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 Laboratories 50th Anniversary & Respiratory Research Day
May 17-18, 2023
Montreal, Quebec
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In the News
2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grant Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grants competition winners, Jonathon Campbell, Maziar Divangahi, Nicole Ezer, Simon Rousseau, Sushmita Pamidi, Salman Qureshi and Bryan Ross!
CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2022
Congratulations to Jim Martin, Ben Smith, Sushmita Pamidi, and Deborah Assayag who were funded in the Fall 2022 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
Vaping can cause significant harm to the lungs
New research carried out in the lab of Carolyn Baglole, PhD, affirms that vaping can cause significant damage to the lungs.
New CIHR funding for clinical trials
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded the RI-MUHC $55 million for clinical trials, through its Clinical Trials Fund.
Prenatal programming of alveolar macrophages by neutrophils needed for lung health
Publication in Nature by Maziar Divangahi and colleagues shows that the production of eicosanoids by neutrophils is required for reprogramming alveolar macrophages
Health Matters: Becklake Fellow Discusses Project on Long-COVID and Rehab
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Kriti Agarwal, recipient of the 2022-2023 Margaret Becklake Fellowship about her long-COVID rehab project
Health Matters: The Growing Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Dao Nguyen discusses the latest research to combat antimicrobial resistance
INQ-McGill Northern Research Chair in Respiratory Health & Health Services
Faiz Ahmad Khan has been awarded the McGill-Institut nordique du Québec Northern Research Chair in Respiratory Health & Health Services
MUHC Foundation RESP Campaign Innovation Grants Competition
Launch of the MUHC Foundation RESP Campaign Innovation Grants Competition. Deadline is January 9, 2023.
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Upcoming Events
Meakins-Christie Cocktail Reception – ATS 2023
You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 ATS Cocktail Reception hosted by the Meakins-Christie Laboratories on May 21, 2023.
Meakins 50th Anniversary
Save the Date! A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Meakins-Christie Laboratories will be combined with the annual Respiratory Research Day.
Philippe Joubert, MD, PhD – April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023 at 9:00am. MCL Seminar Series presented by Philippe Joubert, MD, PhD. Title: Immune-based biomarker discovery in non-small cell lung cancer.
Julianna Blagih, PhD – April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023 at 9:00am. MCL Seminar Series presented by Julianna Blagih, PhD. Title: Regulating immune responses through cancer genetics, cellular metabolism, and diet.
May 1, 2023: Katelyn Liu & Sumaiya Jusab
May 1, 2023 Work in Progress: Katelyn Liu (PhD with Simon Rousseau) and Sumaiya Jusab (MSc with Dao Nguyen)
May 15, 2023: Leonardo Jurado & Hilary Hendin
May 15, 2023 Work in Progress: Leonardo Jurado (PhD with Maziar Divangahi) and Hilary Hendin (PDF with Gregory Fonseca)
May 29, 2023: Yasmin Jolasun & Roham Gorgani
May 29, 2023 Work in Progress: Ryan Chung, (MSc with Jun Ding) and Roham Gorgani, (MSc with Carolyn Baglole)
June 5, 2023: Rui Sun & Alexandre Méli
June 5, 2023 Work in Progress: Rui Sun, (PhD with James Martin) and Alexandre Méli (PDF with Irah King).
June 12, 2023: Jana Abi Rafeh & Jérôme Bédard-Matteau
June 12, 2023 Work in Progress: Jana Abi Rafeh (MSc with Bruce Mazer and Salman Qureshi), and Jérôme Bédard-Matteau (MSc with Simon Rousseau)
June 19, 2023: Juliano Colapelle & Jordi Chaffer
June 19, 2023 Work in Progress: Juliano Colapelle (MSc with Larry Lands) and Jordi Chaffer (MSc with Sabah Hussain)
WIP, Seminars and Journal Club
Our 2022-2023 activities are starting this September, including our WIP, Seminar Series, and the Journal Club