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Funded research

Between 2017 and 2022, we awarded more than $2.4 million in research funding focused on a wide range of lung diseases and conditions. We are very proud to have supported so many up-and-coming researchers across the country.

Thank you to our funding partners:

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health (CIHR-IGH)
  • Astra Zeneca Canada 
  • Asthma Canada
  • Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation 
  • Cystic Fibrosis Canada

2022 Early Career Researcher Awards in Asthma - $100,000

In partnership with Asthma Canada, AstraZeneca Canada, Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation (CAAIF) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) 

Cristina Longo, Université de Montréal

Treating asthma by integrating learning algorithms with omics research: Moving toward automated high-dimensional endotyping in children (TAILOR-MADE)


Zihang Lu, Queen's University

Asthma phenotypes, risk factors and the implications for future management in Canadian children


2020 Studentship - $10,500

Jigneshkumar Vaghasiya, University of Manitoba

Oxidized phosphatidylcholines are unique drivers of asthma pathobiology


2018 Fellowship - $90,000

Kozeta Miliku, University of Manitoba

The role of human milk oligosaccharides in the developmental origins of lung function and asthma

2020 Fellowship - $45,000

Tara Janes, University of Alberta

Progesterone promotes respiratory recovery in a rat model of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: site of action and mechanisms


2020 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

Shirley Quach, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

The pediatric mechanical ventilation in Canada (PeMViC) study: A Delphi survey of pediatric mechanical ventilation practices by Canadian respiratory therapists


2019 Fellowship - $54,000

Kawsari Abdullah, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute

Long-term respiratory outcome of children diagnosed with bronchiolitis in the first year of life: A prospective cohort study using linked clinical and health administrative data


2019 Studentship - $12,000

Chanèle Cyr-Depauw, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Defining the next-generation umbilical cord-derived cell-therapy for treatment of neonatal lung disease


2019 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

Shirley Quach, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Common Canadian practices of pediatric mechanical ventilation

2022 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Mika Nonoyama, Ontario Technical University

Testing the effects of temperature and humidity on individuals with COPD in the ACE climactic chamber: A feasibility and pilot study


2021 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Dina Brooks, University of British Columbia

A mobile electronic repository to address patients’ support needs in coping with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


2021 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

Shirley Quach, University of British Columbia

A mobile electronic repository to address patients’ support needs in coping with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


2020 Allied Health Research Grant - $35,000

Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Improving ACCEPTance and uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The ACCEPT PR STUDY


2019 Emerging Clinician Scientist Award - $175,000

In partnership with CIHR-ICRH and Astra Zeneca Canada

Sunita Mulpuru, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Validating the use of frailty measurements to predict care expectations and deteriorations in quality of life among people with COPD: A prospective cohort study


2018 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Dina Brooks, West Park Healthcare Centre (Toronto)

Perspectives of Patients with COPD and Healthcare Providers on an Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour


2018 Studentship - $10,500

Devin Phillips, University of Alberta

The effect of inhaled nitric oxide on dyspnea and exercise tolerance in mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


2018 Allied Health Fellowships - $10,000

Sachi O'Hoski, McMaster University

Beyond function: Exploring participation in life roles in people with COPD


Nafeez Syed, University of British Columbia

Impact of diesel exhaust on exercise endurance, breathlessness and airway physiology in mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


2017 Studentship - $42,000

Kate Johnson, University of British Columbia

Evaluating strategies for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


2017 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Didier Saey, Université Laval

Measuring quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with COPD

2020 COPD Catalyst Grants - $30,000

In partnership with CIHR-ICRH

Sunita Mulpuru, Ottawa Hospital Research institute

A pilot feasibility study to inform the development of a novel clinical and biomarker-driven definition of COPD exacerbation among hospitalized adults in Canada


Christel Renoux, CIUSSS de Centre-Ouest-de-l’Ile-de-Montréal-Jewish General

Gabapentinoids and the risk of severe respiratory events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Dimitry Rozenberg, University Health Network

Feasibility of a Home-Based Cognitive-Physical Exercise Program in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial


Benjamin Smith, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Airway trees in the Anthropocene: A new paradigm for personalizing COPD prevention, prognosis, and pharmacotherapy


2019 COPD Catalyst Grants - $30,000

In partnership with CIHR-ICRH

Pat Camp, University of British Columbia

COPD Alert! Telehealth System


Christopher Carlsten, University of British Columbia

Effect of diesel exhaust exposures on the lung microbiome in COPD


Roger Goldstein, University of Toronto

Rapid access rehabilitation (RAR) post-hospitalization for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A feasibility study


2018 COPD Catalyst Grants - $30,000

Laurent Brochard, St. Michael's Hospital

High-flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Thomas Rotter, Queen's University

Optimizing integrated care for older adults with COPD: Determining the influence of the primary and specialist network of care on patient and system outcomes


Robert Wu, University Health Network

Identification of patients admitted with COPD exacerbations and stratification of those at high risk of readmission using natural language processing and machine learning


2017 COPD Catalyst Grants - $30,000

Andrew Cave, University of Alberta

Natural history of COPD in primary care: A national retrospective cohort study


Dennis Jensen, McGill University

Morphine: A novel intervention to maximize the benefits of exercise training in adults with COPD?


Ma'en Obeidat, University of British Columbia

The effect of sex on molecular signatures in lung tissue from COPD patients

2017 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Louise Rose, University of Toronto

Patient and family centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent or chronic critical illness


2017 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

Erin Miller, University of Toronto

Evaluating the effectiveness of using high fidelity stimulation to teach tracheal suctioning to physical therapists

2021 Respiratory Health Effects of Long COVID Operating Grants - $40,000

In partnership with CIHR-ICRH/IGH


Jordan Guenette, University of British Columbia

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and functional imaging determinants of dyspnea post-COVID-19


Robert Kozak, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

Host gene expression signatures from clinically banked upper respiratory tract swabs associate in situ altered mucosal immunity with development of long COVID-19


Simon Rousseau, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre 

Immunopathology of respiratory distress in long COVID


Alyson Wong, University of British Columbia

Identifying long COVID phenotypes and their association with long-term quality of life

2022 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

in partnership with Cystic Fibrosis Canada

Jordana McMurray, University of Toronto

Actigraphic and self-reported sleep outcomes and relationships to anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis: A mixed-methods study


2018 Fellowship - $90,000

Adèle Coriati, Providence St. Joseph’s and St. Michael’s Healthcare

Understanding differences in cystic fibrosis health outcomes and survival: A systematic comparison of Canadian and French registry data


2018 Allied Health Fellowship - $10,000

Kenneth Wu, University of Toronto

Characteristics of peripheral skeletal muscles structure and function in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) & its relationship with CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) malfunction


2017 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Sunita Mathur, University of Toronto

Determinants of skeletal muscle function in adults with cystic fibrosis

2018 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Dale Craig, University of Toronto

A multi-centered stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the de-adoption of oral chlorhexidine prophylaxis and implementation of an oral care bundle for ventilated critically ill patients (The CHORAL study)


2018 Studentship - $10,500

Cameron Griffiths, University of Alberta

Interactions between respiratory syncytial virus and cell surface nucleolin during viral entry

2021 Fellowship - $55,000

Gillian Goobie, University of British Columbia

Air pollution as a modulator of molecular, structural, and clinical outcomes in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease


2019 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Joyce Ka Yan Wu, Toronto General Hospital

Characterization of interstitial lung disease using airway oscillometry

2018 Studentship - $42,000

Javad Alizadeh, University of Manitoba

Stiff substrates enhance mitophagy/EMT crosstalk

2021 Studentship - $10,500

CIHR Project Grant

Carlos Hiroki, University of Calgary

Lung sensory neurons influence in the outcome of pulmonary fibrosis


2017 Fellowship - $45,000

Miranda Kirby, University of British Columbia

Small airway disease and emphysema in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

2019 Emerging Clinician Scientist Award - $200,000

In partnership with CIHR-ICRH and Astra-Zeneca Canada

Neil Goldenberg, Hospital for Sick Children

Immunological Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension


2017 Studentship - $42,000

Steven Wright, University of Toronto

Exercise Hemodynamics for the Evaluation of Breathlessness & Suspected Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

2018 Allied Health Research Grant - $20,000

Veronique Pepin, Concordia University

APNex: A pilot randomized trial of combined cognitive-behavioural therapy and exercise training versus exercise training alone for the treatment of chronic insomnia in obstructive sleep apnea


2018 Studentship - $14,000

Annette Pisanski (Abad-Hernandez), University of Alberta

Role of parafacial respiratory group on the stabilization of sleep disordered breathing