2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grant Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grants competition winners, Jonathon Campbell, Maziar Divangahi, Nicole Ezer, Simon Rousseau, Sushmita Pamidi, Salman Qureshi and Bryan Ross!
Maziar Divangahi
View his faculty profile here: Maziar Divangahi, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Associate Director, Meakins-Christie Laboratories
Research Theme: Host defense against pulmonary pathogens; regulation of death program in macrophages
Keywords: innate and adaptive immunity • influenza virus • mycobacterium tuberculosis • cell death program
View Maziar Divangahi’s recent posts and news below.
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
Spring 2022 Student Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of FRQS and CIHR studentship and fellowship awards! We wish you much success!
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.
International Rare Disease Day: Alex’s Story
At the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, we care about rare diseases. Read Alexandre Grant’s interview on his rare disease diagnosis.
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.
Gordon A. Maclachlan Convocation Prize
Congratulations to Jeffrey Downey, PhD student of Dr. Divangahi, recipient of the Gordon A. Maclachlan Convocation Prize.
Confusion Over COVID Vaccine Priority List
Alexander Grant, MSc student in Dr. Divangahi’s lab, advocates for others to be prioritized for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Three CIHR Grants Awarded!
Congrats to Maziar Divangahi and Faiz Ahmad Khan on their Fall 2020 Project Grants and Benjamin M Smith on his COPD Catalyst Grant
Flu Vaccines and COVID-19
Dr. Maziar Divangahi on how flu vaccines can help train our body’s immunity to fight the COVID-19 virus.
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