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Emily Brigham

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Emily Brigham

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2026.

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Research

Respiratory Health Antioxidants Crossover Design Diet Environmental Exposures Human Exposure Lungs Nutrition

Latest papers

Strategies to meaningfully reduce healthcare sector emissions in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep practice: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026
Factors associated with guideline-concordant maintenance inhaled medication for COPD: a population-based, longitudinal cohort study.
Thorax · 2026
Can what we eat protect us from what we breathe? Air pollution, plant-based diets, and asthma.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2026 · senior author

All 13 publications

Latest funding

The FIRE-Diet Trial (Food as an Intervention to Reduce the Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Respiratory Health)
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$120,000
MAPping Lung DiseasE Through Social Epigenetics, Exposures, and Disparities (MAPLE-SEED) Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,090,124
FIRE-Diet: Food as an Intervention to Reduce the Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Respiratory Health
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$921,826

All 7 grants and awards

13 publications.

Strategies to meaningfully reduce healthcare sector emissions in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep practice: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.

Radbel J, Brigham E, Bayram H, Rabin AS, Ewart G, Rice M, Cerceo E, Moseson E, Baid H, Trent L, Laumbach RJ, Shankar H, Masekela R, Jobanputra AM, Gordon IO, Sorenson C, Keroack J, McGain F, Collins A, Maximous S, Rosser F, Balaban E, Lee AG, Singh H, American Thoracic Society Environmental Health Policy Committee and the American Thoracic Society Assembly on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag055 PMID: 41837376

Factors associated with guideline-concordant maintenance inhaled medication for COPD: a population-based, longitudinal cohort study.

Yin Y, Mehareen J, Sadatsafavi M, Brigham E, De Vera MA, Duan KI, Johnson KM

Thorax2026

DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223544 PMID: 40829877

Can what we eat protect us from what we breathe? Air pollution, plant-based diets, and asthma.

Hosseini B, Brigham E

Annals of the American Thoracic Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoaf006 PMID: 41804983

Guideline-concordant inhaled medication use in COPD: a systematic review of definitions used in administrative health data.

Yin Y, Mok V, Jeong J, Brigham E, De Vera MA, Sadatsafavi M, Duan KI, Johnson KM

ERJ open research2025

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00123-2025 PMID: 41257187

Development and pilot of the BC Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Action Plan: empowering patients with climate health readiness.

He R, Shellington E, Barn P, Rideout K, Bueso A, Joshi I, Maddocks S, Camp PG, Crocker M, Coker E, Afshar T, Turvey J, Brigham E

BMJ open quality2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003407 PMID: 41167627

Letting Cooler Heads Prevail: The Necessity of Occupational Regulation of Heat and Smoke Exposure.

MacMurdo MG, Bayram H, Brigham E, Croft DP, Goobie GC, Lee AG, Myers LC, Nassikas N, Radbel J

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine2025

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202502-0466vp PMID: 40315423

Omega-3 fatty acid intake potentiates bronchodilator response in patients with obesity and poorly controlled asthma.

Huether KM, Lamb JM, Skelly J, Brigham E, McCormack MC, Bose S, Garrow OJ, Dixon AE

Respiratory medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108131 PMID: 40294806

Ambient air pollution exposure and adult asthma incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lee S, Tian D, He R, Cragg JJ, Carlsten C, Giang A, Gill PK, Johnson KM, Brigham E

The Lancet. Planetary health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00279-1 PMID: 39674196

Indoor air pollution and airway health.

Radbel J, Rebuli ME, Kipen H, Brigham E

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.08.013 PMID: 39182629

Impact of income-based public drug coverage deductibles on adherence to asthma medications.

Johnson KM, Cheng L, Yin Y, Carter R, Chow S, Brigham E, Law MR

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.10.017 PMID: 37871771

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Emily Brigham

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Strategies to meaningfully reduce healthcare sector emissions in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep practice: an official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.

Factors associated with guideline-concordant maintenance inhaled medication for COPD: a population-based, longitudinal cohort study.

Can what we eat protect us from what we breathe? Air pollution, plant-based diets, and asthma.

Guideline-concordant inhaled medication use in COPD: a systematic review of definitions used in administrative health data.

Development and pilot of the BC Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Action Plan: empowering patients with climate health readiness.

Letting Cooler Heads Prevail: The Necessity of Occupational Regulation of Heat and Smoke Exposure.

Omega-3 fatty acid intake potentiates bronchodilator response in patients with obesity and poorly controlled asthma.

Ambient air pollution exposure and adult asthma incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Indoor air pollution and airway health.

Impact of income-based public drug coverage deductibles on adherence to asthma medications.

The FIRE-Diet Trial (Food as an Intervention to Reduce the Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Respiratory Health)

MAPping Lung DiseasE Through Social Epigenetics, Exposures, and Disparities (MAPLE-SEED) Study

FIRE-Diet: Food as an Intervention to Reduce the Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Respiratory Health

Air pollution and Asthma in Canada: Projections of burden and the value of climate adaptation strategies

Health Effects of Wood Smoke And Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposures: A Necessary Comparison

Lungs on Fire: Wildfire Smoke, Incident Diseases, Susceptible Populations, and Community Values in Canada

Developing an Asthma Policy Model for Early Intervention and Prevention

Frequent collaborators

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Jeenat Mehareen