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Building sustainability for prescribed safer supply programs to improve access to HIV and hepatitis C care
June 18, 2024 By Betty Zou In 2015, Michelle Olding moved to Vancouver to start a new job as a research project coordinator with the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Armed with her newly minted master’s degree in public health from the University of...
Pride in Microbiology: Creating an inclusive and supportive space for LGBTQ+ microbiologists
Logo credit: Karina Gisèle Mac Si Hone June 5, 2024 By Betty Zou June is a time to celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community, but the pivotal work of supporting and empowering LGBTQ+ people to achieve their potential continues throughout the year thanks to...
U of T researchers discover ‘trojan horse’ virus hiding in human parasite
Undergraduate student Purav Gupta (left) and assistant professor Artem Babaian June 4, 2024 By Anika Hazra An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found a new RNA virus that they believe is hitching a ride with a common human...
Research predicts worsening dengue spread in Mexico and Brazil
From left to right: Vinyas Harish, Kamran Khan and Isaac Bogoch May 29, 2024 By Gabrielle Giroday Both Brazil and Mexico may be affected by a much greater spread of dengue in the years to come, says a study by University of Toronto researchers.Vinyas Harish, an MD-PhD...
Nourishing young minds: Exploring the link between adolescent mental health and the gut microbiome with Susan Campisi
May 28, 2024 By Francesco Zangari Eating is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, transcending nutrition to encompass social, cultural, and psychological dimensions. Emerging at the intersection of nutrition and psychology, the emerging field of nutritional...
Collaborative $19 million initiative aims to strengthen Canada’s pandemic response
Anne-Claude Gingras (left) and Jennie Johnstone. Photo credit: Sinai Health May 7, 2024 By Jovana Drinjakovic As we navigate the aftermath of COVID-19, the inevitability of another pandemic looms over us — it’s a matter of when, not if. Recognising this urgency, the...
Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases awarded $72 million to strengthen talent development and health intelligence
Photo credit: Hispanolistic via Getty Images May 6, 2024 By Betty Zou Four research programs in the Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3) have received $72 million in federal funding from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund...
EPIC announces recipients of 2024 Inspire Summer Studentships and Researcher Mobility Awards
April 30, 2024 By Betty Zou The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium is investing over $120,000 to support undergraduate students from underrepresented groups and enable immersive training experiences for graduate and postdoctoral trainees. The funding is being...
Contest winners find new, fun ways to explain vaccine science
From left to right: Stacey J. Butler, Aideen Teeling, Abigail Netanya Ngan April 26, 2024 By Betty Zou and Ishani Nath Aliens, wizards, ninjas and an inquisitive bunny named Muffin. These are just a few of the characters the Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases...