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Gerard Wright
Scientific Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
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How bacteria produce antibiotics without harming themselves
January 14, 2026
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'Helper molecule' discovery offers new hope against drug-resistant fungal infections
January 8, 2026
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World AMR Awareness Week 2025: How McMaster researchers are leading the charge against antimicrobial resistance
November 18, 2025
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Researchers discover all-new antifungal drug candidate in McMaster's greenhouse
August 11, 2025
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McMaster researchers discover new class of antibiotics
March 26, 2025
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Seven McMaster professors named to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
September 10, 2024
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McMaster and Kapoose Creek Bio partnership explores fungi-derived medicines
May 30, 2024
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Gerry Wright awarded Killam Prize in Health Sciences
March 19, 2024
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Collaboration gives scientists on-demand access to global superbug data
June 29, 2023
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Introducing the Global Nexus School for Pandemic Prevention & Response
April 26, 2023
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McMaster, University of Ottawa join forces to prepare Canada for future pandemics
March 2, 2023
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Analysis: The fungus zombies in 'The Last of Us' are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they're becoming more resistant
February 24, 2023
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COVID-19 recovery efforts need to include superbug solutions
November 22, 2022
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The needle-free future of vaccines
November 21, 2022
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Symposium focuses on crisis of drug-resistant infections
October 14, 2022
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One-two punch: Researchers discover sophisticated mechanism that bacteria use to resist antibiotics
July 28, 2022
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McMaster University and the University of Liverpool partner on pandemic preparedness
June 1, 2022
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Preparing for the next pandemic: Combating antimicrobial resistance
April 23, 2022
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Analysis: Future infectious diseases: Recent history shows we can never again be complacent about pathogens
March 2, 2022
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McMaster partners with Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine to tackle global pandemics
February 23, 2022
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McMaster University and the German Center for Infection Research form new alliance
February 15, 2022
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McMaster to partner with Lund University in the fight against pandemics
February 3, 2022
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Promising new antimalarial compound discovered in McMaster-Hamburg collaboration
October 27, 2021
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New partnership gives Canadians trustworthy evidence, information about the evolving science driving the COVID-19 pandemic
May 11, 2021
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Canada's Global Nexus and VIDO join forces to combat COVID-19
February 25, 2021
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Watch: The Global Nexus and preventing the next pandemic
November 24, 2020
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McMaster researchers awarded $1.475M to further investigate COVID-19
November 6, 2020
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Ontario invests $1 million in McMaster researchers' effort to prevent the next pandemic
October 7, 2020
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Watch: Infectious disease experts on preventing the next pandemic
September 28, 2020
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McMaster helps arm health-care providers in the battle against COVID-19
March 24, 2020
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McMaster receives $1.8M in funding for COVID-19 research
March 20, 2020
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Antibiotics discovered that kill bacteria in a new way
February 12, 2020
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Fighting bac(teria)
November 13, 2019
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Antibiotic-resistant infections could destroy our way of life: New report
November 12, 2019
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McMaster researchers find new way to find antibiotics in dirt
September 9, 2019
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McMaster researchers reveal the ancient natural history of antibiotic production and resistance
August 13, 2019
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David Braley Centre for Antibiotic Discovery gives researchers a fighting chance against antimicrobial resistance
June 24, 2019
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week takes a hard look at antibiotic resistance
November 12, 2018
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Humanity under threat from antibiotic-resistant infections
November 12, 2018
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Joining the fight against the world's deadliest superbugs
January 17, 2018
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