Welcome to the FIRH
The Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH) is based out of St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and is affiliated with McMaster University. Clinical, research and educational activities are integrated and largely collaborative within the FIRH. The intent of this institute is to provide optimal patient care through clinical practice, translational research and the training of health care professionals
Executive Director, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health
As Executive Director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, I am focused on maintaining the Institute’s world-class status and increasing our reach into research of chronic lung diseases.
Upcoming Events
If you’d like to get access to these events, please contact us
Regional Respirology Rounds Learn More
Tuesdays 9:00am – 11:00am (ET)
MIRC Immunology Research Seminar Contact us
Wednesdays at 9 a.m. (ET)
Technological Advances in Research (TART) Seminars Contact us
Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. (ET)
Recent News
The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton ➚
$1 Million Grant to Study How Abnormal Airway Structures Affect Asthma Treatment
2024
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Researchers identify new choice of therapy for rare autoimmune disease EGPA
2024
The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton ➚
Combination ICS-SABA and ICS-Formoterol Asthma Treatments are More Effective than SABA-only Treatment
2024
The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton ➚
Dr. Martin Kolb Elected as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2024
The Research Institute of St. Joseph's Hamilton ➚
CIHR Awards Hamilton-led Team $2 Million to Study the Role of Mucus in Asthma, COPD, Chronic Cough
2024