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Introducing EPIC’s next chapter as the Emerging Pathogens and Infectious Diseases Consortium
September 28, 2026 By Megan Fleming EPIC has secured renewed five-year funding and with it, a new name, a broadened mandate, and an even closer working relationship with the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP). Launched in January 2022, EPIC was born...
U of T research extends real-world evidence on HPV vaccine to a group largely left out of it so far: older gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV
September 24, 2026 By Megan Fleming When most people hear "human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine," they picture school clinics, teenage girls and cervical cancer prevention. Pranamika Khayargoli, a 2025 Emerging Pathogens & Infectious Diseases Consortium (EPIC)...
Inside EPIC’s summer of discovery: 2026 Inspire Summer Studentships
2026 EPIC Inspire Summer students alongside their mentors September 17, 2026 By Megan Fleming Every summer, the Emerging Pathogens and Infectious Diseases Consortium (EPIC) opens its network to a group of undergraduate researchers through the Inspire Summer...
U of T researchers develop innovative scalable functional screening platform for pathogen effector proteins
From left: He Leng, Mikko Taipale and Guillaume Dugied 31 August 2026 By Aideen Teeling EPIC researchers at the University of Toronto, working with colleagues in Austria, developed a scalable system to decode how proteins from viruses, bacteria and parasites disrupt...
U of T researchers uncover the everyday DNA repair enzyme that moonlights as an antiviral defence
Landon Getz (left) and Amy Qian (right) 27 August 2026 By Megan Fleming A University of Toronto lab has discovered that one of biology’s oldest housekeeping enzymes has a hidden second job. Every living cell — bacterial, viral, or human — carries a small group of...
U of T researchers identify immune defect that may set Crohn’s disease in motion
Professor Dana Philpott (left) and postdoctoral fellow Boyan Tsankov (supplied image) 18 August 2026 By Betty Zou This story was originally published on the U of T News website. The findings may explain why current medications for Crohn's are only effective for a...
ChemE grad student Shilo Chislett brings STEM outreach to Nunavut youth
NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassador Shilo Chislett (ChemE MEng student) in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. (Photo by Shilo Chislett) 7 August 2026 By ChemE Communications This article was originally posted on the University of Toronto Engineering News website. For Shilo...
From sporting events to festivals: Can AI help public health teams prepare for emergencies before they happen?
16 July 2026 By Eva Schaessens This story was originally published on the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP) website. Large events bring together thousands of people from different cities, countries and regions. They can also create public health...
People with HIV are aging. A UHN clinic is helping them thrive in their senior years
Billy Newton-Davis, a Toronto recording artist, was diagnosed with HIV in 1986. Nearly four decades later, he's still performing, recording — and aging well — with care from UHN's HIV and Immunodeficiency Clinic. (Photography by UHN) 07 July 2026 By UHN...