The Meakins-Christie Laboratories is a leading pulmonary research centre located in Montreal (Canada) and affiliated with McGill University, one of the top ranked universities in the world. Our overall mission is to better understand the pathobiology of respiratory disorders across the lifespan. The ultimate goal of our efforts is to drive innovations in respiratory disease prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. Research is focused around five primary themes: Chronic Airways Disease, Lung Injury and Infection, Neuromuscular Dysfunction in Respiratory Diseases, Sleep-disordered Breathing, and Lung Cancer. Our faculty of world-class researchers work within the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.
Meakins-Christie Group Photo 2024
Wishing you all a sun-sational summer! We can’t wait to see all the familiar and new faces when we kick off the academic year in September.
New Initiatives
Montreal Chest Institute Living Lab Personalized Medicine Initiative
Laboratoire vivant de l’Institut thoracique de Montréal Initiative de médecine personnalisée
In the News
The Institute is a Leader in Health Research
The MUHC, and its affiliated research Institute, ranks as Quebec’s top research hospital
Pregnancy’s Secret Flu Shield
Maziar Divangahi and James Martin uncover a natural flu defense that activates in the nasal cavity during pregnancy
Nature commentary highlights the work of Jun Ding
Nature commentary highlights scSemiProfiler, UNAGI, and CellAgentChat, new computational tools developed by Jun Ding
Meakins-Christie Labs lead 2024 freezer challenge
The Meakins-Christie Laboratories and the RESP Program came in first place in the 2024 International Freezer Challenge.
2024 Department of Medicine Award winners
Kevin Schwartzman received the McGill University Department of Medicine Mentor of the Year Award for 2024. Congrats!
Smart technology brings new hope to neonatal care
The Smart Hospital Project is improving care for newborns in NICUs with innovative wireless technology.
Adolescent vaping linked to increased heart disease risk in men
Two new studies by Carolyn Baglole examine how vaping during adolescence affects the lungs and heart.
Trikafta prolongs the lives of cystic fibrosis patients
Larry Lands and Elias Matouk take part in a Radia-Canada digital feature about Trikafta, a drug for Cystic Fibrosis
Meakins-Christie Labs elevate lab recycling
The Meakins-Christie Laboratories was the first research group at the RI-MUHC to pilot a new recycling and sustainability project- led by Severine Audusseau
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Upcoming Events
December 16, 2024: Guo Jiang & Nicole Heimbach
December 16, 2024 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Guo Jiang (MSc Grad student with Jun Ding) and Nicole Heimbach (PhD Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).
Babak Javid, MD, PhD – January 13, 2025
January 13, 2025, at 9:00 am. RESP Seminar Series presented by Babak Javid, MD, PhD. Title: Mechanism(s) of antibody-mediated protection to tuberculosis.
January 20, 2025: Bowen Zhao & Ahmed Saif
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Bowen Zhao (MSc Grad student with Jun Ding) and Ahmed Saif (MSc Grad student with Maziar Divangahi).
January 27, 2025: Jérôme Bédard-Matteau & Monica Cella
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Jérôme Bédard-Matteau, (PhD Grad student with Simon Rousseau) and Monica Cella (PhD Grad student with Dao Nguyen and Jesse Shapiro).
Alexandra Noël, PhD – February 3, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 9:00 am. RESP Seminar Series presented by Alexandra Noël, PhD. Title: An experimental assessment of the impact of vaping on pulmonary health.
February 17, 2025: Clara MacMahon & Patrick Greiss
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work-in-Progress: Clara MacMahon (PhD Grad student with Irah King) and Patrick Greiss (PhD Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).
February 24, 2025: Miroslav Zhao & Quazi Islam
February 24, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work-in-Progress: Miroslav Zhao (PhD Grad student with Jun Ding) and Quazi Islam (PhD Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).
Fabio Zani, PhD – Monday, March 10, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025, at 9:00 am. RESP Seminar presented by Fabio Zani, PhD. Title: TBC