The Meakins-Christie Laboratories is one of the premiere 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 four main themes: chronic airways disease, lung injury and infection, neuromuscular dysfunction in respiratory diseases, and sleep-disordered breathing.
In the News
Meakins faculty delegation to Braunschweig
Meakins faculty visit the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig
MI4 Gnotobiotic Animal Research Platform
Dr. Irah King announces the launch phase for the MI4 Gnotobiotic Animal Research Platform
Research on Latent TB Infection
WHO and McGill TB Research Centre consultation on latent TB infection.
Quebec Microbiome Research Symposium
Dr. Irah King organized the first Quebec Microbiome Research Symposium
Research in the era of legal cannabis
Interview with Dr. Carolyn Baglole by McGill News
Dragonfly wings in the hospital
Dao Nguyen shares some thoughts on combatting biofilms
Upcoming Events
2019-2020 Respiratory Research Seminar Series
View the full schedule for our upcoming 2019-2020 respiratory seminar series
Summer Student Research Day 2019
All summer and undergrad students are welcome to submit an abstract. Event date: August 13, 2019
SPiRE summer party
All trainees and staff are welcome to join the Sundaes on Thursday social summer party on July 18, 2019