
Position
Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Associate Member, Department of Physiology, McGill University
Research Interests
My primary interest is the exploration of asthma through the use of animal and cellular models. The mechanisms of airway remodeling, the structural changes identified in asthmatic airways, are being investigated. In particular, the role of the epidermal growth factor receptor and the direct effect of T lymphocyte interaction with smooth muscle are being explored. The laboratory is addressing the effects of chlorine in airway dysfunction with particular interest in innate lymphoid cells and cysteinyl leukotrienes.
James Martin and Martin Lab in the News

November 13, 2023: Bavanitha Thurairajah & Ju Jing Tan
November 13, 2023 Work in Progress: Bavanitha Thurairajah (PhD with Irah King) and Ju Jing Tan (PDF with James Martin and Ryszard Grygorczyk)

November 27, 2023: Wendy Zhao & Julia Chronopoulos
November 27, 2023 Work in Progress: Wendy Zhao (PhD with Bruce Mazer) and Julia Chronopoulos (PhD with James Martin & Maziar Divangahi)

CIHR Project Grant Results – Spring 2023
Congratulations to Jim Martin and Jonathon Campbell who were funded in the Spring 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition!

CIHR Project Grant Results – Fall 2022
Congratulations to Jim Martin, Ben Smith, Sushmita Pamidi, and Deborah Assayag who were funded in the Fall 2022 CIHR Project Grant Competition!

James G. Martin, MD, named Editor in Chief of the CJRCCSM
James G. Martin has been named the new Editor in Chief of the Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, effective January 2023.

RESP Research Day Oral and Poster Presentation Winners
The 31th Annual Respiratory Research Day featured 51 oral and poster presentations. Congrats to all our poster and oral presentation winners!
Contact Information
Meakins-Christie Laboratories
RI-MUHC, Block E
Office EM3.2210
Lab E03.2379
1001 Decarie Blvd.
Montreal QC H4A 3J1
Canada
Tel: 514-934-1934 Ext. 76304 (lab)
Tel: 514-934-1934 Ext. 76298 (office)
Tel: 514-934-1934 Ext. 76172 (admin)
Fax: 514-933-3962
E-Mail: james.martin [at] mcgill.ca
Education & Training
BSc (Physiol), UC Cork, Irl, 1970
MB BCh, UC Cork, Irl, 1973
MD UC Cork, Irl, 1983