Richard Leigh, Queen's University

Research

Asthma Eosinophils Imaging Inflammation Lung Microbiome Neuroinflammation Neutrophils

Latest papers

Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee commentary on long-acting beta-2 agonist use for asthma in Canada.
Canadian respiratory journal · 2010

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Wildfire Particles Exacerbate Asthma by Increasing Inflammation Through Neural and Microbial Alterations
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,875,000

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee commentary on long-acting beta-2 agonist use for asthma in Canada.

Lougheed MD, Lemiere C, Dell S, Ducharme F, Fitzgerald JM, Leigh R, Licskai C, Rowe BH, Bowie D, Becker A, Boulet LP

Canadian respiratory journal2010

DOI: 10.1155/2010/378289 PMID: 20422060

Wildfire Particles Exacerbate Asthma by Increasing Inflammation Through Neural and Microbial Alterations

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Lung Health - Inflammation and Lung Health

Principal investigators: Kubes, Paul; Jull, Janet E; Kaufmann, Eva; Leigh, Richard; Talbot, Sébastien; Thornton, Christina S; Zhao, Ran

Keywords: Asthma; Eosinophils; Imaging; Inflammation; Lung; Microbiome; Neuroinflammation; Neutrophils; Trained Immunity; Wildfires

$1,875,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Asthma Dear Professor Leigh, 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 "Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Committee commentary on long-acting beta-2 agonist use for asthma in Canada." (2010), 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 "Wildfire Particles Exacerbate Asthma by Increasing Inflammation Through Neural and Microbial Alterations" (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]