Maziar Divangahi
Professor
Dr. Maziar Divangahi is a Professor of Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Divangahi is the Associate Director of the Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Co-Leader of the Respiratory Program at McGill University Health Centre, and an Associate Director of the McGill International TB Centre. He is an internationally recognized pulmonary immunologist. Throughout his career, he has been a proliferative investigator publishing in outstanding journals and he currently holds the Strauss Chair in Respiratory Diseases.
Dr. Divangahi has 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.
The overarching focus of Dr. Divangahi's 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 immunity in vaccine via reprogramming of hematopoietic stem cells.