CIHR-ICRH/CTS Mid-Career Lecturer Award in Respiratory Sciences
The CIHR-ICRH and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) have partnered on the Mid-Career Lecturer Award in Respiratory Sciences in recognition of an individual's outstanding contribution to the advancement of respiratory sciences both in Canada and internationally at the midpoint of their career. The award is presented to the selected candidate each year at the Canadian Respiratory Conference (CRC), where the recipient gives a keynote lecture as part of the scientific program. The CRC is the national educational and scientific meeting of the CTS.
2024
Dr. Maziar Divangahi – Recipient of the 2024 CIHR-ICRH/CTS Mid-Career Lecturer Award in Respiratory Sciences
Dr. Maziar Divangahi is a Professor of Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Divangahi is the Associate Director of the Meakins-Christie Laboratories and the Associate Director of the McGill International TB Centre. He is an internationally recognized pulmonary immunologist and the overarching focus of his research program is to investigate the regulatory mechanisms involved in host resistance and disease tolerance against major pulmonary bacterial (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and viral (influenza virus and SARS-CoV2) pathogens. He is currently investigating how to harness the power of innate memory response (Trained Immunity) in vaccine development. Throughout his career, he has been a proliferative investigator publishing in outstanding journals and received numerous awards, including a CIHR New Investigator Award, FRQS Award, and the CIHR Foundation grant. His scholarly work has been recognized by election to the Royal Society of Canada. He is currently holding the Strauss Chair in Respiratory Diseases.
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