Our members

Tackling infectious diseases requires a multi-pronged approach that addresses challenges at the microbe, individual host, population and physical environment levels. By bringing together members from across U of T and its partner hospitals, EPIC aims to harness their diverse expertise and experiences and foster new collaborations to develop innovative responses to infectious threats.

 

Vanessa Allen

Vanessa Allen

Sinai Health Systems

 

Clinical microbiology, disease diagnostics, public and global health

Artem Babaian

Artem Babaian

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computation biology, disease diagnostics, functional genomics and proteomics

Kevin Barker

Kevin Barker

Trillium Health Partners

 

Clinical microbiology, disease diagnostics, antimicrobial development and resistance

Reina Bendayan

Reina Bendayan

University of Toronto

 

Drug development and delivery

Ben Blencowe

Ben Blencowe

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computational biology, functional genomics and proteomics, systems biology

Isaac Bogoch

Isaac Bogoch

University Health Network

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, disease diagnostics, epidemiology

Shelly Bolotin

Shelly Bolotin

University of Toronto

 

Clinical microbiology, epidemiology, public and global health

Don Branch

Don Branch

Unity Health Toronto

 

Disease pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, immunology

David Brooks

David Brooks

University Health Network

 

Cancer immunity, host-pathogen interactions, immunology

John Brumell

John Brumell

SickKids Research Institute

 

Bacterial pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, immunology

Peter Carlen

Peter Carlen

University Health Network

Adrienne Chan

Adrienne Chan

Sunnybrook Research Institute

 

Public and global health

Warren Chan

Warren Chan

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, disease diagnostics, drug development and delivery

Ivy Cheng

Ivy Cheng

Sunnybrook Research Institute

 

Disease diagnostics, public and global health, epidemiology 

Leo Chou

Leo Chou

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, materials science, vaccine development

Julie Claycomb

Julie Claycomb

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computational biology, functional genomics and proteomics, systems biology

Alan Cochrane

Alan Cochrane

University of Toronto

 

Viral pathogens

Leah Cowen

Leah Cowen

University of Toronto

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, functional genomics and proteomics, fungal pathogens

Carolyn Cummins

Carolyn Cummins

University of Toronto

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, drug development and delivery, microbiome

Dennis Cvitkovitch

Dennis Cvitkovitch

University of Toronto

Alan Davidson

Alan Davidson

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, bioinformatics and computational biology, structural biology

Alex Ensminger

Alex Ensminger

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, systems biology

Slava Epelman

Slava Epelman

University Health Network

Shaza Fadel

Shaza Fadel

University of Toronto

 

Public and global health, epidemiology, vaccine development

Ramin Farnood

Ramin Farnood

University of Toronto

 

Chemical engineering, materials science, mathematical modelling

David Fisman

David Fisman

University of Toronto

 

Epidemiology, mathematical modelling, public and global health

Lori Frappier

Lori Frappier

University of Toronto

 

Functional genomics and proteomics, host-pathogen interactions, viral pathogens

Paul Frankland

Paul Frankland

SickKids Research Institute

Jean Gariepy

Jean Gariepy

Sunnybrook Research Institute

 

Bacterial pathogens, immunology, vaccine development

Greg German

Greg German

Unity Health Toronto

 

Clinical microbiology

Anne-Claude Gingras

Anne-Claude Gingras

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

 

Functional genomics and proteomics, host-pathogen interactions, immunology

Stephen Girardin

Stephen Girardin

University of Toronto

 

Immunology

Jennifer Gommerman

Jennifer Gommerman

University of Toronto

 

Immunology

Scott Gray-Owen

Scott Gray-Owen

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, immunology, vaccine development

Jack Greenblatt

Jack Greenblatt

University of Toronto

 

Functional genomics and proteomics, host-pathogen interactions, viral pathogens

Christina Guzzo

Christina Guzzo

University of Toronto Scarborough

 

Host-pathogen interactions, immunology, viral pathogens

Ben Hatton

Ben Hatton

University of Toronto

 

Materials science

Susy Hota

Susy Hota

University Health Network

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, bacterial pathogens, clinical microbiology

Walid Houry

Walid Houry

University of Toronto

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, bacterial pathogens, viral pathogens

Lynne Howell

Lynne Howell

SickKids Research Institute

 

Bacterial pathogens, drug development and delivery, structural biology

Jean-Philippe Julien

Jean-Philippe Julien

SickKids Research Institute

 

Host-pathogen interactions, structural biology, vaccine development

Rupert Kaul

Rupert Kaul

University Health Network

 

Host-pathogen interactions, immunology, microbiome

Shana Kelley

Shana Kelley

University of Toronto

 

Disease diagnostics, drug development and delivery

Omar Khan

Omar Khan

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, immunology, vaccine development

Robert Kozak

Robert Kozak

Sunnybrook Research Institute

 

Clinical microbiology, vaccine development, viral pathogens

Nelson Lee

Nelson Lee

University of Toronto

 

Epidemiology, public and global health, vaccine development

Céline Lévesque

Céline Lévesque

University of Toronto

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, bacterial pathogens, microbiome

Bowen Li

Bowen Li

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, drug development and delivery, vaccine development

Jun Liu

Jun Liu

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, immunology, vaccine development

Mingyao Liu

Mingyao Liu

University Health Network

 

Bioinformatics and computational biology, disease pathogenesis, drug development and delivery

Tak Mak

Tak Mak

University Health Network

 

Immunology

Thierry Mallevaey

Thierry Mallevaey

University of Toronto

 

Immunology, microbiome

Alberto Martin

Alberto Martin

University of Toronto

 

Disease pathogensis, immunology, microbiome

Larissa Matukas

Larissa Matukas

Unity Health Toronto

 

Clinical microbiology

Karen Maxwell

Karen Maxwell

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, structural biology, viral pathogens

Joanne McLaurin

Joanne McLaurin

Sunnybrook Research Institute

Allison McGeer

Allison McGeer

Sinai Health Systems

Alison McGuigan

Alison McGuigan

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, drug development and delivery

Roman Melnyk

Roman Melnyk

SickKids Research Institute

 

Bacterial pathogens

Nicole Mideo

Nicole Mideo

University of Toronto

 

Host-pathogen interactions, mathematical modelling

Sharmistha Mishra

Sharmistha Mishra

Unity Health Toronto

 

Epidemiology, mathematical modelling, public and global health

Jason Moffatt

Jason Moffatt

University of Toronto

 

Functional genomics and proteomics, systems biology

Philippe Monnier

Philippe Monnier

University Health Network

Theo Moraes

Theo Moraes

SickKids Research Institute

 

Drug development and delivery, host-pathogen interactions, viral pathogens

Trevor Moraes

Trevor Moraes

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, structural biology, vaccine development

Shaun Morris

Shaun Morris

SickKids Research Institute

 

Bacterial pathogens, public and global health, viral pathogens

Arthur Mortha

Arthur Mortha

University of Toronto

 

Host-pathogen interactions, immunology, microbiome

Javad Mostaghimi

Javad Mostaghimi

University of Toronto

Samira Mubareka

Samira Mubareka

Sunnybrook Research Institute

 

Clinical microbiology, public and global health, viral pathogens

Julien Muffat

Julien Muffat

SickKids Research Institute

Matthew Muller

Matthew Muller

Unity Health Toronto

William Navarre

William Navarre

University of Toronto

 

Bacterial pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, microbiome

Justin Nodwell

Justin Nodwell

University of Toronto

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, bacterial pathogens

Michael Norris

Michael Norris

University of Toronto

 

Drug development and delivery, strucutral biology, viral pathogens

Deborah O'Connor

Deborah O'Connor

University of Toronto

 

Immunology, microbiome, public and global health

Mario Ostrowski

Mario Ostrowski

University of Toronto

 

Immunology, viral pathogens

Dana Philpott

Dana Philpott

University of Toronto

 

Host-pathogen interactions, immunology, microbiome

Susan Poutanen

Susan Poutanen

Sinai Health Systems

 

Antimicrobial development and resistance, clinical microbiology, microbiome

Milica Radisic

Milica Radisic

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science

Brian Raught

Brian Raught

University Health Network

Fahad Razak

Fahad Razak

Unity Health Toronto

 

Epidemiology

Aaron Reinke

Aaron Reinke

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computation biology, drug development and delivery, immunology

Maurice Ringuette

Maurice Ringuette

University of Toronto

James Rini

James Rini

University of Toronto

 

Host-pathogen interactions, structural biology, viral pathogens

Clinton Robbins

Clinton Robbins

University Health Network

 

Immunology

Fritz Roth

Fritz Roth

University of Toronto

 

Drug development and delivery, host-pathogen interactions, systems biology

Peter Roy

Peter Roy

University of Toronto

 

Drug development and delivery, functional genomics and proteomics, systems biology

Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon

Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computation biology, disease pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions

Matthieu Schapira

Matthieu Schapira

Structural Genomics Consortium

 

Bioinformatics and computational biology, drug development and delivery, structural biology

Molly Shoichet

Molly Shoichet

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, drug development and delivery

Craig Simmons

Craig Simmons

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, disease pathogenesis, materials science

Jared Simpson

Jared Simpson

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

 

Bioinformatics and computation biology

Sharon Straus

Sharon Straus

Unity Health Toronto

 

Epidemiology

Jennifer Taher

Jennifer Taher

Sinai Health Systems

 

Clinical chemistry, immunology, disease pathogenesis

Mikko Taipale

Mikko Taipale

University of Toronto

 

Functional genomics and proteomics, host-pathogen interactions, systems biology

Darrell Tan

Darrell Tan

Unity Health Toronto

 

Clinical trials, public and global health, viral pathogens

Vanessa Tran

Vanessa Tran

Public Health Ontario

 

Clinical microbiology

Bebhinn Treanor

Bebhinn Treanor

University of Toronto Scarborough

 

Immunology

Ashleigh Tuite

Ashleigh Tuite

University of Toronto

 

Epidemiology, mathematical modelling, public and global health

Sharon Unger

Sharon Unger

Sinai Health Systems

Sharon Walmsley

Sharon Walmsley

University Health Network

 

Epidemiology, public and global health, viral pathogens

Tania Watts

Tania Watts

University of Toronto

 

Immunology, viral pathogens

Jeff Wrana

Jeff Wrana

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

 

Drug development and delivery

Shirley X.Y. Wu

Shirley X.Y. Wu

University of Toronto

 

Bioinformatics and computational biology, biomedical engineering, drug development and delivery

Chris Yip

Chris Yip

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, chemical engineering

Lidan You

Lidan You

University of Toronto

 

Biomedical engineering, disease diagnostics, disease pathogenesis

Eldad Zacksenhaus

Eldad Zacksenhaus

University Health Network

Haibo Zhang

Haibo Zhang

Unity Health Toronto