Dr. Geoffrey McKay and Dr. Dao Ngyuen, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (image)

McGill University Health Centre

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From left to right: Dr. Geoffrey McKay (study's co-author) with Dr. Dao Ngyuen (lead author) in their laboratory at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (Glen site) in Montreal. They discovered a new cellular target that can weaken the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa -- a severe threat to patients with cystic fibrosis.

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McGill University Health Centre

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