Jerome Yager, University of Alberta

Research

Cerebral Palsy Hypoxic/Ischemic Peptide Design Phage Display

Latest papers

Risk for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Among Children and Adolescents With Perinatal Stroke and the Impact on Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Caregivers.
Pediatric neurology · 2025
What's the harm? Results of an active surveillance adverse event reporting system for chiropractors and physiotherapists.
PloS one · 2024
Pathways of atopic disease and neurodevelopmental impairment: assessing the evidence for infant antibiotics.
Expert review of clinical immunology · 2022

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Delivery platforms for treating perinatal brain injury
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$218,025
The impact of parenteral lipids on the developing eye and brain
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Intensive motor training after perinatal stroke to enhance walking
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$373,461

All 4 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Risk for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Among Children and Adolescents With Perinatal Stroke and the Impact on Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Caregivers.

Smithson L, Khan M, Pei J, Andersen J, Yager J, Mandhane P, Kirton A, Rasmussen C

Pediatric neurology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.07.019 PMID: 40857940

02

What's the harm? Results of an active surveillance adverse event reporting system for chiropractors and physiotherapists.

Pohlman KA, Funabashi M, O'Beirne M, Cassidy JD, Hill MD, Hurwitz EL, Kawchuk G, Mior S, Ibrahim Q, Thiel H, Westaway M, Yager J, Vohra S

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309069 PMID: 39159155

03

Pathways of atopic disease and neurodevelopmental impairment: assessing the evidence for infant antibiotics.

Volker E, Tessier C, Rodriguez N, Yager J, Kozyrskyj A

Expert review of clinical immunology2022

DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2022.2101450 PMID: 35822921

04

An update to the Monro-Kellie doctrine to reflect tissue compliance after severe ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Kalisvaart ACJ, Wilkinson CM, Gu S, Kung TFC, Yager J, Winship IR, van Landeghem FKH, Colbourne F

Scientific reports2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78880-4 PMID: 33328490

05

Early Intensive Leg Training to Enhance Walking in Children With Perinatal Stroke: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hurd C, Livingstone D, Brunton K, Teves M, Zewdie E, Smith A, Ciechanski P, Gorassini MA, Kirton A, Watt MJ, Andersen J, Yager J, Yang JF

Physical therapy2017

DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzx045 PMID: 28789469

06

Recovery From Central Nervous System Acute Demyelination in Children

O’Mahony J, Marrie RA, Laporte A, Yeh EA, Bar-Or A, Phan C, Buckley D, Callen D, Connolly MB, Pohl D

Pediatrics201545 citations

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-0028

07

Training to enhance walking in children with cerebral palsy: are we missing the window of opportunity?

Yang JF, Livingstone D, Brunton K, Kim D, Lopetinsky B, Roy F, Zewdie E, Patrick SK, Andersen J, Kirton A, Watt JM, Yager J, Gorassini M

Seminars in pediatric neurology2013

DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2013.06.011 PMID: 23948685

08

Images in clinical medicine. Essential palatal myoclonus.

Scozzafava J, Yager J

The New England journal of medicine2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1056/nejmicm0806049 PMID: 20505175

09

Systematic review of biomarkers of brain injury in term neonatal encephalopathy.

Ramaswamy V, Horton J, Vandermeer B, Buscemi N, Miller S, Yager J

Pediatric neurology2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.09.026 PMID: 19218035

10

Brain diffusion abnormalities in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Lebel C, Rasmussen C, Wyper K, Walker L, Andrew G, Yager J, Beaulieu C

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00750.x PMID: 18671811

Delivery platforms for treating perinatal brain injury

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Unsworth, Larry D; Yager, Jerome (Jerry) Y

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Hypoxic/Ischemic; Peptide Design; Phage Display

$218,025

The impact of parenteral lipids on the developing eye and brain

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turner, Justine M

Keywords: Nutrition And Brain; Nutrition And Intestinal Failure; Nutrition And Neonate; Nutrition And Parenteral Nutrition; Nutrition And Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Nutrition And Preterm; Nutrition And Retina; Nutrition Andparenteral Lipid Emulsions

$100,000

Intensive motor training after perinatal stroke to enhance walking

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Yang, Jaynie F; Gorassini, Monica A

Keywords: Cerebral Palsy; Children; Electrophysiology; Locomotion; Perinatal Stroke; Plasticity; Rehabilitation

$373,461

CIHR Team in Safety Culture for Spinal Manipulation Therapy:(SAFETY NET: an academic and professional partnership building a culture of safety for Spinal Manipulation Therapy)

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Team Grant: Strategic Teams in Applied Injury Research - Full application

Principal investigators: Vohra, Sunita; Boon, Heather S; Caulfield, Timothy A; Kawchuk, Gregory N; O'Beirne, Maeve

Keywords: Active Surveillance; Basic Science; Health Law; Patient Safety; Qualitative Research; Spinal Manipulation Therapy

$1,458,768

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

Pediatrics
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Rheumatology
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Psychology
Physical Therapy
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cerebral Palsy Dear Professor Yager, 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 "Risk for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Among Children and Adolescents With Perinatal Stroke and the Impact on Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Caregivers." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]