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Lori Burrows

Lori Burrows
Professor, Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Overview

Professor Lori Burrows is a microbiologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and international expert on the structure, function, and regulation of type IV pili (T4P), ubiquitous bacterial virulence factors used for adherence, DNA uptake, biofilm formation, and twitching motility. Using the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model, her group studies its pilin …

Areas of Expertise

Antimicrobial resistance Bacteriology Biochemistry Glycomics and glycobiology Microbiology Biological Biomedical Health

McMaster Affiliations

McMaster Children's Hospital from University Avenue.

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Associate Director

Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research

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Joint Appointment

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

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Biointerfaces Institute

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Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR)

Other Appointments

Associate Director, Partnerships and Outreach

Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research

Contact

lori.burrows@mcmaster.ca

(905) 525-9140 ext. 22029

Other Links and Profiles

@Dr_Lori_Burrows