Microbiome research is reshaping health science 🦠 From immunity to chronic pain and cancer, new discoveries are being driven at McGill by collaboration and shared tools. Read our interview with Dr. Irah King 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #Microbiome #Research #Innovation #McGill

Our raffle draw is now complete! 🎉Winners have been contacted directly. Thanks to everyone who participated - we hope you'll stay in touch.😊 #Raffle #SummerInstitutes #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases #Learning #Training #Research #Innovation #MI4Community #McGillUniversity

Last‑resort antibiotics are failing and resistant infections are rising. Yves Longtin & Dao Nguyen are tracking how these bacteria spread in hospitals, with support from Pathy & MI4 seed funding. A critical step toward stronger infection prevention. 🏥🦠 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #Research #Innovation

Could one virus help drive multiple autoimmune diseases? Simon Thebault & Ciriaco Piccirillo are studying how EBV programs immune cells—supported by Pathy & MI4 seed funding. A step toward shared solutions across diseases. 🧠🦠 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates

Fighting congenital Chagas disease starts in pregnancy. Melisa Gualdrón López & Daniel Dufort are building new ways to test safer treatments for mothers and babies—supported by MI4 & Pathy seed funding. A step toward earlier, safer care and prevention. 🤍🌍 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #Research

New vaccine idea: protect the gut at the source. Lucienne Tritten & Irah King are engineering friendly bacteria to act as living vaccine factories—enabled by Pathy & MI4 seed funding. A step toward low‑cost, microbiome‑based vaccines with global impact. 🌍🦠 #ResearchExcellence #Vaccines #Innovation

MI4 x MC3H launched their first joint networking event—connecting experts across climate & infectious diseases to spark collaboration and new solutions. 🌍🦠 👉https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates #InfectiousDiseases #ClimateChange #MI4Community #Collaboration #Innovation

MI4 is supporting 6 courses in the 2026 Summer Institutes in Infectious Diseases & Global Health—with a $20K donation to help waive fees 🌍🎓 We’re also raffling 5 FREE course spots! 📧 Enter: [email protected] 🗓 Deadline: May 17, 2026 (11:59 PM) 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #GlobalHealth #ID #MI4

🎉 Announcing the MI4–Pathy Seed Fund Grant winners! Four teams receive $150K to advance research in human health. Thanks to the Pathy Family Foundation & MI4 funds. 👉https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates #SeedFunding #ID #Research #Collaboration #McGill #MI4Community

🎉 Congrats to Shuaiqi Guo & Dao Nguyen, winners of the 2026 CRBS Blue‑Sky Seed Funding! Awarded $40K with support from the Centre de recherche en biologie structurale to study how Pseudomonas aeruginosa drives infection and resists treatment. 🔬🦠 #CRBS #MI4 #InfectiousDiseases #ResearchCollaboration

💡What do coffee, Wordle, ski trails, and unexpected data have in common? Dr. Marcel Behr Get to know the person behind the science—surprises guaranteed (and yes, a Wayne’s World reference included). 👉https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates

👏Félicitations au Dr Marcel Behr pour sa reconduction à titre de directeur de MI4 pour un nouveau mandat de trois ans. Nous avons hâte de poursuivre cette nouvelle étape de leadership interdisciplinaire en recherche sur l’infection et l’immunité. linktr.ee/mi4innovates

Better research → better care. “If we lead globally, our patients benefit locally.” That’s the impact of the MI4 Clinical Research Platform. Full story👉https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4 #CRP #GlobalHealth #ClinicalResearch #PatientImpact #ResearchExcellence #ScienceForGood

Health starts with all of us. Marking World Health Day🌍 + Canadian Public Health Week—because stronger public health means stronger communities. #WorldHealthDay #CPHW #PublicHealth #HealthForAll

From silos to a system. “We now have real operational capacity.” MI4’s investment in the Clinical Research Platform is accelerating infectious disease research—faster, smarter, and more connected. Full story👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4 #ClinicalResearch #HealthResearch

What if better patient care started with not moving the data? 🧠 “We move the algorithm.” Led by Dr. Ruth Sapir‑Pichhadze, federated ML protects patient privacy while accelerating global transplant research—secure, collaborative, life‑improving. #TeamScience #PatientCenteredCare #FederatedLearning

Advocacy shapes global health, but getting started can be daunting. This course blends lectures, case studies, interactive activities, and guest speakers to help you turn advocacy into action.

For #WorldTBDay2026, help #EndTB by learning at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health. Our short courses this summer (May–June) include: Nutrition & TB, Public-Private Mix, TB Research Methods, Advanced Diagnostics. Explore & register now: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

On #WorldTBDay, MI4 highlights how research in infection & immunity helps move us closer to a TB‑free future. ------------------- En cette #JourneeMondialeDeLaTuberculose, MI4 met en valeur comment la recherche en infection et immunité nous rapproche d’un avenir sans tuberculose.

Every transplant carries uncertainty. Dr. Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze's research is about changing that — using AI to better predict outcomes and support patient care. 🔗Read our conversation 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #KidneyTransplant #AIinHealth #Research #InternationalCollaboration #MI4 #MI4Community

“I’m a clinician at heart.” Behind every registry and research platform are patients. Dr. Deborah Assayag reflects on what truly drives ILD research. 🔗Full story: linktr.ee/mi4innovates #PatientCenteredCare #ILD #MI4Community

“You must grab the opportunities when they pass you by.” Dr. Deborah Assayag stepped into leadership while on parental leave — and helped build a now-recognized research team. Leadership starts with courage. Full story 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #WomenInScience #WorldClassTeam #ILDResearch

This #McGill24, we give together. 💙 Support the Pandemic & Emergencies Fellows Program—because community power fuels real change. Every gift counts. 🔗https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates #Community #Support #Research #Innovation #DayofGiving #MI4Community

🚀 The MI4 Innovation Prize returns for 2026! Recognizing bold preventative, diagnostic & therapeutic solutions addressing infectious threats to human health. 🗓 New deadline: March 23, 2026 (11:59 PM EDT) 🏆 Awards: May 20, 2026 | In person 🔗 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4 #HealthInnovation #ID

🏃 MI4 is recruiting 5–7 runners for the 2026 Montreal Marathon (Oct 9–11)! In partnership with MUHCF, we’ll cover registration & logistics. Runners commit to raising $500 to support infectious diseases research. Interested? Contact Ina Muntean-Bors: [email protected] #RunForResearch #MI4

Tuberculosis is shaped by more than the bacteria. Immune metabolism influences how TB progresses, how treatment works, and how recovery unfolds. In the MI4 ecosystem, TB research intersects with immunometabolism to better understand why infections affect individuals differently. #MI4Community

Big congratulations to our community’s CIHR Fall 2025 Grant recipients! 🎉 Out of 421 funded projects nationwide, 51 came from McGill, receiving $50.4M of the $413M awarded — including 16 projects led by former MI4 awardees. Proud of our researchers! 👏 #CIHR #Research #Innovation #McGill

The fight against viral disease often comes down to shape. The 3D structure of viral proteins determines how viruses enter cells, evade immunity, and resist treatment. When virology meets structural biology, new targets for vaccines and antivirals come into focus. #MI4Community #ConnectingResearch

CRBS and MI4 are partnering this year to fund innovative infectious disease research through the 2026 Blue‑Sky Seed Funding Competition. 💥 Applications due March 24, 2026. Don’t miss it! 🔗 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #CRBS #MI4 #Innovation #Research #InterdisciplinaryTeams #MI4Community

Climate and ecology are reshaping infectious disease risk. Changes in temperature, biodiversity, and ecosystems influence vectors and transmission — often in ways that aren’t immediately visible. At MI4, climate science intersects with infection and immunity to help anticipate emerging threats.

On this day, we celebrate the incredible women who drive innovation in research, across every field. And to all the girls who are considering a future in science — the world is better because of you. 🎉Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #WomenAndGirlsInScience #Celebrate

Infection and immunity are shaped as much by systems as by science. Surveillance, data sharing, regulation, and governance all influence how infectious threats are detected and contained. At MI4, research intersects with policy to help inform decisions before, during, and after outbreaks.

Why do the same infections affect people so differently? Our genes play a role, shaping immune responses and, in some cases, contributing to autoimmune disease. By connecting the two areas, MI4 brings researchers together to better understand how infection and immunity shape long-term health.

Antimicrobial resistance doesn’t begin or end in hospitals. Connecting #AMR with environmental and systems science reveals transmission pathways that are easy to miss, but critical to prevention. #Infection #Immunity #MI4Community #Connection #Support

On World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, we highlight the importance of community-led, sustainable health action. MI4 is committed to supporting research and collaboration that advance equitable, community-informed approaches to infection and immunity. #WorldNTDDay #HealthForAll #MI4Community

We are lucky to work with a thoughtful, generous research community, and partners.✨ Here are a few voices from MI4. 💬 #MI4Community #research #collaboration #support #grateful

At MI4, connection is where discovery begins. ✨These are unusual partnerships that generate unexpected insight, because they bring diverse expertise together around shared challenges in infection and immunity.🔬 #MI4Community #MI4Connects #research #support #collaboration

From seed funding to major initiatives, MI4 has supported projects advancing infection and immunity research.✨ The numbers highlight collaboration, growth, and impact — made possible by our community.🎉 👉 7 years in review #MI4Community #InfectionAndImmunity #McGillResearch

We’re excited to share MI4’s latest annual report, showcasing the impactful research and activities we were proud to support this past year. Explore the highlights 👉 www.mcgill.ca/mi4/about-us... #MI4Community #Infection #Immunity #Research #McGillUniversity

Major international conferences are coming to Montréal in early 2026 ✨ Vaccines, infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance & more. 👉 Find dates, details, and registration links via the MI4 Linktree: linktr.ee/mi4innovates #infection #immunity #knowledgesharing

💡Did you know it can take anywhere from 4 to 6 months to organize a successful event 🎯 with 200 attendees? 🫶A special shout-out to all those who made the MI4 7th Symposium truly one for the book! #MI4Symposium #supportstaff #scientificevent #mcgilluniversity

We launched the MI4-Pathy SFG Round 7! 💡4 grants of $150,000 each 🗓️Deadline: January 26, 2026, 11:59 PM EST 🔬Areas: Pandemic Preparedness, AMR, Microbes Apply here: www.mcgill.ca/mi4/funding-... #MI4Community #RFP #fundingopportunity #infection #immunity #pandemicpreparedness #AMR #microbes

Thanks to everyone who joined our Special AMR Seminar during #WAAW! Dr. Eric J. Nelson showed how cholera reveals predator–prey dynamics between phages & pathogens, shaping disease severity beyond antibiotics. Great talks on AMR, phage therapy & diagnostics. 📍30 in person | 22 online #AMR #MI4

✨Thank you to everyone who made the MI4-AMR 7th Annual Scientific Symposium such an exceptional day! 🎉We can't wait to welcome you back at another MI4 event. #ScientificSymposium #AMR #MI4Community

🚨 Dernier appel! Les inscriptions ferment le 12 novembre! Venez entendre des experts passionnants discuter de l’AMR – un enjeu mondial qui nous concerne tous. 👉 Ne manquez pas ça! forms.office.com/r/CD5uXhUJmb...

From tackling C. difficile to leading national surveillance on antibiotic resistance, Dr. Yves Longtin is shaping infection control in Canada. Don’t miss his talk at the 7th MI4 Symposium! 📅 Register before Nov. 12 👉 forms.office.com/r/CD5uXhUJmb... #MI4Symposium #InfectiousDiseases #AMR #McGill

👩‍🔬Excited to welcome Dr. Sara Mahshid, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair & MI4 member, to the 7th MI4 Scientific Symposium! ✨Her work bridges nanotech, AI & diagnostics to transform care for cancer and infectious diseases. 🗓Register before Nov 12! forms.office.com/r/CD5uXhUJmb... #MI4Symposium #AMR

👩‍🔬Meet Dr. Karine Auclair — a leading voice in antibiotic resistance and Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobials and Green Enzymes.✨ Join her at the #MI4Symposium! 🗓️ Reg. deadline extended → Nov 12 🔗 forms.office.com/r/CD5uXhUJmb... #AMR #McGillResearch #MI4Community

Our congratulations to Dr. Papenburg for his appointment as President of CIQ! ✨