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.
In the News
2026 RESP Research Day Poster and Oral Winners
Congratulations to all of our oral and poster presenter winners from the 2026 Respiratory Research Day
RESP Researchers Celebrate World Scleroderma Day
James Martin and Deborah Assayag join Ines Colmegna during World Scleroderma Day at the Institute
2025 RESP Research Day Poster and Oral Winners
Congratulations to all of our oral and poster presenter winners from the 2025 Respiratory Research Day
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!
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
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