Aug 27, 2026
Landon Getz (left) and Amy Qian (right) 27 August 2026 By Megan Fleming A University of Toronto lab has discovered that one of biology’s oldest housekeeping enzymes has a hidden second job. Every living cell — bacterial, viral, or human — carries a small group of...
Apr 1, 2026
Karen Maxwell (Photo by Erin Howe) 1 April 2026 By Erin Howe This story was originally published on the Temerty Faculty of Medicine News website. University of Toronto Professor and member of the Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium Karen Maxwell has been...
Feb 18, 2026
Join the U of T Phage Therapy Group for a book talk and signing of The Perfect Predator, a true story at the intersection of medicine, antibiotic resistance, and phage therapy. This event will feature a discussion on the science behind superbugs, alternative...
Feb 11, 2026
Join the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology for the 2026 Martin Lecture. The Martin Lecture series is held annually, welcoming top thinkers and researchers in astronomy and astrophysics, ecology and evolutionary biology, physics and public policy to the...
Feb 4, 2026
Professors Michael Norris (left) and Karen Maxwell 4 February 2026 By Betty Zou University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein that can both sense and counteract viral infections. In the new...
