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SUMMARY:Emerging infections and how to fight them
DESCRIPTION:This seminar is presented by Senior College at the University of Toronto as a part of their “Wednesday Talk” series. \nPresenter: Isaac Bogoch \n\nIsaac Bogoch is an Infectious Diseases specialist at the Toronto General Hospital\, and a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University Health Network. Dr. Bogoch works at the intersection of clinical medicine\, global health\, policy and security. He divides his clinical and research efforts between Toronto and several countries in Africa and Asia. His work focuses on reducing the impact of emerging infectious diseases like COVID-19\, mpox\, and HIV\, while also developing strategies to enhance the quality of medical care in low-resource settings.\n\n  \nTitle: Emerging infections and how to fight them \nDate: January 7th\, 2026 \nTime: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Faculty Club and over Zoom \nCost: Please note this session is free for members of Senior College and the Faculty Club\, and a $10 fee is applied to non-members. \nRegister for the event by January 5th using this form.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/emerging-infections-and-how-to-fight-them/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Senior College":MAILTO:senior.college@utoronto.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260112T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T155447
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SUMMARY:On aging\, infection and inflammation: Two vignettes
DESCRIPTION:Dawn Bowdish\, who is an Associate Professor at McMaster University and a Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity will deliver a special seminar titled “On aging\, infection and inflammation: Two vignettes”. This special seminar will be hosted by Arthur Mortha in the Department of Immunology. \nDate: January 12th\, 2026 \nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: MSB 7231\, Medical Sciences Building \nRegistration is not required.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/on-aging-infection-and-inflammation-two-vignettes/
LOCATION:Medical Sciences Building\, Room 7231\, 1 King’s College Circle\, Room 7231\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T155447
CREATED:20251211T163516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T223248Z
UID:6969-1768305600-1768309200@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Catalyst Seminar Series - Session 4: Supporting vulnerable populations
DESCRIPTION:The Catalyst Seminar Series is hosted by the Institute for Health Emergencies & Pandemics (IHEP) at the University of Toronto. The aim of this series is to spotlight the innovative work of interdisciplinary teams tackling urgent challenges in pandemic and public health emergency\, preparedness\, response\, and recovery. \nThis fourth session will be virtual and feature presentations on the following projects: \n\n\n\nUnderstanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Communities Made Vulnerable by Social and Economic Conditions and the Subsequent Policy Response in Canada\, presented by Andrew Pinto (St. Michael’s hospital)\nLeveraging Data Science to Improve Vaccine Equity and Pandemic Preparedness Among Children Who are Newcomers to Canada\, presented by Shaun Morris (The Hospital for Sick Children)\n\n\n\n\nDate: January 13th\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nLocation: Virtual \n\nPlease see this link for more details and to register for the session.
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/catalyst-seminar-series-session-4-supporting-vulnerable-populations/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260114T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T155447
CREATED:20251219T175020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T221243Z
UID:7043-1768388400-1768392000@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Exploring the dark matter of phage genomes and its role in antiviral defence
DESCRIPTION:This seminar is a part of the Department of Laboratory Medicine‘s seminar series. \nThis seminar will be held by Karen Maxwell who is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Director of Research Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She also holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Bacteriophage Biology and Therapeutics. \nTalk title: “Exploring the Dark Matter of Phage Genomes and its Role in Antiviral Defence” \nDescription: Bacteria possess a diverse array of anti-phage defences\, many of which are encoded in prophages and other mobile genetic elements. These defences provide a selective advantage to the cell containing the prophage in the presence of phage challenge. However\, this advantage is balanced by potential cost to bacterial fitness as these systems can be energetically costly to produce and run the risk of triggering autoimmunity. We are investigating the mechanisms through which prophages provide their host with antiviral defence and characterizing their regulation to gain insight into the complicated evolutionary dance taking place between bacteria and the phages that infect them. \nDate: 14 January 2026 \nTime: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. \nLocation: Room 2170\, Medical Sciences Building \nRegistration is not required. 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/exploring-the-dark-matter-of-phage-genomes-and-its-role-in-antiviral-defence/
LOCATION:Medical Sciences Building\, Room 2170\, 1 King’s College Circle\, Room 2170\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260422T155447
CREATED:20251211T161941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T223411Z
UID:6961-1768910400-1768915800@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Creating and presenting posters or infographics
DESCRIPTION:This three-part virtual workshop series is hosted by the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Network (CAN-AMR-Net) and is open exclusively to CAN-AMR-Net trainees in Canada. You can register to become a member on their website. \nThis science communication workshop series will help you communicate your research clearly and confidently across different audiences and platforms. Trainees can attend any single session or join all three for a fuller skill set. Each workshop is practical\, interactive\, and designed to strengthen how you share your science within and beyond the AMR community. \nRegister for the series using this link! \nSession 1 Information: \nTitle: Creating and Presenting Posters or Inforgraphics \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nHow to design research posters and infographics for academic\, industry\, and government audiences \nHow to walk an audience through visual materials in a conference or stakeholder setting\n\nDate: January 20th\, 2026 \nTime: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST \nLocation: Virtual (Register to access a link to attend) \nCost: FREE for CAN-AMR-Net trainees. \n 
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/creating-and-presenting-posters-or-infographics/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainee-only event,Virtual,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T140000
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CREATED:20260120T210931Z
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UID:7198-1769432400-1769436000@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Finding "missing" human gut microbes in the Amazon
DESCRIPTION:Please join the SickKids Research Institute for their Molecular Medicine Seminar Series. This month’s seminar will feature the following talk\, hosted by John Parkinson: \n\nTitle: Finding “missing” human gut microbes in the Amazon\nSpeaker: Emma Allen-Vercoe (Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair\, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology\, University of Guelph)\n\nDate: 26 January 2026 \nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 PM \nLocation: Event rooms 3A/3B\, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL) \nFormat: Hybrid (Please see information for virtual attendance below) \nZoom meeting link (ID: 682 3132 2910\, Passcode: 737684)
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/finding-missing-human-gut-microbes-in-the-amazon/
LOCATION:PGCRL\, Event Room 3 (3rd floor)
CATEGORIES:Hybrid,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T160000
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CREATED:20260120T153744Z
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UID:7190-1769439600-1769443200@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Phenotypic screening approaches to discovering mechanistically novel antibiotics effective in combatting antimicrobial resistance
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Molecular Genetics for a seminar for the Colloquium Seminar Series\, hosted by Charlie Boone. \nThis seminar will feature the following talk: \n\nTitle: Phenotypic screening approaches to discovering mechanistically novel antibiotics effective in combatting antimicrobial resistance\nSpeaker: Terry Roemer\, PhD (Prokaryotics Inc.)\n\nDate: 26 January 2026 \nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 PM \nLocation: NL6\, Naylor Building\, 6 Queen’s Park Crescent West\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3H2
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/phenotypic-screening-approaches-to-discovering-mechanistically-novel-antibiotics-effective-in-combatting-antimicrobial-resistance/
LOCATION:David Naylor Building\, Room NL6\, 6 Queens Park Crescent West Suite 119 Suite 119\, Toronto\, ON\, ON M5S 3H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:In-person,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260127T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T155447
CREATED:20251219T191602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251219T191602Z
UID:7046-1769518800-1769522400@epic.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Molecular characterization of the human immune response to Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking antigens
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will be hosted by the Department of Biochemistry for the PhD defense of Sophia Hailemariam who is a graduate trainee in Jean-Philippe Julien’s lab. \nTitle: Molecular characterization of the human immune response to Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking antigens \nDate: January 27th \nTime: 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. \nLocation: PGCRL – CRL Event Room 2A\, 686 Bay St
URL:https://epic.utoronto.ca/event/molecular-characterization-of-the-human-immune-response-to-plasmodium-falciparum-transmission-blocking-antigens/
LOCATION:PGCRL Event Room 2A\, 686 Bay St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 0A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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