The Meakins-Christie Laboratories is a leading pulmonary research centre affiliated with McGill University, with a mission to better understand the pathobiology of respiratory disorders across the lifespan. The ultimate goal of the laboratories' efforts is to drive innovations in respiratory disease prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. Research is focused around five primary themes: Chronic Airways Disease, Lung Injury and Infection, Neuromuscular Dysfunction in Respiratory Diseases, Sleep-disordered Breathing, and Lung Cancer.