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🎤Meet Ildiko Mehes at the 8th MI4 Symposium. Attorney, healthcare leader, IBD advocate, and parent, Ildiko will share the patient perspective in her talk: "It's Time to Change Tack in IBD Thinking." 🔗 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4Symposium #IBD #PatientVoice

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Researchers, trainees, health professionals, science advocates, and families are coming together as Team Fast & Curious: MI4 Edition for the Montreal Marathon. 💙 Every kilometre supports infection & immunity research and helps fuel discovery. 🔗 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MTLMarathon #RunForResearch

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McGill Centre for Microbiome Research @mcgill-microbiome.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Our next Symposium is coming soon! Registration will be launched in a couple of days, stay tuned for all the details! --> October 8th-9th, 2026 👏

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔬 Keynote Speaker Spotlight Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, Director of the Feinstein IBD Clinical Center at Mount Sinai, will deliver the keynote address at the 8th MI4 Symposium:"Revisiting the Role of Lymphatics in Crohn's Disease." Don't miss it 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/DgfPmnymWu...

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🦠 How do microbes shape #CrohnsDisease? Join us Nov. 18 at the 8th Annual MI4 Scientific Symposium with Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Williams Turpin, Peter Lakatos, Emmanuelle Roy, Susan Westfall & Ildiko Mehes. 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/DgfPmnymWu

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🤝 MI4 has renewed its partnership with HZI, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing research in infection, immunity, and global health. Over the next 5 years, we'll continue collaborating through joint research, exchanges, seminars, and knowledge sharing to accelerate discovery. 🔬🌍

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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab @mcgillperl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📕 Save the date: @drejoanneliu.bsky.social launches the English edition of Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants — stories from the frontlines of global crisis response. Sept 22, 2026 / 5:30 PM / McGill School of Population & Global Health Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ucbLnT0pGe

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📢Registration is now open for the 8th Annual #MI4 Symposium! 📅Nov. 18, 2026, 11:30 am Join leading experts, researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates for a day focused on the connection between microbes and #CrohnsDisease. 🔗 forms.cloud.microsoft/r/DgfPmnymWu... #IBD #Microbiome #MI4Symposium

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Collaboration is essential." That's the message behind the McGill AMR Centre's growth from a bold idea into a multidisciplinary research hub tackling antimicrobial resistance. Learn more: linktr.ee/mi4innovates #AMR #GlobalHealth #ResearchImpact #MI4Community

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ One team. One goal. Countless miles. The MI4 Marathon Team is training hard, supporting one another, and proving that every finish line starts with a single step. 💪 linktr.ee/mi4innovates P.S. Only part of the team is featured here. #MI4MarathonTeam #MarathonTraining #Teamwork #RunTogether

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌱 "The AMR Centre was a seed that needed the right conditions to grow." Dr. Dao Nguyen reflects on the journey of the McGill AMR Centre and the collaborative effort required to tackle antimicrobial resistance, one of the world's most urgent health challenges. 🔗 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #AMR #MI4

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“A centre is really about people.” In our latest #MI4Highlights, Chen Liang reflects on mentorship, collaboration, and the power of building strong research communities to advance viral diseases research. 🧬 Read more: linktr.ee/mi4innovates #McGill #Research #Mentorship #Collaboration

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

MCVD Director Dr. Chen Liang reflects on the Centre’s evolution from the McGill AIDS Centre into a multidisciplinary hub advancing research on viral diseases—and the role MI4 has played every step of the way. Full article 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4 #McGill #ViralResearch

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Proud to see our own Dr. Marcel Behr quoted in the @laskerfdn.bsky.social article "Vaccines' Little Helpers," exploring the powerful role of adjuvants in advancing immunology and vaccine research. 🔬 Read more: laskerfoundation.org/vaccines-lit... #Vaccines #Immunology #MedicalResearch

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Vaccines’ Little Helpers - Lasker Foundation

APR 14, 2026Read about adjuvants—immune system boosters—and Lasker Laureate Jules Freund, who developed one of the most potent ones.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Great energy at the June 8 #AMR Symposium! 🎉 Proudly supported by MI4 + celebrating our poster winners: 🥇 Shenmiao (Ivy) Li 🥈 Anirudh Mantri Kudos to Dr. Dao Nguyen, the @AMRCentre team, outreach staff & MI4 volunteers for a fantastic event! 👏

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

“Those questions quickly became bigger than any one field.” Dr. Irah King on how microbiome research became a collaborative frontier 🦠 Explore key insights from the interview 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #Microbiome #Collaboration #Innovation #MI4Community #McGillUniversity

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The MI4 Innovation Prize at #McGillCLIC goes to AnemoSwab 🏆 A novel breath-based diagnostic that captures infectious aerosols—no nasal swabs needed. Faster, more comfortable testing could help improve early detection & reduce disease spread. 🔗https://linktr.ee/mi4innovates #MI4 #HealthInnovation

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

A poster with headshots of Irah King and Lucienne Tritten announcing their winning project on creating vaccines.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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: mi4projects.mi4@mcgill.ca 🗓 Deadline: May 17, 2026 (11:59 PM) 👉 linktr.ee/mi4innovates #GlobalHealth #ID #MI4

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🎉 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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎉 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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

💡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

A photo collage of Dr. Marcel Behr on a boat, playing ping pong, on a ski slope, singing and performing.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

👏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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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

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McGill Global Health Programs @mcgillghp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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.

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McGill Global Health Programs @mcgillghp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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...

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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

Poster with Dr. Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze sitting in her office. The poster quote says: "It is hard to personalize transplant care. That's exactly what we're trying to change."

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🚀 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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🏃 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: mi4projects.mi4@mcgill.ca #RunForResearch #MI4

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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.

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MI4 @mi4innovates.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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.

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