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!
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.
Congratulations to Jim Martin, Ben Smith, Sushmita Pamidi, and Deborah Assayag who were funded in the Fall 2022 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
The 31th Annual Respiratory Research Day featured 51 oral and poster presentations. Congrats to all our poster and oral presentation winners!
Publication in AJRCCM by Ben Smith describes dysanapsis in the upper and lower airways and risk of airflow obstruction
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Benjamin Smith discusses air pollution and its impact on our lung health
New study by Drs. Jean Bourbeau and Benjamin Smith shows associations between air pollution and lung health in Canada
Irah King and Ben Smith talk about the microbiome and resilient lungs, respectively on the MUHC Health Matters Podcast
Congratulations to Dr. Motahareh Vameghestahbanati, PhD with Dr. Benjamin Smith, for her McGill MedStar Award for Trainees!
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Ben Smith about why some lungs are more resilient to infection than others
Congratulations to the recipients of FRQS and CIHR studentship and fellowship awards! We wish you much success!
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Benjamin Smith discusses lung diseases and the concept of resilient lungs