CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2024
Congratulations to all RESP members who were funded in the Fall 2024 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
Basil Petrof
View his faculty profile here: Basil Petrof, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Director, Meakins-Christie Laboratories
Research Theme: Study of injury/regeneration, adaptation, & development of gene therapeutics for respiratory muscles
Keywords: diaphragm • muscular dystrophy • ICU-acquired muscle weakness • sepsis • neuromuscular respiratory failure
View Basil Petrof’s recent posts and news below.
April 28, 2025: Sophie Collins & Jiahui Tan
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Sophie Collins, PostDoc Fellow with Benjamin M Smith) and Jiahui Tan (MSc Grad student with Jun Ding and Basil Petrof).
May 26, 2025: Matthew Tiranardi & Ava Naphin
May 26, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work-in-Progress: Matthew Tiranardi (PhD Grad student with Basil Petrof) and Ava Naphin (MSc Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).
June 16, 2025: Sydney Joy & Fatemeh Ostadan
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Sydney Joy (PhD Grad student with Inés Colmegna and James Martin) and Fatemeh Ostadan (PhD Grad student with Basil Petrof).
Health Matters: Pushing the Boundaries of Respiratory Research
Basil Petrof discusses how the funds raised at Le Bal Rouge will help push the boundaries of respiratory research and care.
RESP Research Day Oral and Poster Presenter Winners – 2023
Congratulations to all of our oral and poster presenter winners from the 2023 Respiratory Research Day.
Le Bal Rouge Gala Raises $1.68M for Breathe Easier Campaign
Dream Big: Breathe Easier Campaign raises 1.68 million at the Le Bal Rouge Gala organized by the MUHC Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy and Trained Immunity
Basil Petrof, MD, and his research team, have uncovered a new mechanism of inflammation in muscular dystrophy, paving the way for the development of new therapies.
3 CIHR Project Grants and 2 COVID-19 Grants Awarded!
Congratulations to Basil Petrof, Jun Ding and Faiz Ahmad Khan who were funded in the Fall 2021 Project Grant Competition!
Health Matters: The Historic Montreal Chest Institute
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Basil Petrof about the historic Montreal Chest Institute