Research Seminars
Seminars by invited and local faculty
Work-in-Progress
Trainees present their research results
RESP Journal Club
Critical evaluation of clinical and fundamental research articles
Weekly Faculty Meetings
Faculty present grant proposals, research progress, and manuscripts
Meetings & Workshops
Full day thematic workshops on topics that span the various research themes.
Respiratory Research Day
Annual Research Day at which prizes are awarded to the best oral and poster presenters for fundamental, clinical, and evaluative research
Recent and Upcoming Events – Posts
Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD – December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024, at 9:00am. RESP Seminar Series presented by Francesco Polverino, MD, PhD. Title: COPD: From the Lab to Precision Medicine
December 9, 2024: Ju Jing Tan & Jana Abi Rafeh
December 9, 2024 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Ju Jing Tan (PDF Grad student with James Martin and Ryszard Grygorczyk) and Jana Abi Rafeh (MSc Grad student with Bruce Mazer and Salman Qureshi).
December 16, 2024: Guo Jiang & Nicole Heimbach
December 16, 2024 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Guo Jiang (MSc Grad student with Jun Ding) and Nicole Heimbach (PhD Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).
Babak Javid, MD, PhD – January 13, 2025
January 13, 2025, at 9:00 am. RESP Seminar Series presented by Babak Javid, MD, PhD. Title: TBC
January 20, 2025: Bowen Zhao & Ahmed Saif
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Bowen Zhao (MSc Grad student with Jun Ding) and Ahmed Saif (MSc Grad student with Maziar Divangahi).
January 27, 2025: Jérôme Bédard-Matteau & Monica Cella
January 27, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Jérôme Bédard-Matteau, (PhD Grad student with Simon Rousseau) and Monica Cella (PhD Grad student with Dao Nguyen and Jesse Shapiro).
Alexandra Noël, PhD – February 3, 2025
Monday, February 3, 2025 at 9:00 am. RESP Seminar Series presented by Alexandra Noël, PhD. Title: An experimental assessment of the impact of vaping on pulmonary health.
February 17, 2025: Clara MacMahon & Patrick Greiss
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work-in-Progress: Clara MacMahon (PhD Grad student with Irah King) and Patrick Greiss (PhD Grad student with Carolyn Baglole).