Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit (QCPU)

The Queen’s CardioPulmonary Unit (QCPU) is a medical research facility that is focused on a bench-to-bedside philosophy with emphasis on heart, lung, blood and vascular diseases. QCPU is comprised of a state-of-the-art basic science research facility that is complemented by an onsite Kingston Health Sciences Center (KHSC) satellite clinic. Our research facility contains a flow and sorting cytometer, cell culturing suite, 2-photon confocal microscope, protein arrayer and celluSPOT, small animal tri-modality micro-scanner (CT/PET/SPECT), histology core, NGS sequencer, and Helio/Hyperion mass cytometer. QCPU’s KHSC clinic, with clinical trials research capacity, contains an echocardiography ultrasound machine, electrocardiogram machines (static and active), pulmonary stress suite and fitness equipment to create the unique ability to perform stress-ECHOS on a reclined bike. QCPU enhances existing links between clinical and basic investigators at Queen’s and fosters new collaborations between researchers in other faculties and at other universities.