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
EPIC announces recipients of 2024 Ignite Grants
Clockwise from top left: Aereas Aung, Michael Fralick, Rob Kozak, Allison McGeer, Beate Sander, Shaun Morris, Mario Ostrowski, William Navarre June 20, 2024 By Betty Zou Eight projects tackling emerging and existing infectious threats are getting a kick-start with...
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...
