CIHR Project Grant Results – Spring 2024
Congratulations to all RESP members who were funded in the Spring 2024 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
COVID-19
Posts and information on COVID-19 for Meakins-Christie, RECRU, and RESP members.
CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2023
Congratulations to Carolyn Baglole and Andrea Benedetti, who were funded in the Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
More than 75% of Canadians had immunity to SARS-CoV-2 due to infection by March 2023
Study by Bruce Mazer showed that more than 75% of Canadians had immunity to SARS-CoV-2 due to infection by March 2023
Health Matters: Rehabilitation for patients with long-COVID
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Tania Janaudis-Ferreira and her rehabilitation study for patients with long-COVID
Health Matters: Reprogramming lungs against COPD
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Ben Smith discusses reprogramming COPD lungs and with Deborah Assayag discusses ILD
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
Raising awareness for pulmonary fibrosis
Deborah Assayag speaks with CTV News Montreal and raises awareness about the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis
Health Matters: What you need to know before cold and flu season
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Bruce Mazer on the upcoming cold and flu season, and an update on the Raymond James Charity softball tournament
BCG vaccine provides protection against influenza virus but not SARS-CoV-2
Maziar Divangahi and his research team are surprised to discover that BCG provides protection against respiratory infections but not SARS-CoV-2.