McMaster IIDR

The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, located at McMaster, is a leading centre of transdisciplinary infectious disease research.

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

The winter ‘quademic’? You may be sick with one of these 4 viruses.

Matthew Miller (@Millerlab_atMac), director @McMasterIIDR and @MacGlobalNexus, spoke with @globalnews about influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and norovirus.

https://t.co/smN5LWKpoF

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

COVID-19 vaccines: What to expect in the next few months.

Dawn Bowdish, professor @MacDeptMed and executive director #TheFirestone, spoke with @globeandmail about COVID-19—how you can get infected at any time of the year and how the vaccine protects you.

https://t.co/N1NiI4w26E

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

.@McMasterU researchers have developed an AI tool to help scientists find new antibiotics.

The new model can help identify novel drug candidates in the blink of an eye & it's being released to the public immediately—for free. @MacGlobalNexus @McMasterIIDR
https://t.co/Nyn31VnjUY

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

McMaster researchers develop a new, publicly accessible machine learning algorithm to help scientists find new antibiotics. @BBS_McMasterU @McMasterIIDR
https://t.co/gFLuTGCUyU

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

.@McMasterU researchers have found a way to exploit drug-resistant bacteria: starving them of the nutrients they need to survive.

Megan Tu, PhD candidate, & Eric Brown, professor @BBS_McMasterU, spoke with @TheSpec about the study and its implications.

https://t.co/SuWiUWb455

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Meet @ItsJonStokes, assistant professor @BBS_McMasterU.

Stokes is knocking himself off the proverbial pedestal and aspiring to save lives while helping his hometown cash in on his discoveries. @McMasterIIDR

https://t.co/cpXyKAPMVV

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Spiking cases of human metapneumovirus in China is not a major threat, according to @WHO.

Matthew Miller (@Millerlab_atMac), director @McMasterIIDR and @MacGlobalNexus, spoke with @globalnews about the respiratory virus and the current risk in Canada.

https://t.co/ZIHssLevWi

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Matthew Miller (@Millerlab_atMac), director @McMasterIIDR and @MacGlobalNexus, spoke with @nationalpost about H5N1, sharing what you need to know about the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

https://t.co/vSPwogVCrS

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Researchers at @McMasterU have used artificial intelligence technology to unveil a key mechanism of bacterial warfare. 👇@NatureComms @JohnWhitneyIIDR @BBS_McMasterU @McMasterIIDR

https://t.co/UAS0sMibR0

[Brad Langford @BRxAD]

Hospital antibiotic stewardship programs with designated funding & resources use less fluoroquinolones, anti-pseudomonal agents, and clindamycin
🆕 in @ASHE_Journal
📰https://t.co/NqVqrglSiC
#antimicrobialstewardship

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

As we kick off 2025, @ItsJonStokes has made the @nytimes 2024 Good Tech Awards list for his generative AI model to design new antibiotics from scratch. @BBS_McMasterU @McMasterIIDR https://t.co/MfMedINOb0

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

Great national news story from the lab of Dr. Cameron Currie @BBS_McMasterU and @McMasterIIDR
Superbugs are on the rise — could ants be our secret weapon? | https://t.co/rKIUtotm2l https://t.co/KY1iHwyI7M

[Tohid Didar @TohidDidar]

Our work co-led by @Z_Doust among the Top Science Images of 2024 selected by @Nature! Congrats to @Dr_Lei_Tian. A fantastic way to cap off our 2024 research and innovation achievements! 🚀 #Science

@McMasterU @McMasterEng @McMasteResearch @CCEMCanada @NSERC_CRSNG @BIMR_McMaster

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

.@BrianKCoombes, professor and chair @BBS_McMasterU, joined @CTVNationalNews to talk about the bacteria causing the recent wave of food recalls. 🎥👇

https://t.co/9DzWRsA15E

[Brian Coombes, PhD @BrianKCoombes]

Recap of big wins from 2024 in the Faculty of Health Sciences, including from @BBS_McMasterU: AI startup @ItsJonStokes, med-chem-neuro collab @MagolanLab @sheilasinghlab, Huntington's breakthrough with Ray Truant; and @Millerlab_atMac equitable vaccines https://t.co/ev5Qj9YUjY

[McMaster Research @McMasteResearch]

McMaster University remains one of Canada’s top research universities, based on the annual rankings published today by @R_Infosource. #CIL2024

@McMasterU earned the top spot for research income growth and for graduate student research intensity. https://t.co/y1Y9xncKm9

[McMaster IIDR @McMasterIIDR]

From salad kits and cucumbers to meat products and milks, food recalls have been dominating headlines in 2024. Here, with @CBCNews, @Dr_Lori_Burrows explores why that might be.

https://t.co/wSGeb9pVgG

[McMaster IIDR @McMasterIIDR]

New from @Macleans: How @ItsJonStokes is working at the intersect of academia and industry to get new antibiotics to the finish line faster.

https://t.co/IYVcF73stb

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

How ancient ant agriculture just might save us all.

Cameron Currie, professor @BBS_McMasterU, explains an important component of discovering new drugs: finding new chemistry space. @McMasterIIDR

https://t.co/XHx61AoPlw

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

Fungi in Canada: @McMasterU researchers survey six provinces, one territory to study trends in environmental fungi. @McMasterIIDR

https://t.co/ZXvyUgqjrV