A research team at McMaster University has discovered a new drug class that could lead to breakthrough treatments for dangerous fungal infections. The discovery responds to a critical need for new antifungal medicines.
Researchers discovered the new lariocidin molecule — potentially a key solution to the global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance — in soil from a Hamilton backyard.
Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community.
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