World-class graduate training programs in the biomedical sciences. We offer MSc, PhD, and MD/PhD degree programs.
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The Salmonella phage shock protein system is required for defense against host antimicrobial peptides. The latest from the Coombes lab. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Overcoming resistance: @McMasterU researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in some of the world’s most dangerous drug-resistant bacteria: zinc—or a lack thereof. 👇
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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? | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/10936656/…
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Years of advocacy paid off: Canada’s 2024 budget delivers the largest pay rise in 20 years for graduate students & postdocs, thanks to the relentless efforts of SOS, spearheaded by students like Kaitlin Kharas and Sarah Laframboise @SLaframboise14 !
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McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Graduates from the Faculty of Health Sciences celebrated their hard work and dedication at @McMasterU's Fall 2024 Convocation. 🎥👇
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McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
The ‘ant’ in antibiotic discovery: How insects could be the key to fighting superbugs.
Cameron Currie, professor @BBS_McMasterU, is studying eons-old relationship between ants, fungi & bacteria in a quest for new drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance.
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McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
“We’re very excited to see what people do with this”
AlphaFold3 is open at last go.nature.com/4fHAfio
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
It was a great honour to help @Sloboda_Lab celebrate winning the President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision! Glad she’s on team @BBS_McMasterU @MacBiochemGrad !!
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Researchers with @BBS_McMasterU have discovered what hinders DNA repair in patients with Huntington’s Disease, impacting the ability of brain cells to heal themselves. @CIHR_IRSC @tam_maiuri
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McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
A microscopic arms race — bacteria and phages are locked in a never-ending fight for survival. New research from @JohnWhitneyIIDR and collaborators sheds new light on this ongoing evolutionary struggle. 👇
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McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
👇👇New work on origins of AMR from Gerard Wright lab @McMasterIIDR. Authors Amna Abbas and Dirk Hackenberger have talks @CSM_SCM2024 Student Symposia, and poster # 287 from Alexandra Barkhouse 😀👍!
Antibiotic resistance: A key microbial survival mechanism that threatens public health
Wright lab @McMasterU discuss how antibiotic resistance is a survival trait evolved by bacteria & mobilized across populations, posing a threat to medicine & agriculture cell.com/cell-host-microbe/a…
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
📢 Exciting news! #Budget2024 allocates $5.76B for research & innovation, with $2.63B aimed at boosting grad student & post doc stipends! Our commitment to advocacy continues! Join our Gratitude Campaign to thank policy makers: loom.ly/lXfkvPk #SOSBudget2024 🎉
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Out today from the lab of @JohnWhitneyIIDR at @BBS_McMasterU and @MacBiochemGrad. Structure of a tripartite protein complex that targets toxins to the type 7 secretion system | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
We are excited to announce the 5th annual Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium taking place on March 8, 2024 at the David Braley Health Sciences Centre! Abstracts are due January 29! Don't forget to register by February 5 at macbbsrs.wordpress.com/how-t…. #BBSRS2024
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Congratulations to newly minted Dr. @YaegerLuke on an outstanding #PhD defence! 🎉Thanks again to external @traivio for visiting us @BBS_McMasterU - was a blast! Thanks also to @JohnWhitneyIIDR @surette_m & @gerryiidr for your help!
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Canadian health research has been chronically underfunded for the past two decades. As a result, the research ecosystem in this country is in serious trouble!
Get more facts and find out what you can do at ow.ly/SZO450PNvOo
#ResearchInTrouble #cdnpoli #CDNhealth
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
We still have space in our upcoming guided nature hike for graduate students who are joining our McMaster community this fall! A great chance to meet new friends, explore local nature trails. Learn more / register on our website for the Sept 15 hike. bit.ly/45wIZCG
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📢 @MacBiochemGrad students! Make sure you come get refueled at the coffee house next week.
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Tune in to Episode 11 of "What can I do with my PhD?" featuring Dr. Kelly Pike, Head of Translational Sciences at Ventus Therapeutics. Brought to you by @MacGlobalNexus
Grad students and postdocs — looking for career advice? Kelly Pike of Ventus Therapeutics joins us next week for an online discussion about the journey from academia to industry. All are welcome!
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
More info: globalnexus.mcmaster.ca/phd-…
McMaster Biochemistry Graduate Program retweeted
Tune in to episode 9 of the @MacGlobalNexus talk series "What Can I Do with my PhD?", featuring Coombes lab alum @_BushraIlyas talking about her exciting post-PhD career in medical writing.
