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Congratulations to IIDR member @lkalan.bsky.social, who has received a prestigious @hfspo.bsky.social grant. The new funding will power a study that could, for the first time ever, lead to the definitive characterization of a functional human pheromone. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/two...

Two McMaster researchers awarded prestigious HFSP grantsAt a Hamilton-area daycare, Lindsay Kalan and Jonathan Cannon pass each other in the parking lot at dropoff. They smile, nod, and carry on with . . .brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

Congrats to IIDR Director Matthew Miller on being named University Scholar, a prestigious title bestowed upon mid-career researchers for their international achievements, commitment to knowledge, excellence in education, and dedication to the community. 👏 brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/uni...

Eight remarkable professors named University ScholarsEight McMaster professors have been named 2025 University Scholars, in recognition of their research leadership and the impact of their work. University Scholars are mid-career . . .brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

IIDR researchers have discovered that a single gene in Yersinia pestis — the bacteria that causes bubonic #plague — was responsible for keeping pandemics like the Black Death burning for hundreds of years. Learn more about this evolutionary phenomenon in our all-new explainer video. #IDSky

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Congratulations to IIDR member Mark Loeb, who recently received the AMMI Canada Lifetime Achievement Award! 👏 brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mar...

Mark Loeb receives prestigious lifetime achievement award for infectious disease researchMcMaster Professor has received a 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada.brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

The last time a new class of antibiotics reached the market was nearly three decades ago — but that could soon change, thanks to a discovery by researchers at McMaster University. @gdwantibiotics.bsky.social | #IDsky youtu.be/657Kitrc0Co?...

Drug discovery: McMaster researchers find new antibioticYouTube video by McMaster Universityyoutu.be

In a new op-ed for @theconversationca.bsky.social, IIDR Director Matthew Miller writes that as "we stand on the brink of an avian influenza pandemic," lessons learned from COVID-19 can help us avert disaster — but only if we act on them. #IDSKy #H5N1 #BirdFlu theconversation.com/heeding-the-...

Heeding the lessons of COVID-19 in the face of avian influenzaCOVID-19 exposed the many ways in which we were ill-prepared to prevent and respond to pandemics. Are we applying those lessons to prevent a bird flu pandemic?theconversation.com

McMaster researchers have discovered a way to make drug-resistant bacteria vulnerable to a common antibiotic. @megantu.bsky.social #IDSky #AMR brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcm...

McMaster researchers discover way to make drug-resistant bacteria vulnerable to common antibioticDepriving deadly drug-resistant pathogens of key nutrients alters their physiology, researchers find.brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

McMaster researchers have uncovered new details about how certain bacteria secrete potent toxins — important weapons in their eons-old war with other microbes. #IDSky brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcm...

McMaster researchers use AI tech to unveil key mechanism of bacterial warfareThe findings reveal how the sophisticated secretion system of bacteria selects diverse proteins to keep their competitors at bay.brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

New from @macleans.bsky.social: How IIDR member Jon Stokes is working at the intersect of academia and industry to get new antibiotics to the finish line faster. #IDSky macleans.ca/society/heal...

How an Ontario Startup Is Fighting Superbugs With AI - Macleans.caAntibiotic-resistant bacteria are overpowering existing treatments. One Hamilton-based lab is using medical AI to fight back.macleans.ca

Postdoc Stephen Garrett is here from the UK on a prestigious fellowship, studying toxins secreted by bacteria to kill other bacteria. #IDSky #MicroSky brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcm...

McMaster postdoc receives prestigious European fellowshipStephen Garrett has received a prestigious fellowship from the European Molecular Biology Organization worth more than $134,000.brighterworld.mcmaster.ca

Putting the 'ant' in antibiotic discovery: how IIDR researchers are harnessing an eons-old relationship between ants, fungi, and bacteria to find new antimicrobial medicines. #AMR #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpt9...

Ants and antibiotics: How insects could help beat drug-resistant superbugsYouTube video by McMaster Universitywww.youtube.com