Programming persistence of a parasitic infection

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

EPIC member Aaron Reinke hosts Sebastian Lourido (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as part of the Department of Molecular Genetics Colloquium MMG1003H: Winter 2024 Seminar Series. The seminar is open to faculty and trainees who are not affiliated with the Department of Molecular Genetics. Seminar abstract Apicomplexans have coevolved with their animal hosts for half a […]

CACHE Challenge Symposium

Chelsea Hotel 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON, Canada

The first annual CACHE Symposium, presented by Conscience in partnership with the Structural Genomics Consortium, will take place over two half-days on March 6 and 7 at the Chelsea Hotel in Toronto. The Symposium will feature talks about how the CACHE Challenges fit into the future of AI drug discovery, lessons learned from the participants […]

Indoor air and infectious disease transmission

Zoom

The Institute for Pandemics in collaboration with the Canadian Public Health Association presents a webinar for public health professionals to hear the latest research on indoor air transmission of infectious diseases and strategies to reduce exposure. This webinar is a preview to the symposium, “Something in the air: Towards a new understanding of aerosols and respiratory disease […]

Society for Epidemiological Research Mid-Year Meeting

The MaRs Centre 101 College Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Society for Epidemiological Research will be hosting a full-day conference in Toronto for their 2024 mid-year meeting. The theme for the conference is Innovative data science applications in epidemiology. Spots are limited! Visit their event website to see the preliminary agenda and register.

BlueDot’s 2024 Watchlist: The top 5 infectious disease threats you can’t ignore

We are in a new era of infectious diseases – they are emerging with greater frequency and severity. But which ones warrant your attention? Learn about the next wave of threats impacting populations around the globe in our latest webinar on the top 5 infectious disease threats that you can’t ignore! BlueDot, a leader in […]

From Science to Business: Lessons in Communicating your Value to Industry

Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, Canada

The S2BN Toronto Chapter and St. Michael's Research Student Association invite you to learn about communicating your value to industry with Dr. Bruce Seet, founder of S2BN and Head of Medical Affairs Novavax. Join us on Tuesday, March 12 2024, from 12 to 1:30 pm EST at Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto […]

Community Consultation: Refreshing Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

The Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), along with SPOR partners, is leading a process to refresh Canada’s Strategy for Patient Oriented Research. The Division of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation is inviting researchers at the University of Toronto to help shape the future directions of SPOR by participating in a University of Toronto facilitated Community […]

Health, Equity and Research Talks (HEaRT): Advancing Gender Equity in Academic Medicine

While evidence shows that gender equity is better for health policy-making and patient care, gender inequity remains a problem in health care and academic health settings. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Dr. Larissa Shamseer (MSc, PhD) and Dr. Nicole Doria (MA, PhD), post-doctoral researchers with the Knowledge Translation Program of the Li Ka Shing […]

EPIC Trainee Seminars: Priyal Shah and Joseph Vincent De Fazio

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

EPIC Trainee Seminars provide a safe and supportive trainee-only space for trainees to share their work and receive feedback from their peers and network. The speakers for this session are: Priyal Shah (supervised by Donald Branch): Inhibition of coronavirus infection with ABO antibodies Joseph Vincent De Fazio (supervised by Mario Ostrowski): Determining if viral rebound during […]