The Meakins-Christie Laboratories is one of the premier centres for pulmonary research in the world and Canada. The Meakins was founded in 1972 by Dr. Peter Macklem. It comprises the largest group of investigators within the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program at the RI-MUHC. Our overall mission is to better understand the pathobiology of respiratory disorders. Our goal is to drive innovations in respiratory disease prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. As a result, our research is focused around five main themes: chronic airways disease, lung injury and infection, neuromuscular dysfunction in respiratory diseases, sleep-disordered breathing, and lung cancer.
In the News
Impact of Vaping on Cardiopulmonary Outcomes
Dr. Carolyn Baglole received a CIHR catalyst grant from the recent Health Effects of Vaping competition
Promising treatment option for eosinophilic-driven disorders
Dr. Bill Powell’s preclinical research program on small molecule OXE receptor antagonists acquired by Liminal BioSciences
2019 Early Investigator Prize winners
Jean-Philippe Leduc-Gaudet awarded the Journal of Physiology’s 2019 Early Investigator prize.
Defeating SARS-CoV-2: A Team Effort
Dr. Maziar Divangahi asserts that only a team effort across scientific disciplines will lead to the elimination of SARS-CoV-2.
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Menzies!
Dr. Menzies was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Tuberculosis, Tier 1, in the Spring 2019 round.
Royal Vic ICU: the faces behind the PPE
Thanks to Adomo Donovan and the ICU Bridge Program, the MUHC’s ICU staff are now recognizable despite their PPE.
Upcoming Events
Workshop with Dr. Andrea Benedetti
Join Dr. Andrea Benedetti on July 20th for the “Research Uncertainty? Mining the Literature for Answers” workshop.
Clinical Aspects of COVID-19 Recovery – Register Now!
Dr. Basil Petrof will be a panelist on the ATS webinar “Clinical Aspects of COVID-19 Recovery”.
CHEST® Journal Club Webinar May 14
Moderated by Dr. Anne Gonzalez of the RECRU and an Associate member of the Meakins-Christie Laboratories