2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grant Awards
Congratulations to the 2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grants competition winners, Jonathon Campbell, Maziar Divangahi, Nicole Ezer, Simon Rousseau, Sushmita Pamidi, Salman Qureshi and Bryan Ross!
According to the WHO, respiratory disorders are leading causes of death world-wide (second only to heart attack & stroke). These include diseases such as obstructive lung diseases and pulmonary infections. As a result, our research is focused around four main pulmonary research themes. These include: chronic airways disease, lung injury and infection, neuromuscular dysfunction in respiratory diseases, and sleep-disordered breathing.
Above all, a multidisciplinary approach is used to study the basic mechanisms of a number of diseases. These include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary infections, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnea, respiratory muscle disorders, pulmonary fibrosis, lung injury, and rare respiratory diseases. Research at the Meakins also involves the study of human physiology and tissues in parallel with relevant animal and cell culture models. Furthermore, research is facilitated by the availability of a variety of core facilities for both clinical and fundamental studies.
Learn more about our research themes here.
Below you will see posts and news items related to our research themes.
Congratulations to the 2023 MUHC Foundation MCI Innovation Grants competition winners, Jonathon Campbell, Maziar Divangahi, Nicole Ezer, Simon Rousseau, Sushmita Pamidi, Salman Qureshi and Bryan Ross!
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Tania Janaudis-Ferreira and her rehabilitation study for patients with long-COVID
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Ben Smith discusses reprogramming COPD lungs and with Deborah Assayag discusses ILD
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Becklake Fellow Everglad Mugutso about her prehabilitation research for patients with lung cancer
Congratulations to Jim Martin, Ben Smith, Sushmita Pamidi, and Deborah Assayag who were funded in the Fall 2022 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
New research carried out in the lab of Carolyn Baglole, PhD, affirms that vaping can cause significant damage to the lungs.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded the RI-MUHC $55 million for clinical trials, through its Clinical Trials Fund.
Publication in Nature by Maziar Divangahi and colleagues shows that the production of eicosanoids by neutrophils is required for reprogramming alveolar macrophages
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Kriti Agarwal, recipient of the 2022-2023 Margaret Becklake Fellowship about her long-COVID rehab project
MUHC Foundation Health Matters interview with Dao Nguyen discusses the latest research to combat antimicrobial resistance