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Weekly Faculty Meetings

2024-2025 Weekly Meakins and RECRU Faculty Meetings and Journal Club
During these weekly meetings, Meakins, RECRU, and RESP Program Faculty present their grant proposals, research progress and manuscripts. A joint Journal Club will take place on certain Fridays.
Time:  Fridays at 12:00 PM unless otherwise advertised
Location: EM3.2225 or 3D.01 and Zoom

For Student Presentations, please see Meakins Student WIP (Mondays @ 9am) and RECRU Student WIP (Fridays @ 1pm)

DATEPRESENTERTITLE OF PRESENTATION
2024
August 30, 2024CIHR Presentation – OPEN
September 6, 2024CIHR Presentation – OPEN
September 13, 2024CIHR Deadline – no meeting
September 20, 2024Meakins – Darcy Wagner Generating and characterizing bioengineered 3D models of the human lung
September 27, 2024Meakins Alumnus – Luciano Zocchi
Professor, Dept of Human Physiology, University of Milan		The Pleural Mesothelium: biological activity and mechanics
October 4, 2024Meakins – Elizabeth FixmanCan this grant be funded:  Sex-specific regulation of type 2 innate immunity in the lung: alarmins, set points and induction of asthma
October 11, 2024RESP PROGRAM PI RETREAT
October 18, 2024RECRU No Meeting
October 25, 2024Meakins – Gregory FonsecaNrf2 in lung fibrosis
November 1, 2024Journal Club
November 8, 2024Meakins – Cecilia CostiniukHIV-associated emphysema: Potential targets and opportunities for intervention
November 15, 2024RECRU – Tania Janaudis-FerreiraPOSTPONED
November 22, 20242030 VISION AND RI-MUHC RESEARCH DAY
November 29, 2024Journal Club
December 6, 2024Meakins (no meeting) RESP Holiday Luncheon
December 13, 2024RECRU – Deborah Assayag
December 20, 2024HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
2025
January 10, 2025Journal Club
January 17, 2025Meakins- Maziar DivangahiIdentifying Correlates of Protection against TB for Novel Vaccine Development
January 24, 2025RECRU – Tania Janaudis-FerreiraPatient Engagement in Research: Practical Tips and Insights
January 31, 2025Meakins – Simon RousseauCIHR Grant Presentation – The pancreas-lung axis: CFTR-mediated pulmonary exacerbations of COPD
February 7, 2025Meakins – Jun DingCIHR Grant Presentation – Deciphering cellular dynamics in 3D virtual lungs with artificial intelligence and Virtual Reality
February 14, 2025Meakins – Arnold Kristof @12pm
RECRU – John Kimoff @1pm

CIHR Grant Presentation CTB: Regulation of G-protein Signaling in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
CIHR Grant Presentation CORE – Positive airway pressure effects on cardiovascular risk markers in obstructive sleep apnea patients identified as high versus low risk based on novel oximetry-derived biomarkers: a pilot feasibility randomized, controlled trial
February 21, 2025Journal Club
February 28 & March 7, 2025CIHR DEADLINE & SPRING BREAK
March 14, 2025
RECRU – Nermin DiabPOSTPONED
March 21, 2025Meakins – Irah King
Friday, March 28, 2025RECRU Seminar Speaker
J. Lucian (Luke) Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and of Medicine
Yale University		Reimagining TB Contact Tracing in High-Burden Settings: An Implementation Science Approach.
Host: Dr. Kevin Schwartzman
April 4, 2025CANADIAN RESPIRATORY CONFERENCE – no meeting
April 11, 2025Meakins – Anne-Marie LauzonILC2s and Airway Smooth Muscle Mechanics
April 18, 2025GOOD FRIDAY – no meeting
April 25, 2025RESPIRATORY RESEARCH DAY
May 2, 2025Meakins – Dao NguyenPOSTPONED
replaced with RESP SEMINAR
May 9, 2025RECRU Seminar Speaker Bruce Struminger (host: Kevin Schwartzman)Scaling Expertise, Advancing Global TB Care: the Evolution of ECHO Tele-mentoring Programs Worldwide
May 16, 2025ATS – no meeting
May 23, 2025Journal Club
May 30, 2025WISELBERG SEMINAR – ILD
June 6, 2025RECRU RECRU Invited Guest – Philippe Boileau, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, McGill University
June 13, 2025RECRU – Nicole EzerBÊLE trial: Benralizumab for Early stage Lung Cancer, review pilot trial design