Want to change the world? Mckenzie Small does...
Real life projects. Real world impact. This is no ordinary science fair. For over two decades, the Sanofi Biogenius Canada program has...
IIDR honors our rising stars
The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research hosted the 6th IIDR Trainee Day on Wednesday October 26, 2016. This ...
Food poisoning could increase risk of Crohn's disease later in life
The latest research from the lab, looking at why some individuals may be at greater risk of Crohn's disease after food poisoning. From...
Featured Research: Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria Promote Growth of Crohn’s-Linked Microbe in Mice
The lab is excited to share our latest research, published today in PLoS Pathogens. Using a mouse model of Crohn’s disease, the lab...
New scholarship award pushes Coombes lab trainees over $1.5 million mark
MD/PhD student Alex Oberc has been awarded a $105,000 scholarship over 3-years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. This new...
A fitting tribute to our friend and colleague, Michael Kamin Hart
Michael Kamin Hart left an indelible mark on the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research. He was a passionate...
LPS remodeling triggers outer membrane vesicles in Salmonella
In a new paper published in mBio, Dr. Wael Elhenawy (now a postdoctoral fellow in the Coombes lab), Dr. Mario Feldman (Washington...
See you in Potsdam
The Coombes lab is looking forward to the upcoming 5th ASM Conference on Salmonella, being hosted in Potsdam, Germany in late August....
Canada Research Chair in Infectious Disease Pathogenesis
Biochemist Brian Coombes has been awarded a second Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Infectious Disease Pathogenesis to investigate how...
McMaster names University Scholars
I am deeply honored to have been recognized with the title of University Scholar. This couldn’t have happened without the amazing work...
