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U of T-developed livestock vaccine for deadly bacterial disease advances toward use in Africa and South Asia
From left: Scott Gray-Owen, Jamie Fegan, Epshita Islam and Trevor Moraes (Photo: Rulin Yuan) 14 April 2026 By Betty Zou A vaccine developed by Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) researchers at University of Toronto is one step closer to market with...
EPIC celebrates four PhD graduates advancing infectious disease research as 2026 Future Leaders
From left: Krithika Muthuraman, Salma Sheikh-Mohamed, Alison Simmons and Maxine Ty 13 April 2026 By Betty Zou Four University of Toronto graduates are being recognized with the 2026 Future Leaders Prize from the Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium. The $5,000...
The Krause Lab investigates diet-microbiota-host interactions to find better treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Henry Krause and Jaibao Liu 9 April 2026 By Kira Belaoussoff This article was originally published on the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research News website. The Krause Lab at the Donnelly Centre has discovered a new potential treatment avenue for...
U of T’s Karen Maxwell named Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award Laureate
Karen Maxwell (Photo by Erin Howe) 1 April 2026 By Erin Howe This story was originally published on the Temerty Faculty of Medicine News website. University of Toronto Professor and member of the Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium Karen Maxwell has been...
Gerry, Fred, Steve and a snowstorm tackle antimicrobial resistance: Contest winners explain superbugs to 6-year-olds
From Left: Cianne Coutinho, Md Ramim Tanver Rahman, Blair Reid and Paige Vowels 31 March 2026 By Aideen Teeling From googly-eyed germs and Minecraft heroes to bacteria braving antibiotic snowstorms, university students across Canada got creative in explaining a...
“Right people, right place, right time”: How an EPIC collaboration shaped the mpox research response in Canada
Evidence of cytopathic effect in Vero cells after incubation for 6 days following infection with mpox virus (Courtesy of Rob Kozak). 31 March 2026 By Aideen Teeling Darrell Tan remembers diagnosing the first-ever case of mpox in Ontario in May 2022. Based on reports...
Study maps how tuberculosis bacteria power themselves
John Rubinstein and Gautier Courbon 24 March, 2026 By Jelena Djurkic This article was originally published on the SickKids News website. Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria...
New diagnostic system leverages AI to help fight hospital-acquired infections
Professor Nicole Weckman (ISTEP, ChemE) presenting her research on C. auris diagnostics at the 2022 Annual Wyss Institute Retreat. (photo by Max Rousseau, Wyss Institute) 3 March 2026 By Mason Subotich This story was originally posted on the University of Toronto...
“They are like nanobot police officers.”: Meet the researchers using viruses to treat patients with antibiotic resistant bacterial infections
At the October 2025 reception for the U of T Temerty Medicine Alumni Impact Award, Steffanie Strathdee — an award recipient — is pictured with Greg German and a fellow guest, celebrating her outstanding dedication to health care, research and education. 27 February...