Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research
McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, MDCL-2301 L8S 4K1 Hamilton, ON, Canada

The virtual IIDR Trainee Day is just a week away! On the 3rd day of the conference, November 13th, the Mildred Gulliver Graduate Scholarship in Infectious Disease Research will be presented to one of our graduate student speakers. Established in 2009 by the estate of Mildred Kathleen Hodgson, the Mildred Gulliver Graduate Scholarship is awarded in recognition of their significant contribution to anti-infective research. The MSc or PhD recipient will be selected from the group of trainees presenting talks at this year’s event. Click through to see some of this year’s fantastic candidates!

Congratulations to our postdoctoral award winners for the 10th annual IIDR Trainee Day! Dr. Alejandra Chavez-Carbajal is this year's winner of the Mildred Gulliver Postdoctoral Award in infectious disease research. Dr. Arinjay Bannerjee takes home the Gerard Wright Postdoctoral Award in infection research. ... Tune in to their fantastic talks on the second day of the conference, November 12th. See our program at www.iidrtraineeday.com for times.

Congratulations to Lindsey Carfrae, this year's winner of the Michael Kiley Scholarship in Antibiotic Resistance! Check out her talk on the first day of our virtual IIDR Trainee Day conference, November 11th. See our program at www.iidrtraineeday.com for times.

A gentle reminder from your friendly neighbourhood Trainee Day committee: iPosters for the virtual IIDR Trainee Day must be published to the iPosters Gallery by November 2nd at 11:59pm. Please remember:... - Attach an audio file of the presentation in the narration section - Attach your abstract in abstract section - Tag your iPoster with keywords - Zoom links for Q&A sessions will be uploaded by the iPosters team and accessible under the live session button on each iPoster. Don’t forget to check out our detailed program for your time slot (www.iidrtraineeday.com). The schedule for Day 1 (November 11th) of the conference has been adjusted, please make note of the slight change in times. If you have any questions, please feel welcome to reach out to our team at [email protected]

Our first ever virtual IIDR Trainee Day is coming up! During iPoster Q&A sessions, attendees are welcome to interact with our generous sponsors. Make sure to navigate to the Hallway Conversations section of the iPosters homepage and your name will be entered in a raffle! Register before October 29th on the Trainee Day Website.

Congratulations to Jann Ang and Aline Fiebig. This year's staff winners of the Michael Kamin Hart Awards for the 10th annual IIDR Trainee Day!