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Explain It Like I'm 6: An Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Education Contest
Explain It Like I'm 6: An Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Education Contest Welcome to the Explain It Like I’m 6: An Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Education Contest presented in partnership by CAN-AMR-Net,...
Study discovers Salmonella cell-to-cell transmission is regulated by a cellular protein linked to early onset Parkinson’s disease
Anna Waldmann and John Brumell 10 November 2025 By Aideen Teeling Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered that a host protein linked to early onset Parkinson’s disease promotes the spread of Salmonella bacteria between cells. Upon infecting a host cell, Salmonella...
Mango Device Offers Sweet Solution to Biomanufacturing Challenges
PhD trainee Pouriya Bayat prepares Mango for diagnostic test. October 28, 2025 By Eileen Hoftyzer This story was originally published on the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy’s website. The portable device, developed by the Pardee lab, allows decentralized diagnostics and drug manufacturing,...
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 partnership with the Centre for...
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’ disease. The findings, which were...
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 Cell, uncovered an unexpected...
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 Chari University of Toronto’s...Funding statistics
The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is an integrated network for researchers, trainees and partners working to confront infectious disease challenges. We unite members across the University of Toronto and its...
Meet our 2025 New Connections Grants recipients
The Emerging and Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC) is an integrated network for researchers, trainees and partners working to confront infectious disease challenges. We unite members across the University of Toronto and its...