Jason Weatherald, University of Alberta

Research

Covid-19 Engagement Innovative Clinical Trials Platform Trial Pulmonary Hypertension Right Ventricle Health Services Interpretive Description

Latest papers

Promising signalling pathways for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2026 · senior author
Socioeconomic Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients and Caregivers: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.
CJC open · 2026 · senior author
Variability in Lung Transplant Clinical Practices in Canada: Results of a National Survey.
Transplantation direct · 2026

All 129 publications

Latest funding

Cardiopulmonary complications of electronic cigarettes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$979,200
Engagement and Planning for the Canadian Right Ventricular Adaptive Platform Trial
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$25,000
Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access, Utilization, Delivery, and Outcomes for Patients with Pulmonary Diseases in Alberta (INCLUDE Study)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$405,226

All 4 grants and awards

129 publications.

01

Promising signalling pathways for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Budhram B, Bonnet S, Weatherald J

Current opinion in pulmonary medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000001278 PMID: 42083394

02

Socioeconomic Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients and Caregivers: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.

Budhram B, Myrah J, Westerhout CM, Gubbels C, Alemayehu W, Budd E, Abraham T, Weatherald J

CJC open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.04.001 PMID: 42609825

03

Variability in Lung Transplant Clinical Practices in Canada: Results of a National Survey.

Michaels M, Kaur K, Weatherald J, Nagendran J, Aversa M, Nador R, Poirier C, Halloran K

Transplantation direct2026

DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001897 PMID: 41550295

04

Differential effects of central blood volume loading and unloading on pulmonary diffusing capacity in humans.

D'Souza AW, Brotto AR, Williams TG, Foo C, Bok E, Fuhr DP, Weatherald J, van Diepen S, Stickland MK

The Journal of physiology2026

DOI: 10.1113/jp291422 PMID: 42613733

05

Health Care Use and Outcomes in Heart Failure: Are There Lingering Impacts From the COVID-19 Pandemic?

McAlister FA, Wen C, Bakal JA, Bhutani M, Stickland MK, Ronksley PE, Weatherald J, Lam GY

JACC. Advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102986 PMID: 42431096

06

Refining the Definition for "Low Risk" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Time to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality.

Fauvel C, Jaque PC, Liu Y, Lee SW, Sahay S, Villasmil Hernandez NA, Weatherald J, White J, Everett A, Griffith M, Cascino TM, Perer A, Morrison K, Lewis M, Matusov Y, Lin S, Benza RL

JACC. Heart failure2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103151 PMID: 42171541

07

Transforming Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Key Milestones and Future Perspectives.

Humbert M, Zeder K, Kovacs G, Weatherald J

Circulation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.126.079274 PMID: 42441757

08

Pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease: a state-of-the-art review.

Raghu G, Sahay S, Price LC, Weatherald J, Rayner SG, Behr J, Boucly A, Das M, McLaughlin V, Rahaghi F, Rutland C, Ryu JH, Saggar R, Humbert M

The European respiratory journal2026

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02651-2025 PMID: 41819536

09

A qualitative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare access and service delivery for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Brehon K, Choi M, Hung P, Miciak M, Lim RK, Bhutani M, Perreault K, Ronksley PE, Stickland MK, Weatherald J, Gross DP, Lam GY

Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13223-026-01052-y PMID: 42363213

10

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients With Mild-to-Severe COPD.

Collins SÉ, Kirby M, Smith BM, Rampuri ZH, Fuhr DP, Rowland S, Brotto AR, Rosychuk RJ, Thompson S, Weatherald J, van Diepen S, Stickland MK

Chest2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.012 PMID: 41895703

Cardiopulmonary complications of electronic cigarettes

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stickland, Michael K

Keywords: E-Cigarettes; Exercise; Pulmonary Circulation; Pulmonary Diffusion; Pulmonary Function; Vaping

$979,200

Engagement and Planning for the Canadian Right Ventricular Adaptive Platform Trial

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Weatherald, Jason; Lawler, Patrick R; Mielniczuk, Lisa M; Stewart, Duncan J

Keywords: Engagement; Innovative Clinical Trials; Platform Trial; Pulmonary Hypertension; Right Ventricle

$25,000

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access, Utilization, Delivery, and Outcomes for Patients with Pulmonary Diseases in Alberta (INCLUDE Study)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Lam, Grace Y; Heffernan, Courtney E; Gross, Douglas P; Ronksley, Paul E; Stickland, Michael K; Weatherald, Jason

Keywords: Covid-19; Health Care Access; Health Care Delivery; Health Care Utilization

$405,226

Exploring Rehabilitation Needs and Access to Services for Long COVID

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Post COVID-19 condition

Principal investigators: Gross, Douglas P; Lam, Grace Y; Skolnik, Kate; Weatherald, Jason

Keywords: Covid-19; Health Services; Interpretive Description; Interviews; Long Covid; Mental Health; Physical Health; Qualitative Research; Rehabilitation

$152,778

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Critical Care Medicine
Physical Therapy
Médecine
Department of Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Internal Medicine
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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Lisa Mielniczuk

Department of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Kate Skolnik

Physical Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Paul Boiteau

Critical Care Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Mingkai Peng

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Shu-Ping Chen

Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Nelson Lee

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Alexis Turgeon

Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Yoav Keynan

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Srinivas Murthy

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Francois Lamontagne

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Laveena Munshi

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Ameeta Singh

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Srinivas Murthy

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Marcelo Cypel

Thoracic Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Marina Klein

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Nick Daneman

Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Eddy Fan

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Paul Ronksley

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Covid-19 Dear Professor Weatherald, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Promising signalling pathways for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Engagement and Planning for the Canadian Right Ventricular Adaptive Platform Trial" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Jason Weatherald

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Promising signalling pathways for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Socioeconomic Burden of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients and Caregivers: A Canadian Cross-Sectional Study.

Variability in Lung Transplant Clinical Practices in Canada: Results of a National Survey.

Differential effects of central blood volume loading and unloading on pulmonary diffusing capacity in humans.

Health Care Use and Outcomes in Heart Failure: Are There Lingering Impacts From the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Refining the Definition for "Low Risk" in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Time to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality.

Transforming Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Key Milestones and Future Perspectives.

Pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease: a state-of-the-art review.

A qualitative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare access and service delivery for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients With Mild-to-Severe COPD.

Cardiopulmonary complications of electronic cigarettes

Engagement and Planning for the Canadian Right Ventricular Adaptive Platform Trial

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Access, Utilization, Delivery, and Outcomes for Patients with Pulmonary Diseases in Alberta (INCLUDE Study)

Exploring Rehabilitation Needs and Access to Services for Long COVID

Frequent collaborators

Jason Weatherald

Steeve Provencher

Kadija Perreault

Nathan Hambly

Sean van Diepen

Emilie Belley-Cote

Dima Kabbani

Lisa Mielniczuk

Kate Skolnik

Jennifer Tsang

Deborah Cook

Kimberley Lewis

Erick Duan

Katie Churchill

Maureen Meade

Anne Hudon

Paul Boiteau

Mingkai Peng

Heather Sharpe

Nick Daneman

Kevin Schwartz

Shu-Ping Chen

Nelson Lee

Alexis Turgeon

Yoav Keynan

Srinivas Murthy

Francois Lamontagne

Laveena Munshi

Michael Fralick

Madeleine Durand

Elissa Rennert-May

Jenine Leal

Ameeta Singh

Srinivas Murthy

Michael Silverman

Marcelo Cypel

Marina Klein

Nick Daneman

Eddy Fan

Paul Ronksley