Lung Injury and Infection

View posts, news, and publications related to our lung injury and infection research theme below.

Intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa in CF

Publication by Dao Nguyen suggests that Pseudomonas aeruginosa might persist intracellularly

Members of the RESP program are leading the Department of Medicine’s world class teams in Tuberculosis and pulmonary fibrosis.

Congratulations to Deborah Assayag, Sushmita Pamidi, and Andrea Benedetti for their FRQS salary award!

Jonathon Campbell received the Union-North America Region Early Career Investigator Award for his work on TB.

Carolyn Baglole warns that vaping, once seen as safer than smoking, may cause lung damage, underscoring the need for strong regulation

Publication by Maziar Divangahi shows how BCG vaccination provides protection against influenza A viral infection

Congratulations to Dr. Maziar Divangahi, who has been named the 2024 CIHR-CTS Mid-Career Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences for 2024.

Dr. Kevin Schwartzman published a study on an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the prevalence of TB in Canada.

Study by Bruce Mazer showed that more than 75% of Canadians had immunity to SARS-CoV-2 due to infection by March 2023

Fajri Gafar is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Dr. Margaret Becklake Fellowship in Respiratory Research