Partners

Based within the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University, the Gilbrea Centre serves as a critical interdisciplinary hub of research, teaching and community engagement. Gilbrea’s mission is to improve all aspects of the lives of older adults living in the community and in long-term care by linking research, education, policy and practice with local, national and global initiatives.

Research performance space for cutting-edge analysis of human interaction.

The LIVELab within the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind is a 106-seat Research Performance Space equipped with advanced technology (EEG, motion capture, active acoustics) that facilitates the simultaneous study of behavioral, physiological, and brain responses in performers and audience members. Creative performance is a framework that helps researchers understand broader scientific questions about child development, aging, learning, mental health and movement. The LIVELab enables cutting-edge analysis of human interaction, bridging the gap between arts and science.

A leading program for training, smart mobility and aging.

The NSERC-funded Smart Mobility for the Aging Population (sMAP) CREATE program is a multi-university, multi-disciplinary program aiming to foster a world-class, collaborative training environment and provide highly qualified personnel with unique experiential training opportunities centered around technologies and best practices for smart mobility for the aging population.

Canada’s largest study of aging

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national research platform on health and aging allowing researchers to answer critical questions on the biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of aging, disability and disease. The CLSA follows 51,338 people who were aged 45-85 at recruitment, for 20 years. Through its large sample size, detailed data collection and longitudinal design, the CLSA enables research on the complex interplay among health determinants.

Safe, welcoming exercise and rehab for older adults

At PACE, more than 200 students work alongside our team of health professionals and staff in a McMaster University specialized exercise and rehabilitation centre for seniors, people undergoing cardiac rehabilitation, cancer patients and survivors, and people with MS or spinal cord injuries. We provide community members with a welcoming, safe, supportive environment. Along with achieving their health and wellness goals, community members and students create supportive bonds to aid each other in their journeys.

world-leading pandemic prevention and response through interdisciplinary research and collaboration

Building on decades of world-leading infectious disease research at McMaster University, Global Nexus attracts and develops leaders who want to do science differently. At Global Nexus, scholars from diverse disciplines work together with community members, Indigenous leaders, policy experts, public health officials, and industry experts on impactful pandemic prevention and response measures.

Interdisciplinary infectious disease research

The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) is a world-leading centre of interdisciplinary infectious disease research. Since its inception in 2007, the IIDR has brought together over 40 principal investigators and 2000 trainees to deliver new knowledge in infectious disease. Through collaborative research that spans the lab and the clinic, we are dedicated to finding new treatments and preventions to control infections that have devastating impacts on health.