Andrew McArthur, a leading expert on genome sequencing, runs a lab dedicated to genomic surveillance of infectious pathogens.
The federal funding, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, comes through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Exceptional Opportunities Fund.
McMaster University researchers have developed a tool to share with the international health sciences community which can help determine how the virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading and whether it is evolving.