Sanderson et al. 2022. bioRxiv 10.1101/2022.04.11.487771. Enterococcus faecium is a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen that is exhibiting increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Many of the
Category: antibiotic resistance

Karyn Mukiri – Predicting the Total Resistome Mugdha Dave – Creation and standardization of automated bacterial pathogen genomic sequencing reporting through informatics

The McArthur lab welcomes Madeline McCarthy, a recent MSc graduate of VIDO / USask, as she join us for her PhD studies in the McMaster

Today we say goodbye to William Huynh, who first joined us as an undergraduate thesis student and then stayed on to work as the Comprehensive

All online this year due to COVID-19, but some great presentations and virtual posters by our trainees and collaborators! Edalatmand, A. & A.G. McArthur. 2021.

Ashley M. Rooney, Amogelang R. Raphenya, Roberto G. Melano, Christine Seah, Noelle R. Yee, Derek R. MacFadden, Andrew G. McArthur, Pierre H.H. Schneeberger, Bryan Coburn.

Arman Edalatmand has been awarded a 2021 MacData Fellowship from McMaster’s MacData Institute. Working with co-supervisors Drs. Andrew McArthur (Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences) and Victor

WISE CREST, Ontario Biology Day, BBS Research Symposium 2021
McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences Research Symposium Edalatmand. A. & A.G. McArthur. 2021. Ontology-driven method of contextualizing antimicrobial resistance determinants. Poster presentation at the McMaster

Kara K. Tsang, Finlay Maguire, Haley L. Zubyk, Sommer Chou, Arman Edalatmand, Gerard D. Wright, Robert G. Beiko, & Andrew G. McArthur Microbial Genomics, in

Adam S Komorowski, Xena X Li, Eva Piessens, Andrew G McArthur, & Ameen Patel Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada,

Aaron Petkau performed his Visual & Automated Disease Analytics Program internship (Univ. of Manitoba) with us during the summer of 2020, creating the CARD:Live graphic

IIDR Trainee Day 2020! Forging the Future of Infectious Disease Research
Nasir, J.A et al. 2020. SIGNALing the Need for Surveillance: A Comparison of Whole Genome Sequencing Methods for SARS-CoV-2. Edalatmand, A. & A.G. McArthur. 2020.

McMaster is launching The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats, to ensure Canada and the world are better able to manage the human and

Congratulations Martins Oloni on the successful defence of your Masters of Science! New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase (NDM) plasmid predictions The complete detection and genome sequencing of

Maya A Farha, Craig MacNair, Lindsey A Carfrae, Sara S El Zahed, Michael Joseph Ellis, Hiu-Ki R Tran, Andrew McArthur, & Eric D Brown ACS

More information: The IIDR & DBCAD Announce Funding for Collaborative Projects

New CARD Team Member!
The McArthur lab welcomes new Curator-Developer William Huynh to the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database staff. Looking forward to pushing CARD forward with William’s help!

The McArthur lab welcomes back summer students Rachel Tran & Arman Edalatmand plus first timers Marcel Jansen & Emily Panousis! These four will be covering

Welcome Ashraf Bazan, who has joined the lab and the McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences graduate program! A familiar face in the IIDR as he started