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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI): A scientific update on a clear and present danger

Continental and intercontinental waves of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) in wild birds and domestic poultry have been punctuated by viral reassortment and spillover into mammalians. This global change in HPAI epidemiology has been associated with a hemagglutinin (HA) sub-clade, 2.3.4.4b. Recent evidence of increasing mammalian infections, and evidence of transmission among mammals (Agüero […]

Understanding the role of vaccine delivery on humoral response

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

EPIC member Jen Gommerman hosts fellow EPIC member Aereas Aung as part of the Department of Immunology’s Easton Seminar Series.

Indigenous experiences and opportunities in biomedical career paths

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research hosts an all-Indigenous panel of medical, graduate and undergraduate students and researchers from across Ontario. Panelists will provide insights on how they navigated their academic path, their future plans, and discuss how institutions can encourage Indigenous students towards their career goals. The panelists are: Kristine Keon, M.Sc., Medical student, […]

Computational design of antigens and self-assembling nanoparticle vaccines

Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Event rooms 3A/3B 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

EPIC member Jean-Philippe Julien hosts Neil King (University of Washington) for a talk as part of the SickKids Research Institute Molecular Medicine Seminar Series. Following the talk, there will be a panel discussion on “Challenges and opportunities for malaria vaccine development: from design to preclinical models to clinical evaluation to global access”. Panelists who will join Neil […]

Harnessing antiviral responses to counter zoonotic viruses

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

EPIC member Samira Mubareka hosts Arinjay Banerjee (Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization) as part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Monday seminar series.

Pathogenomics workshop on infectious diseases and bioinformatics

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

EPIC members Christina Guzzo and Michael Norris host Finlay Maguire (Dalhousie University) for a special two-part event: 9:30 - 10:30 am: Special seminar: Introduction to phylodynamics for viral zoonoses 10:30 - 11:30 am: Trainee workshop (applications of bioinformatics in infectious disease research with opportunities for networking and mentorship)

EPIC Trainee Seminars: Julien Couture-Senécal and Juliette Blais-Savoie

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: Julien Couture-Senécal (supervised by Omar F. Khan): Design of lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery Juliette Blais-Savoie (supervised by Samira Mubareka and Nicole Mideo): Evolution of […]

Vaccine access, equity and the importance of communication

Join the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases for a fireside chat with Upton Allen, Division Head of Infectious Diseases at The Hospital for Sick Children, Sabina Vohra-Miller, co-founder of the South Asian Health Network, and Joe Cressy, former Chair of the Toronto Board of Health. Panelists will share their experience working to improve vaccine equity and access, […]

2024 Respiratory trends: Navigating the threat of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19

As we enter the new year, concerns are echoing from health officials about the growing triple threat: the combined surge of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sounded the alarm with a notable uptick in emergency room visits attributed to COVID-19 and influenza. At the same time, […]