Pregnancy’s Secret Flu Shield
Maziar Divangahi and James Martin uncover a natural flu defense that activates in the nasal cavity during pregnancy
Publications
View news items and posts from some of our publications. For a complete publication list, please go here: https://meakinsmcgill.com/publications/
Nature commentary highlights the work of Jun Ding
Nature commentary highlights scSemiProfiler, UNAGI, and CellAgentChat, new computational tools developed by Jun Ding
Adolescent vaping linked to increased heart disease risk in men
Two new studies by Carolyn Baglole examine how vaping during adolescence affects the lungs and heart.
A scalable, cost-effective solution for single-cell profiling
Dr. Jun Ding’s team has developed a groundbreaking tool, scSemiProfiler, to make single-cell sequencing more affordable and accessible.
Introducing peanuts earlier to reduce allergy risk
Dr. Christine McCusker was part of the research team that discovered introducing peanuts into a child’s diet before the age of three is an effective strategy to reduce the risk of peanut allergy.
Intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa in CF
Publication by Dao Nguyen suggests that Pseudomonas aeruginosa might persist intracellularly
Clinical Trial Shows Benefits of Treating Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD
Nicole Ezer was part of groundbreaking clinical trial published in NEJM that shows the benefits of treating Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD.
Disparity in Lung Cancer Survival Rates
Publication by Faiz Ahmad Khan highlights disparities in lung cancer survival rates faced by residents of Nunavik.
BCG Vaccine Offers Cross-protection Against Influenza
Publication by Maziar Divangahi shows how BCG vaccination provides protection against influenza A viral infection
Focused screening of new residents, key to fight TB in Canada
Dr. Kevin Schwartzman published a study on an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the prevalence of TB in Canada.