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Building trust, capacity and collaboration: vaccine leaders call for action at 2025 EPIC symposium
From left: Shelly Bolotin, Maxwell Smith, Trina Racine, Natasha Crowcroft and Scott Gray-Owen 24 October 2025 By Betty Zou Vaccines took centre stage at the third annual Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium symposium held on October 16, 2025. Hosted in...
Scientists identify first virus to infect Legionella, revealing evolutionary origins of Legionnaire’s disease
From left: Elizabeth Chaney, Alexander Ensminger, Beth Nicholson and José Santé September 23, 2025 By Betty Zou University of Toronto researchers have made the first discovery of a virus that infects Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’...
Study reveals how bacterial signal triggers intestinal stem cell regeneration
Shawn Goyal (left) and professor Stephen Girardin September 15, 2025 By Betty Zou A University of Toronto team of researchers has found that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury. The study, published in Cell Stem...
Empowering global research partnerships through the EPIC Researcher Mobility Awards
Top row (from left to right): Maria Carolina Barbosa da Silva, Brittany Cooke, Erik Curtis, Mahmood Gohari, David Kormos, Mindy Lam Bottom row (from left to right): Evaezi Okpokoro, Daniella Serrador, Angelo Sotto, Jay Xu, Galen Ayana Zewdie August 22, 2025 By Sunitha...
EPIC announces recipients of the 2025 New Connections and Ignite Grants
Top row from left to right (recipients of the 2025 EPIC New Connections Grants): Bryan Coburn, Freeman Lan, Michael Norris and Robert Kozak Bottom row from left to right (recipients of the 2025 EPIC Ignite Grants): Ramzi Fattouh, Amanda Hargrove, Shelley Lumba and...
Viruses preserve their progeny through newly discovered anti-Kronos effect: study
Research associate Véronique Taylor (left) and professor Karen Maxwell August 12, 2025 By Betty Zou In a new study published in Nature, University of Toronto researchers have discovered how bacterial viruses protect their offspring to maximize...
EPIC recognizes outstanding postdoctoral fellows leading infectious disease research through the Career Transition Awards and Convergence Postdoctoral Fellowships
From left to right: Clare Burn Aschner, Costanza Di Chiara, Sophie Dyzenhaus, Kirsten Meyer, Shreenidhi Perukkaranai Madabhushi July 7, 2025 By Sunitha Chari The University of Toronto’s Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is investing $600,000 in the...
At the U of T Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Days, innovative research approaches spanning multiple disciplines took centre stage
Clockwise from top left: trainees at the poster session, Danielle Taschereau Mamers with the illustration of the keynote address, attendees listening to the keynote talk, wordcloud from the submitted abstracts and a trainee oral presentation July 7, 2025 By Sunitha...
EPIC congratulates recipients of the 2025 Inspire Summer Studentships
Top row (left to right): Elect Adenuga, Atinuke Boboe, Abdulkadir Duble. Second row (left to right): Kaden Hill, Makuach Joack, Jezreel Sol-Edeigba May 12, 2025 By Sunitha Chari The University of Toronto’s Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) has...