Welcome to the Emerging Pathogens & Infectious Diseases Consortium
Welcome to EPIC – the Emerging Pathogens and Infectious Diseases Consortium.
EPIC brings together researchers, clinicians, and institutions across the University of Toronto and its hospital partners to advance infectious disease research and build lasting resilience against emerging threats.
This work builds on a long legacy: EPIC partners have played an integral role in infectious disease research for a century, from work that helped control diphtheria and eradicate smallpox, to today’s front-line research in antimicrobial resistance and infection control. Our collective response to COVID-19, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and mpox makes clear there’s never been a more important time to advance that work, from emerging pathogens and antimicrobial resistance to health inequities and public trust.
Building on this momentum, EPIC marshals the advanced research infrastructure and world-renowned research and training expertise of our EPIC partners to deliver an integrated, innovative response to the infectious disease challenges facing communities today and in the future.
Seven EPIC research clusters
Antimicrobial Resistance
Protecting the effectiveness of the medicines we depend on.
Chronic Infections
Addressing the long-term burden of infections that don’t resolve.
Emerging Pathogens
Detecting and responding to new and re-emerging threats before they spread.
Health Inequities
Ensuring infectious disease research and response reach everyone, equitably.
Health Systems Resilience
Building health systems that bend, not break, under infectious threats.
Misinformation, Disinformation & Public Trust
Strengthening public trust through clear, credible information.
Sepsis & Acute Respiratory Distress
Improving detection and treatment when every minute counts.
EPIC News
Expanding antimicrobial stewardship and research: A recap of the 2025 AMR Symposium
Panel discussion moderated by Rishi Chanderraj (second from left) with international members of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Alliance 3 December 2025 By Aideen Teeling Enhancing all aspects of antimicrobial stewardship was the key takeaway from...
WORLD AIDS DAY 2025: How a Toronto lab is pioneering a new method to advance our understanding of HIV
From left: Claire Fernandes, Arvin Persaud, Christina Guzzo, Deepa Chaphekar, and Aiman Farheen 1 December 2025 By Aideen Teeling Researchers at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in the Guzzo Lab are redefining what we know about human immunodeficiency...
Advancing Equity in Public Health Emergencies: Collective Futures Roundtable
November 27, 2025 By The Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics This story was originally published on the Institute of Health Emergencies and Pandemics (IHEP) website. The ACCESS Lab, with support from an IHEP Knowledge Mobilization grant, recently launched...
