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Emily McDonald

ResearcherInfectious DiseasesMcGill University

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Emily McDonald

Researcher

Infectious Diseases

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 19 research grants (19 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Randomized Controlled Trial Bacteremia Platform Trial Bloodstream Infection Endocarditis Recurrence Vancomycin Deprescribing

Latest papers

Optimizing future Telehealth mental health programs: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study to identify key predictors of intervention response in the Telehealth intervention program for older adults (TIP-OA).
BMC psychiatry · 2026
Static vs. cidal: it's not complex; it's simply incorrect.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2025
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Smart About Meds (SAM) mobile application among patients discharged from hospital: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.
BMJ open · 2024 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,946,926
Sex differences in the risk of severe exacerbations associated with sedative drugs alone or in combination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$298,350
Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$2,015,775

All 28 grants and awards

6 publications.

Optimizing future Telehealth mental health programs: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study to identify key predictors of intervention response in the Telehealth intervention program for older adults (TIP-OA).

Rigas C, Lavin P, Su CL, Hassan M, Cinalioglu K, Vacaflor B, Dikaios E, Goodman A, Ibrahim M, Gruber J, Se J, Sasi N, Nazar R, Bodenstein K, Elbaz S, Fajzel H, Berkani S, Hanganu C, Noble H, Looper K, Bouchard S, Seitz D, Kumar S, Beauchet O, Launay C, McDonald E, Khoury B, Ryder A, Battistini B, Fallavollita P, Vahia I, Sekhon H, Bukhari S, Rej S

BMC psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-025-07688-1 PMID: 41917885

Static vs. cidal: it's not complex; it's simply incorrect.

Spellberg B, Wald-Dickler N, Holtom P, Meyer-Sautter P, Camp A, Diaz AD, Buhamad R, Vazquez ASM, Aguirre-Garcia GM, Stanton M, Butler-Wu SM, Chiu I, Ergenc Z, Bhoojhawon G, Murri R, Maraolo AE, Cabanilla G, Riccardi N, Tshisevhe V, Behenna C, Williams KS, Kufel WD, Wojciaczyk N, Pimentel BV, Muyidi A, Costa RP, Motta F, Bortolussi-Courval É, Lee TC, McDonald E, Ghanem B, Nelson Z

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2025

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00513-25 PMID: 40689788

Evaluating the effectiveness of the Smart About Meds (SAM) mobile application among patients discharged from hospital: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Tamblyn R, Habib B, Buckeridge DL, Weir DL, Frolova E, Alattar R, Rogozinsky J, Beauchamp C, Pupo R, Bartlett SJ, McDonald E

BMJ open2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084492 PMID: 39581737

Evaluating the impact of a SIMPlified LaYered consent process on recruitment of potential participants to the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial: study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic nested randomised clinical trial (SIMPLY-SNAP trial)

Ong SWX, Lee TC, Fowler RA, Mahar R, Pinto RL, Rishu A, Petrella L, Whiteway L, Cheng M, McDonald E

BMJ Open20246 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083239 PMID: W4391004795

Connecting During COVID-19: A Protocol of a Volunteer-Based Telehealth Program for Supporting Older Adults' Health.

Dikaios E, Sekhon H, Allard A, Vacaflor B, Goodman A, Dwyer E, Lavin-Gonzalez P, Mahdanian A, Park H, Walsh C, Sasi N, Nazar R, Gruber J, Su CL, Hanganu C, Royal I, Schiavetto A, Cinalioglu K, Rigas C, Launay C, Beauchet O, McDonald E, Seitz D, Kumar S, Nair V, Miresco M, Bruneau MA, Alexopoulos G, Looper K, Vahia I, Rej S, Bukhari SN

Frontiers in psychiatry2020

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.598356 PMID: 33343425

Proceedings of the Canadian Frailty Network Summit: Medication Optimization for Frail Older Canadians, Toronto, Monday April 24, 2017

Muscedere J, Kim P, Aitken P, Gaucher M, Osborn R, Farrell B, Holroyd-Leduc J, Mallery L, Siu H, Downar J

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics201711 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.5770/cgj.20.293 PMID: W2777955464

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Briggs, Simon; Cheng, Matthew P; Daneman, Nick; Davis, Joshua; Golchi, Shirin; Goodman, Anna L; Hasse, Barbara; Kuehl, Richard; Martin, Yonas; McDonald, Emily G; Mertz, Dominik; Paul, Mical; Sligl, Wendy I; Somayaji, Ranjani; Speich, Benjamin; Tong, Steven; Walls, Genevieve

Keywords: Bacteremia; Bloodstream Infection; Endocarditis; Enterococcus; Platform Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,946,926

Sex differences in the risk of severe exacerbations associated with sedative drugs alone or in combination in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Renoux, Christel

Keywords: Cohort; Copd; Sedative Drugs; Sex

$298,350

Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Carignan, Alex; Chan, Adrienne; Chen, Yan; Daley, Peter; Daneman, Nick; Kandel, Christopher; Lee, Todd C; Longtin, Yves; Perez Patrigeon, Santiago; Wuerz, Terence

Keywords: C. Difficile; Clostridioides Difficile Infection; Diarrhea; Fidaxomicin; Nosocomial Infection; Placebo Controlled; Platform Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Recurrence; Vancomycin

$2,015,775

Strategies to Reduce the Recurrence Rate of Clostridioides difficile Infections

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Prosty, Connor

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Clostridioides Difficile; Diarrhea; Fidaxomicin; Infectious Diseases; Prophylaxis; Recurrence; Survey; Systematic Review; Vancomycin

$120,000

An international platform for finding the optimal therapies for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: The PCP Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Benedetti, Andrea; Bhagani, Sanjay; Boyles, Tom; Butler-Laporte, Guillaume; Cheng, Matthew P; McDonald, Emily G; McGuinty, Michaeline; Nakashima, Kei; Schwartz, Ilan S; Slavin, Monica; So, Miranda; Tan, Darrell H; Yong, Michelle

Keywords: Immunomodulation; Platform Trial; Pneumocystis; Pneumonia; Randomized Controlled Trial; Secondary Prophylaxis; Treatment

$1,683,000

Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin in S. aureus Bacteremia (Clopido-SNAP)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Cheng, Matthew P; Daneman, Nick; Davis, Joshua; Goodman, Anna L; Lawler, Patrick R; McDonald, Emily G; Mertz, Dominik; Paul, Mical; Siegal, Deborah M; Tong, Steven; Walls, Genevieve

Keywords: Antithrombotic Therapy; Bacteremia; Randomized Controlled Trial; Staphylococcus Aureus

$539,325

Collaborating with First Nations Communities to Address Medication Appropriateness and Priorities for Medication Safety

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Leung, Larry; Min, Jason; Ruben, Amber; Sadowski, Cheryl A

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Deprescribing; First Nation; Indigenous Health; Medication Appropriateness; Medication Overload; Medication Safety; Polypharmacy; Prioritization; Shared Decision Making

$24,560

Dabigatran for the adjunctive treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: the DABI-SNAP nested randomized controlled trial

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Cheng, Matthew P; Daneman, Nick; Davis, Joshua; Goodman, Anna L; Lawandi, Alexander; Lawler, Patrick R; Lee, Todd C; Mertz, Dominik; Paul, Mical; Siegal, Deborah M; Tong, Steven; Walls, Genevieve

Keywords: Adjunctive Therapies; Anticoagulants; Comparative Effectiveness Trial; Desirability Of Ordinal Outcomes Rating; Infectious Diseases; Nested Trials; Platform Trial; Pragmatic Trials; Staph Aureus Bacteremia

$539,325

PREGTRIAL (Inclusion of PREgnant and lactatinG people in clinical TRIALs)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Healthcare implementation research

Principal investigators: Dayan, Natalie; Devereaux, Philip J; Bérard, Anick

Keywords: Accelerating Clinical Trials; Equity, Diversity And Inclusion; Implementation Science; Pregnancy And Lactation

$598,561

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: The Early Oral Switch Domain in the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Trial (EOS-SNAP)

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cheng, Matthew P; Bai, Anthony D; Daley, Peter; Daneman, Nick; Grant, Jennifer; Lawandi, Alexander; Lee, Todd C; MacFadden, Derek R; McDonald, Emily G; Somayaji, Ranjani; Wuerz, Terence

Keywords: Bacteremia; Bloodstream Infection; Clinical Trial; Oral Antibiotics; Staphylococcus Aureus

$1,705,952

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Emily McDonald

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Latest funding

Optimizing future Telehealth mental health programs: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study to identify key predictors of intervention response in the Telehealth intervention program for older adults (TIP-OA).

Static vs. cidal: it's not complex; it's simply incorrect.

Evaluating the effectiveness of the Smart About Meds (SAM) mobile application among patients discharged from hospital: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Evaluating the impact of a SIMPlified LaYered consent process on recruitment of potential participants to the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial: study protocol for a multicentre pragmatic nested randomised clinical trial (SIMPLY-SNAP trial)

Connecting During COVID-19: A Protocol of a Volunteer-Based Telehealth Program for Supporting Older Adults' Health.

Proceedings of the Canadian Frailty Network Summit: Medication Optimization for Frail Older Canadians, Toronto, Monday April 24, 2017

Frequent collaborators

Olivier Beauchet

Olivier Beauchet

Soham Rej

Karl Looper

Andrew Ryder

Ranjani Somayaji

John Muscedere

Jennie Johnstone

Pascal Fallavollita

Sanjeev Kumar

Matthew Cheng

Dallas Seitz

Emily McDonald

Dominik Mertz

Henry Siu

Stephane Bouchard

Barbara Farrell

Robyn Tamblyn

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Nick Daneman

Dallas Seitz

Lisa Burry