Nermin Diab Receives the 2025 Rising Star Award
Congratulations to Nermin Diab, recipient of the MUHC Foundation’s 2025 Rising Star Award for early-career clinician-scientists.
News
Respiratory Research News from the Meakins-Christie Laboratories and the RESP program of the RI-MUHC. View our latest funding results, faculty and trainee awards, and our research featured in the media.
Transforming Clinical Trials at The Institute
Led by Sushmita Pamidi, The Institute’s 2030 Vision is accelerating clinical trials through innovation, collaboration, and equity to improve patient care.
Darcy Wagner Co-Leads CFI Advancing Biofabrication Research
Darcy Wagner co-leads a CFI supporting advanced biofabrication infrastructure to drive regenerative medicine research.
New Injectable Gel Shows Promise for Repairing Swallowing Muscles
A new injectable gel boosts stem cell survival and could advance regenerative treatments.
ILD Research: From One Idea to a World-Class Team
Discover how Deborah Assayag transformed a bold idea into a world-class ILD research team at McGill through MI4 support.
AI is Transforming Drug Discovery – Jun Ding Featured by BBC
Work by Jun Ding featured by the BBC highlights how AI is accelerating treatment discovery for complex diseases
CIHR Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention
Congratulations to Dr. Maziar Divangahi and his team on receiving a $2M CIHR team grant to study trained immunity and cancer risk.
Rapid Diagnostic Test Will Dramatically Change How Antibiotics are Prescribed
Dao Nguyen co-develop a 36-minute diagnostic test to rapidly identify bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility.
CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2025
Congratulations to all RESP members who were funded in the Fall 2025 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
Announcement Regarding Professor Qutayba Hamid Al Heialy
With great sadness we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Qutayba Hamid, Meakins-Christie Director from 2008 to 2017.