Welcome to the McGill Antimicrobial Resistance Centre! Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global public health threats. It is an urgent and complex problem that poses major health and economic threats, both within Canada and worldwide. Tackling this impending public health crisis demands innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research solutions that no single sector or approach can address alone.
AMR Centre Events and Announcements
NEW 2026 CLIC-AMR Award!
This innovation prize recognizes solutions with the potential to curb the rise of antimicrobial resistance. Application deadline is March 16, 2026.
Blue-Sky AMR Award in the
2026 CRBS "Blue-Sky Seed Funding” Competition
Deadline: March 24, 2026
Hey Students! Come learn more about antimicrobial resistance research and opportunities at the upcoming UG-G Mixer on Wed March 11th!
McGill researchers develop quick test that stands to curb antimicrobial resistance
McGill News | 4 Feb 2026
System that can identify bacteria in less than 40 minutes could help physicians prescribe the appropriate antibiotics, amid ongoing urgency of antimicrobial resistance crisis.
AMR Centre members Jennifer Ronholm and Makeda Semret in the news!
Résistance aux antibiotiques
"Les bactéries contrattaquent"
by Mathieu Perreault | La Presse
Posted Dec 5 2025
Montreal Medical Experts Address Rising Antibiotic Resistance
AMR Centre and Outreach is in the news!
Interviews and article
by Johanie Bouffard
Montreal City News
Posted November 18, 2025
Canadian Parliament Reviews
National Response to AMR
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research launched a multi-session study on AMR to examine its causes, clinical and economic impacts nationwide, and to identify research priorities for developing new treatments and strategies to combat resistant infections. Testimonies, including those by Dao Nguyen, director of the AMR Centre, are now available.
Spotlight on the McGill AMR Centre!
"From discovery to solutions: McGill’s multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to combating antimicrobial resistance"
Rapport de synthèse de la journée de concertation du réseau AntiMicrobio Résistance Québec (AMRQ) | décembre 2025
