Dr. Qutayba Hamid

Laboratoire Meakins-Christie
Université McGill
3626, rue Saint-Urbain
Montréal (Québec)
MONTREAL (QC)
H2X 2P2

Fax : (514) 398-7483

Affiliated institution : U. McGill, Medicine Departement

E-mail : qutayba.hamid@mcgill.ca

FRSQ Research Center: MUHC - Montreal Chest Institute

TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS

Diploma / Credential | Specialty | Year | Institution

Ph.D.	Molecular Pathology	1988	U. of London
M.D.	Medicine	1978	Autre univ. - Iraq

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Research field: RESPIRATION

Research sub-field: Asthma

Research field: PATHOLOGY

Research sub-field: Experimental Pathology – Other Than Tumors

TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATION

Technological Application: Immunological reagents,
Gene therapy

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Key words: Asthma, cytokines, inflammation, remodeling, eosinophils, T-cells

Research interests: My research is focused on the role of cytokines, their role in asthma
pathogenesis, in allergic diseases and the effect of inflammation on airway
remodeling in asthma.

RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Authors

Title (article or book chapter)

Soussi-Gounni A, Gregory B, Nutku E, Aris F, Latifa K, Minshall E, North J, Tavernier J, Levitt R et al.
«Interleukin-9 enhances IL-5 receptor expression differentiation and survival of human eosinophils»
2000 96 6 pp. 2163-2171 Blood

Cameron L, Christodoulopoulos P, Lavigne F, Nakamura Y, Eidelman D, McEuen A, Walls A, Tavernier J et al.
«Evidence for local differentiation within allergic nasal mucosa: Inhibition with soluble IL-5 receptor»
2000 164 3 pp. 1538-1545 Journal of Immunology

Nakamura Y, Cameron L, Christodoulopoulos P, Wright E, Lavigne F, Toda M, Muro S, Ray A, Eidelman D et al.
«Upregulation of the transcription factor GATA-3 in upper airway mucosa following in vivo and in vitr allergen challenge»
2000 105 6 pp. 1146-1152 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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