Novel approaches to anthelmintic and nematicide discovery
Black Seminar Room, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research Toronto, ON, CanadaEPIC member Peter Roy will host the PhD public seminar for his PhD student Jessica Knox.
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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, CanadaEPIC 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, CanadaEPIC 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, CanadaEPIC 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, CanadaEPIC 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, CanadaEPIC 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 […]
Alveolar macrophages and the innate sentinel response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 1 King’s College Circle, Room 2170, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlissa Rothchild (University of Massachusetts Amherst) presents as part of the Department of Immunology's Easton Seminar Series,
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, […]