CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2025
Congratulations to all RESP members who were funded in the Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
Larry Lands
View his faculty profile here: Larry Lands, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University
Research Theme: Modulation of innate immunity, nutrition, and exercise limitation in pediatric lung diseases, such as asthma and cystic fibrosis
Keywords: cystic fibrosis (CF) • asthma • immune modulation • physical activity • translational research
View Larry Lands’s recent posts and news below.
A New mRNA-Based Approach to Treat Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Larry Lands and Darcy Wagner and team are developing an mRNA therapy to correct genetic errors in primary ciliary dyskinesia, opening new paths for treatment
Sustaining Excellence: Supporting Breakthrough Research
Larry Lands, Arnold Kristof, Salman Qureshi, and Maziar Divagnahi receive funding from the Sustaining Excellence Grants Competition.
New Funding for a Research Project Focusing on CF Rare Genetic Mutations
Génome Quebec and Cystic Fibrosis Canada funding for project to develop genetic therapy for CV patients with rare mutations.
King Charles III Coronation Medal Awarded to RESP Members
Jean Bourbeau and Larry Lands receive the King Charles III Coronation Medal for their outstanding contributions to Lung Health.
Trikafta Prolongs the Lives of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Larry Lands and Elias Matouk take part in a Radia-Canada digital feature about Trikafta, a drug for Cystic Fibrosis
Spring 2023 Student Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of FRQS and CIHR studentship and fellowship awards! We wish you much success!
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.
MUHC Trottier Webster Innovation Award Goes to RESP Team
Congrats to Ben Smith, Jun Ding and Larry Lands! The team received the MUHC Trottier Webster Innovation Award for their work to repair damaged lungs in COPD.
Health Matters: Reprogramming Lungs Against COPD
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Ben Smith discusses reprogramming COPD lungs and with Deborah Assayag discusses ILD