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.
In the News
NSERC 2022 Research Grants Competition
Results from the 2020 NSERC Competition are out. Congrats to Jun Ding and Gregory Fonseca for their awards!
We are MI4 – Creation of the McGill Antimicrobial Centre
Dr. Dao Nguyen speaks about the creation of the McGill Antimicrobial Centre.
RESP Research Day Oral and Poster Presentation Winners
The 31th Annual Respiratory Research Day featured 51 oral and poster presentations. Congrats to all our poster and oral presentation winners!
Spring 2022 Student Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of FRQS and CIHR studentship and fellowship awards! We wish you much success!
Associations between air pollution and lung health
New study by Drs. Jean Bourbeau and Benjamin Smith shows associations between air pollution and lung health in Canada
Run for a Reason 2022
Meet the MONTREAL CHEST HOSPITAL (MCI) team at the 2022 MUHC Foundation’s “Run for a Reason” charity challenge
Trainee Kudos: Medstar Award
Lisa Hennemann received the McGill MedStar Award for her publication in PLoS Pathogens
Discovering Novel Antimicrobials
Dr. Dao Nguyen received funding from MI4 for her grant “Discovering Novel Antimicrobials from the Canadian High Arctic”
Health Matters: Microbiome and TB Elimination in Quebec
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview Irah King about our microbiome and Kevin Schwartzman about eliminating TB
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Upcoming Events
Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD – June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022 at 9:00am. MCL Seminar Series presented by Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD. Title: Advances in lung Regenerative Medicine and Engineering
Jichao Chen, PhD – July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022 at 9:00am. MCL Seminar Series presented by Jichao Chen, PhD. Title: Intercellular signaling and transcriptional control in the lung – following the lead of AT1 cells
Darcy Wagner, PhD – July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022 at 10:00am. MCL Seminar Series presented by Darcy Wagner, PhD. Title: Bioengineering human lungs in the lab: towards transplantable tissue
6th Annual Montreal Oscillometry Summer Seminar
This year’s oscillometry seminar series will take place virtually in 4 parts: July 20, July 27, August 3 and August 10, 2022.
Summer Student Research Day – Aug 12, 2022
Joint RI-MUHC Summer Student Research Day – Friday, August 12, 2022. Open to all summer students – poster and oral presentations.