Dr. Martin J. McGavin


Dr. McGavin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Western University, and is a member of the Centre for Human Immunology. Previous appointments were at University of Manitoba (1992-1996), and University of Toronto Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (1997-2009)

Education and Training

B.Sc. (1985) and Ph.D (1989); University of Guelph, Departments of Applied Microbiology (1985) and Microbiology (1989)

Postdoctoral Fellow (1989-1992); University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biochemistry

Honours and Awards

  1. Premiers Research Excellence award; 1999-2002

  2. Medical Research Council Scholarship Award; 1994-1999

Featured on front page of Globe and Mail, June 5, 1999; “Deadly superbug’s plague Canada’s hospital’s

email:  mmcgavin@uwo.ca