Value proposition

The IIDR at McMaster University is a world-leading centre of transdisciplinary infectious disease research.

Since its inception in 2007 — made possible by an unprecedented gift from Hamilton philanthropist Michael G. DeGroote — the Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) has brought together a successful team of nearly 50 principal investigators, more than 2,000 trainees, and a dedicated core staff, who together are committed to delivering new knowledge and solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in infectious disease. Our members span a variety of disciplines ranging from medicine and biochemistry to mathematics, anthropology, and engineering. Through collaborative research that spans the lab and the clinic, our team is dedicated to finding new treatments and preventions to control infections that have devastating impacts on health.