Smart Fabrics: The future of fighting pathogens in #Textiles that repel, kill, and detect #pathogens with #MachineLearning. Congrats to Noor Abu Jarad. Leyla Soleymani Zeinab Hosseinidoust 🇨🇦 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad… McMaster University McMaster Engineering McMaster IIDR NSERC / CRSNG CIHR Advanced Sci News

The human side of health research: how Global Nexus is fostering collaborative work efforts to bring new health products to market while also addressing gaps in efficiency, access, and equity. Chandrima Chakraborty Miller Lab McMaster Health Sciences McMaster Humanities healthsci.mcmaster.ca/fly-on-the-wal…

IIDR researchers are leading a clinical trial that will assess whether smallpox vaccines can provide protection against mpox. The trial will launch in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries next month after receiving $6.7M in funding. healthsci.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-trial…

.@McMaster’s diversity-in-STEM program celebrates a new cohort of graduates. The program offers full summer research scholarships to Ontario-based undergrads who identify as Black, Indigenous and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences Global Nexus McMaster IIDR ow.ly/Z6sh50SS85L

Personalized medicine is a promising treatment option for serious health conditions; however, as Lori L. Burrows and Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization student Elizabeth Li write, it is labour-intensive, costly, and not at all streamlined. More in The Conversation Canada. 👇 theconversation.com/all-for-one-no…

“We may be entering an era where we can discover new antibiotics faster than resistance can evolve." More from Jon Stokes in this nature news feature. 👇 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Mark Loeb, infectious disease specialist and professor McMaster Pathology & Molecular Medicine, spoke with Globalnews.ca about mpox - its potential to continue spreading and the importance of getting it under control. ow.ly/ZKQU50SYyML

A new clade of #mpox has health experts concerned, as it recently spread from Sub-Saharan Africa to Sweden and Thailand. Here, IIDR member Zain Chagla discusses the virus, how it spreads, who is at risk, and how to protect yourself from infection. healthsci.mcmaster.ca/mpox-what-this…

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the ongoing #mpox outbreak a public health emergency. Zain Chagla (Zain Chagla), associate professor McMaster University Department of Medicine, explains what the virus is, how it spreads, who is at risk and how to stay safe. McMaster University McMaster IIDR 👇 ow.ly/HE2W50T4cHe

Registration for the 14th Annual IIDR Trainee Day has officially opened! This year’s event will take place Nov. 15. To learn more about the event, to register, or to apply for talks, awards, or poster presentations, visit: iidrtraineeday.com  #IIDR2024 #IncubatingInnovation

🦟🦟🦟 #WestNile and other mosquito-borne infections are trending following some high-profile situations in the US. Here, expert Mark Loeb offers tips to stay safe from disease vectors, like mosquitos and ticks, and describes key symptoms to watch for. youtube.com/watch?v=MIxBPo…

Dawn Bowdish, professor McMaster University Department of Medicine and executive director #TheFirestone, spoke with CBC News on why people might want to wait until fall for their next COVID-19 shot. ow.ly/Q2Wk50T8MFA

A virus spread by tiny insects is on the rise in Brazil and Cuba. Zain Chagla (Zain Chagla), infectious disease specialist and associate professor McMaster University Department of Medicine, spoke with CBC News about the rare and potentially deadly Oropouche virus. ow.ly/hLkK50TaQOT

How machines learned to discover drugs: Jon Stokes talks AI-guided drug discovery with The New Yorker in this deep dive into the space between computer science and microbiology. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

How machines learned to discover drugs: The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Jon Stokes, assistant professor McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences and member McMaster IIDR, spoke with The New Yorker about using AI to imagine molecules into existence. ow.ly/s4sW50TeFxN

Congratulations to IIDR director Miller Lab and IIDR member Hendrik Poinar on their recent Royal Society of Canada (RSC // SRC) honours. Miller was named to the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists and Poinar was elected an RSC Fellow. 👏 healthsci.mcmaster.ca/five-health-sc…

It’s an incredible honour to have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars! Humbling to join such accomplished colleagues from McMaster University and across the country

The Government of Canada has issued an advisory for travellers amid outbreaks of Oropouche fever in Brazil, Bolivia, and Cuba. Here, IIDR member Zain Chagla discusses the virus with Toronto Star, noting that Canada may soon see cases in returned travellers. thestar.com/news/canada/ca…

COVID-19 is surging again, driven by highly contagious Omicron sub-variants. Miller Lab tells National Post that while the virus is evolving unpredictably, current vaccines still offer protection against severe infections, hospitalization, and death. nationalpost.com/health/what-to…