The Meakins-Christie Laboratories at the RESP Program staff would like to extend their congratulations to the following recipients on their CIHR and FRQS 2025-2026 awards:
Maddison Arlen (PhD with Carolyn Baglole). Bourses de doctorat en recherche – FRQS.
Title: La perturbation de la signalisation PPAR par l’inhalation de produits du cannabis altère les mécanismes de défense de l’épithélium respiratoire.
Andrei Bogza (PhD with Irah King). Bourses de doctorat en recherche – FRQS.
Title: Rôle des infections helminthiques dans le retard de croissance causé par des carences nutritionnelles.
Andrei Bogza (PhD with Irah King). CIHR Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships.
Title: Investigating the Role of Helminth Infections in Diet-Induced Stunting
Susan Cai (MSc with Maziar Divangahi). Bourses de maîtrise en recherche – FRQS.
Title: Le rôle de IFN-g en imprimer les fonctions des macrophages alvéolaires.
Susan Cai (MSc with Maziar Divangahi). CIHR Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: The role of interferon-gamma in imprinting alveolar macrophage functions
Alyson Deprez (PDF with Basil Petrof). CIHR Fellowship.
Title: Trained immunity, macrophages and muscle stem cells in dystrophic respiratory muscle.
Hansen Feng (MSc with James Martin). CIHR Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: The role of pulmonary macrophages during syngeneic and allogeneic pregnancy in the context of an influenza A viral infection
Felix Girard (PhD with Dennis Jensen). CIHR Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: Influence of respiratory mechanical (un)loading on inspiratory neural drive and breathlessness during exercise.
Justine Mathé (PDF with Dao Nguyen). CIHR Fellowship.
Title: Deciphering Host-Pathogen Interactions in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Through Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis
Ava Naphin (MSc with Carolyn Baglole). CIHR Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: The Impact of E-Cigarette Use on Susceptibility to Influenza and Secondary Bacterial Infection
Anabel Selemon (MSc with Jonathon Campbell). CIHR Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: Improving the Targeting of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment in Canada
Kailu Song (PhD with Jun Ding). FRQS Bourses de doctorat en recherche.
Title: DeepExonas : Faire progresser la représentation cellulaire au-delà du niveau du gène en intégrant la quantification au niveau de l’exon et les lectures de jonction avec des réseaux neuronaux profonds.
Fariya Wahab (MSc with Deborah Assayag and Carolyn Baglole). CIHR Master’s Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Title: Biomarker Identification for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)