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!
Benjamin Smith
View his faculty profile here: Benjamin M Smith, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Research Theme: Pathophysiological mechanisms of obstructive lung diseases, epidemiology, imaging, airway anatomy, cardiopulmonary physiology
Keywords: obstructive lung diseases • imaging • cardiopulmonary physiology • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) • emphysema
View Benjamin Smith’s recent posts and news below.
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!
Upper and Lower Airway Dysanapsis and Airflow Obstruction Among Older Adults
Publication in AJRCCM by Ben Smith describes dysanapsis in the upper and lower airways and risk of airflow obstruction
Health Matters: Air pollution and how it impacts our lung health in Canada
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Benjamin Smith discusses air pollution and its impact on our lung health
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
Health Matters: Best of Health Matters: Excellence in research and innovation
Irah King and Ben Smith talk about the microbiome and resilient lungs, respectively on the MUHC Health Matters Podcast
McGill Medstar Award for Trainees
Congratulations to Dr. Motahareh Vameghestahbanati, PhD with Dr. Benjamin Smith, for her McGill MedStar Award for Trainees!
Health Matters: Why some lungs are more resilient to infection
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Ben Smith about why some lungs are more resilient to infection than others
Spring 2021 Student Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of FRQS and CIHR studentship and fellowship awards! We wish you much success!
Health Matters: Can we Develop Resilient Lungs?
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Benjamin Smith discusses lung diseases and the concept of resilient lungs