The chemical biology graduate program hosts 40 faculty members who lead a diverse set of cutting-edge research programs. For further details about their research visit our faculty page.
Three focus areas have emerged as main clusters of chemical biology research at McMaster:
“Developing new synthetic methods and technology-based platforms that facilitate the preparation and discovery of novel molecular imaging probes.”
For more information see:
Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC)
Associated Faculty: Berti, Capretta, Fradin, Moran-Mirabal, Truant, Valliant, Wylie
“A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill – far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st Century.” – World Health Organization
Institute for Infectious Diseases Research
Centre for Microbial Chemical Biology
Associated Faculty: Andres, Berti, Bishop, Brown, Burrows, Coombes, Elliot, Finan, McNulty, Magarvey, Whitney, Wright
“Understanding and exploiting the phenomena at the place where materials meet biology”
Biointerfaces Institute
Associated Faculty: Brennan, Brook, Burrows, Capretta, Elliot, Felipe, Fradin, Hitchcock, Li, Melacini, Pelton, Sheardown, Valliant, Wylie.