Organized by the Department of Immunology, the April 28th Easton Seminar is hosted by EPIC member Matthew Buechler and Michele Anderson and features a presentation by Gianna Hammer. Talk Title: "Gut immunity in health and disease: Context Clues and Red Herrings" Date and time: April 28, 10:00 - 11:00 AM Location: MSB 2170 Please visit […]
PhD Research Seminar given by EPIC trainee, Salma Sheikh-Mohamed (supervised by Jen Gommerman) The seminar is organized by the department of immunology. Location for in-person: MSB 4279 Date and time: April 29, 10:00 - 11:00 AM For more details, see eventpage.
This is an online presentation and discussion with the TRP Director, faculty and staff for prospective students interested in learning more about the Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Translational Research graduate degree program. MHSc is a project-based graduate degree for people from diverse backgrounds and career stages interested in innovation in healthcare. Participants will […]
In this seminar organized by the department of biochemistry and hosted by Karen Maxwell and Michael Norris, Kristin Parent (Michigan State University) will present her work on studying the molecular mechanisms by which Shigella phages infect and deliver the viral genome inside bacterial cells. Dr. Parent is a professor of biochemistry & molecular biology, and a leader in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and bacteriophage biology. Her […]
Hosted by EPIC Trainee Advisory Committee (EPIC TAC) and held on the first Thursday of every month, the Trainee Pizza Talks are a safe and supportive trainee-only space for trainees to present and discuss their research with other students, postdocs, and RAs from various research fields. It is also an excellent opportunity to network and get to know other trainees! Join us on May […]
Toronto Biomedical Engineering Conference (ToBE) is a student-organized event aimed at bringing together the biomedical engineering community at the University of Toronto. The 41st Student Research Conference will be held this year at the Hart House on May 9, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT For more details and to register, please visit the event […]
The Institute for Pandemics (IfP) will host their 2025 Interdisciplinary Symposium under the theme “Responding to the Unexpected: Bridging science, policy, and community actions in public health emergencies". The symposium brings together members of IfP, U of T, government and private agencies, and the community to present, discuss and learn about public health emergencies and pandemic […]
In this virtual seminar organized by the Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), EPIC member Jude Kong will give a presentation on the uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to improve pandemic preparedness and responses to emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks in low- and middle- income countries. Date […]
Flu vaccines are routinely administered to build immunity against seasonal variants. What are the effects of repeated vaccinations? To find out, join us for a seminar co-hosted by the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium and the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, where Ben Cowling will present the findings from a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial about […]
EPIC member Samira Mubareka will co-host a webinar organized by the Canadian Association for HIV Research. Attendees can expect to learn about the latest scientific findings on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus strain currently affecting dairy cattle and its ability to adapt to mammals, and understand the risks of potential human infections and […]
The annual University of Toronto Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Days returns on May 26th and 27th, 2025. Registration is now open. To register, please click here! May 26th will highlight some of the excellent research done by our trainee community through the featured trainee talks and flash talks. This year's talks include presentations by […]