columbia) presents as part of a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology special seminar.
Amit Bhavsar (University of Alberta) presents as part of a Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology special seminar.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to have caused nearly 15 million excess deaths globally by the end of 2021, more than twice the number of COVID-specific deaths reported. The Omicron waves in 2022 likely added to this total. In contrast to incidence and prevalence data, mortality data are high quality and complete. For most countries […]
The Institute for Pandemics (IfP) presents a webinar to discuss the impact of both non-pharmaceutical (NPI) interventions and vaccine uptake in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Paul Grootendorst (Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy) will provide a descriptive overview of the provincial pandemic responses and mortality and economic outcomes. Following his presentation, there will be a panel […]
The Institute for Pandemics presents a public lecture by Manali Mukherjee of McMaster University titled, “An update on Long COVID – symptoms and underlying pathology.” The learning objectives are: Disseminate findings from the CITF-funded AIPACs study (Autoimmunity in Post Acute COVID-19 Sequalae) Understand the immunological underpinning for the development of autoimmune diseases in Long COVID […]
