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Zhou Xing, professor of medicine and member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, is being honoured for his renowned immunology research program, which focuses on respiratory mucosal immunity, infectious diseases and vaccine development.
Seven McMaster-led research projects are receiving funding from the Clinical Trials Fund, designed to enhance Canada’s clinical trials ecosystem from discovery to implementation.
McMaster scientists found a common tuberculosis vaccine triggers an immune-communicating mechanism from the gut that offers broad protection against respiratory pathogens in the lung.
