McMaster to create and lead new international nexus for pandemics and biological threats

September 1, 2020

McMaster is launching The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, to ensure Canada and the world are better able to manage the human and economic devastation of COVID-19 and avert future pandemics.

McMaster COVID-19 Research Fund - Recipients & Projects

July 17, 2020

McMaster scoops up $20M more for COVID-19 research

June 25, 2020

McMaster University has garnered $20 million in new funding for 17 COVID-19 research projects from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and their funding partners.

IIDR Members Receive Top Awards from the Canadian Society of Microbiologists

June 17, 2020

Researchers focus expertise on $9M of COVID-19 research

June 11, 2020

Researchers of the Faculty of Health Sciences who quickly turned their focus to the need for immediate research on the pandemic, have collected almost $9 million of support for 33 COVID-19 studies.

Brown recognized with Killam Research Fellowship

May 26, 2020

McMaster University professor Eric Brown has been awarded a Killam Research Fellowship.

McMaster researchers find one-two punch may help fight against Salmonella

May 14, 2020

Research led by McMaster University's Caressa Tsai and Brian Coombes has resulted in the discovery of a combination punch to treat drug-resistant infections that is showing promise based on testing in mice.

Drug-resistant superbugs: A global threat intensified

May 5, 2020

McMaster researchers closing in on home test for COVID-19

April 14, 2020

McMaster University researchers are racing to create a home-based COVID-19 testing kit, which could potentially be ready to move forward for approvals and manufacturing within months. The COVID-19 self-diagnosis kit would be configured to detect the genetic material of the virus but would work in a manner similar to a home pregnancy test, generating a result on a test strip within 20 minutes.

McMaster researchers’ act of kindness comes full circle

April 7, 2020

Infectious disease researcher Yingfu Li and his research team raised money and bought N95 masks and goggles for Chinese hospitals during the rise of the COVID-19. More than 20 scientists in China who previously worked with Li or his team members have raised money to buy the same kind of protective gear for Hamilton health-care workers.

Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey Awarded the MSU Teaching Award for the Faculty of Health Sciences

March 31, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey who has been awarded the 2019-2020 MSU Teaching Award for the Faculty of Health Sciences!

McMaster receives $1.8M in funding for COVID-19 research

March 20, 2020

Two senior researchers of McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences have received a combined $1.8 million in funding to support new research projects to help combat COVID-19.

McMaster develops tool for coronavirus battle

February 28, 2020

McMaster University researchers have developed a tool to share with the international health sciences community which can help determine how the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading and whether it is evolving. Simply put, the tool is a set of molecular ‘fishing hooks’ to isolate the virus, SARS-CoV-2, from biological samples.

McMaster researchers uncover hidden antibiotic potential of cannabis

February 26, 2020

McMaster University researchers have identified an antibacterial compound made by cannabis plants that may serve as a lead for new drug development.

Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way

February 14, 2020

A new group of antibiotics with a unique approach to attacking bacteria has been discovered, making it a promising clinical candidate in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Explaining the coronavirus

January 27, 2020 by McMaster Daily News

Potent antimicrobial found that shows promise in fighting staph infections

November 25, 2019

Research led by scientists from McMaster University has yielded a potent antimicrobial that works against the toughest infectious disease strains. The find could be the beginning of developing new therapeutics to combat drug-resistant infections. The discovery is important as it is directly related to the development of Staphylococcus aureus diseases, known popularly as staph infections, which are the leading cause of the growing global danger of antimicrobial resistance, particularly the Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains which are becoming resistant to all current antibiotics.

Fight Back…Waging war against antimicrobial resistance

November 21, 2019 by McMaster Daily News

Fight Back…Waging war against antimicrobial resistance…Gairdner Video, featuring Lori Burrows

Lori Burrows, Interview (Video), CTV News

November 13, 2019 by CTV News Article

Antibiotic-resistant infections could destroy our way of life: New report

November 12, 2019

Humanity’s defences against infection are wearing thinner by the day, and the microbes responsible are getting stronger. One in four infections is already resistant to antibiotics and other known forms of treatment, and 5,400 Canadians died last year from infections that until recently had been treatable. That’s according to a comprehensive peer-reviewed report presented by the Council of Canadian Academies this week.

Researchers discover new toxin that impedes bacterial growth

November 6, 2019

An international research collaboration has discovered a new bacteria-killing toxin that shows promise of impacting superbug infectious diseases. The discovery of this growth-inhibiting toxin, which bacteria inject into rival bacteria to gain a competitive advantage, was published today in the journal Nature.

McMaster Researchers Find New Way to Treat Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

October 31, 2019 by McMaster IIDR

McMaster researchers find new way to find antibiotics in dirt

September 13, 2019

Discovery of ‘kingpin’ stem cell may help in the understanding of cancerous tumours

June 3, 2019

A team of McMaster researchers has discovered a unique subset of cells within human stem cells that appear to signal how the surrounding cells will develop and grow.