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
2025 RESP Research Day Poster and Oral Winners
Congratulations to all of our oral and poster presenter winners from the 2025 Respiratory Research Day
June 16, 2025: Sydney Joy & Fatemeh Ostadan
June 16, 2025 at 9:00 am. Work in Progress: Sydney Joy (PhD Grad student with Inés Colmegna and James Martin) and Fatemeh Ostadan (PhD Grad student with Basil Petrof).
Pregnancy’s Secret Flu Shield
Maziar Divangahi and James Martin uncover a natural flu defense that activates in the nasal cavity during pregnancy
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.
Contact Information
Meakins-Christie Laboratories
RI-MUHC, Block E
Office EM3.2210
Lab E03.4150
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