Larry Lands
Chief Medical Officer CILA Therapeutics
Tenured Full Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University; Director, Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine and Director, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, McGill University Health Centre. Specialized in development of translational research and interdisciplinary clinics and teams and services within a broad geographic health network.
Member of the Quebec Lung Transplantation Clinic responsible for Cystic Fibrosis lung transplant recipients from both a clinical and research perspective. Cross-appointed to the McGill School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition for cross-disciplinary research and teaching.
Seminars
Tuesday 15th September 2026
COPD Mucus: An Overlooked Barrier to Better Outcomes
3:15 pm
- Airway mucus plugs are associated with COPD disease progression, exacerbations and mortality
- Mucolyitcs borrowed from experience in Cystic Fibrosis are not effective
- A more comprehensive understanding of mucus plug formation is leading to development of new approaches to removing mucus plugs
