The 2nd Annual Cannabis Scientific Symposium
Topic: From Plants to People
Meakins-Christie Laboratories 50th Anniversary and Respiratory Research Day
Location: InterContinental Hotel, Montreal, Quebec
RESP | Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program
Events
The RESP Program organizes and supports numerous speakers, seminars, and symposia throughout the year.
Meakins-Christie and RESP Program Seminar Series Spring 2023
Meakins-Christie and RESP Program seminars are held on Mondays from 9 to 10 a.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English.
Seminars will be in hybrid format. For the Zoom link, please contact Maria Makroyanni at maria.makroyanni [at] mcgill.ca.
Date
Speaker
January 30, 2023
Nicolas Dumont
Associate Professor, Université de Montréal
Topic: Impact of transient neonatal exposure to hyperoxia, an experimental model of preterm birth, on muscle stem cells and skeletal muscle function
Associate Professor, Université de Montréal
Topic: Impact of transient neonatal exposure to hyperoxia, an experimental model of preterm birth, on muscle stem cells and skeletal muscle function
February 20, 2023
Colin Crist
Associate Professor, McGill University
Topic: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Muscle Stem Cell Activity
Associate Professor, McGill University
Topic: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Muscle Stem Cell Activity
March 27, 2023
Simon Couillard
Assistant Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Topic: Blood eosinophils and FeNO are complementary biomarkers of the modifiable risk of asthma attacks
Assistant Professor, Université de Sherbrooke
Topic: Blood eosinophils and FeNO are complementary biomarkers of the modifiable risk of asthma attacks
April 3, 2023
Philippe Joubert
Université Laval
Topic: To be announced
Université Laval
Topic: To be announced
April 24, 2023
Julianna Blagih
Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal
Topic: Regulating immune responses through cancer genetics, cellular metabolism, and diet
Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal
Topic: Regulating immune responses through cancer genetics, cellular metabolism, and diet
Meakins-Christie and RESP Program Seminar Series Winter 2022
Meakins-Christie and RESP Program seminars are held on Mondays from 9 to 10 a.m. (unless otherwise stated). Seminars will be in English.
Seminars may be online, in person or in hybrid format. For the Zoom link, please contact Maria Makroyanni at maria.makroyanni [at] mcgill.ca.
Date
Speaker
March 28, 2022
Michal A. Olszewski, PhD
Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School & LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center, Research Service
Topic: Host Pathogen Interactions in the Lungs and Brain and their Implications for Immunotherapies
Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School & LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center, Research Service
Topic: Host Pathogen Interactions in the Lungs and Brain and their Implications for Immunotherapies
April 25, 2022
R. Stokes Peebles, Jr., MD
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Topic: Mechanisms of the early innate allergic immune response
Poster
Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Topic: Mechanisms of the early innate allergic immune response
Poster
May 30, 2022
Jakob von Moltke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Washington
Topic: Small Intestinal Tuft Cells: sentinels and effectors of type 2 immunity
Poster
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Washington
Topic: Small Intestinal Tuft Cells: sentinels and effectors of type 2 immunity
Poster
June 27, 2022
Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont
Topic: Advances in Lung Regenerative Medicine and Engineering
Where: Cruess Amphitheatre ES1.1129, Block E, RI-MUHC and online
Poster
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont
Topic: Advances in Lung Regenerative Medicine and Engineering
Where: Cruess Amphitheatre ES1.1129, Block E, RI-MUHC and online
Poster
July 4, 2022
Jichao Chen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Topic: Intercellular signaling and transcriptional control in the lung – following the lead of AT1 cells
Poster
Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Topic: Intercellular signaling and transcriptional control in the lung – following the lead of AT1 cells
Poster
July 7, 2022
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Darcy Wagner, PhD
Associate Professor, Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration, Lund University Cancer Centre
Topic: Bioengineering human lungs in the lab: towards transplantable tissue
Poster
Associate Professor, Lung Bioengineering and Regeneration, Lund University Cancer Centre
Topic: Bioengineering human lungs in the lab: towards transplantable tissue
Poster