McMaster professors join Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

September 14, 2021

Five professors of the Faculty of Health Sciences are joining the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) as fellows. This election is considered the highest recognition of excellence in Canadian academic health sciences.

McMaster biomed students tout anti-COVID molecular medium

July 29, 2021

A molecular medium that deactivates the COVID-19 virus will keep lab techs safe and help labs run smoothly. But key to its commercial success are two McMaster students and a robust Hamilton Life Sciences Eco-System.

Researchers discover unique ‘spider web’ mechanism that traps, kills viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza

June 29, 2021 by Michelle Donovan

Immunologists at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens such as influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.

McMaster COVID-19 rapid home test headed to market

June 23, 2021

A COVID-19 ‘spit test’ that can deliver results in 10 minutes and be taken at home is rolling out worldwide after being developed by scientists at McMaster University.

McMaster scientist wins U.S. award for infectious disease research

June 21, 2021 by Blake Dillon

McMaster University’s John Whitney has been named a 2021 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), a U.S.-based non-profit medical research organization.

Flu-fighter: Researchers develop a new vaccine to broaden and boost protection offered by seasonal flu shots

May 26, 2021 by Michelle Donovan

Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Buffalo have developed an experimental new vaccine which can provide significantly better protection from seasonal flu and could be a bridge to long-lasting universal vaccines in the future.

PBS interview: Gerry Wright on growing antibiotic resistance

May 25, 2021

Could mRNA vaccines be used to combat other diseases like cancer?

May 25, 2021

Bones and biofilms: Researchers Kathryn Grandfield, John Whitney awarded prestigious HFSP grants

May 25, 2021

Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study

May 10, 2021

New research led by scientists from McMaster University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany has found that that colonization of infants’ guts occurs during and after their births, and not before.

McMaster researcher receives $1.5M for international study of microbial communities

April 20, 2021 by Blake Dillon

An international team of early-career scientists, which includes McMaster University’s John Whitney, has received more than $1.5 million in funding from the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSP).

McMaster-led team unlocks possible Crohn’s disease trigger

April 1, 2021

Potentially game-changing research led by McMaster University scientists may finally bring relief to millions of people worldwide living with Crohn’s disease.

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern remind us that we underestimate biology at our own peril

March 22, 2021

AMR and coronavirus variants: These researchers spot new threats to global health

March 4, 2021

Human case of H5N8 bird flu underscores the need for a universal influenza vaccine

February 26, 2021 by MICHELLE DONOVAN

‘We need to double down’: Infectious-disease expert Andrew McArthur on COVID-19 variants

February 19, 2021

Researchers take an early step toward leukemia drug therapy

February 16, 2021

A McMaster stem cell research team has made an important early step in developing a new class of therapeutics for patients with a deadly blood cancer.

McMaster researchers study saliva-based, asymptomatic testing as a route to limit the spread of COVID-19

November 18, 2020

Researchers at McMaster University are studying the saliva-based testing procedures that would enable routine testing of asymptomatic individuals on a large scale.

McMaster researchers awarded $1.5M to further investigate COVID-19

November 9, 2020

A team of McMaster researchers has been awarded $1.5M from the federal government to further investigate COVID-19.

Career Opportunity - Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Pandemic Research and Prevention

November 9, 2020

Ontario invests $1 million in McMaster researchers’ effort to prevent the next pandemic

October 7, 2020

Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities Ross Romano has announced that the province is investing $1 million to create a nationally accessible library of compounds that will accelerate the work of McMaster’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats.

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.