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Jason Brophy

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Assistant ProfessorPediatricsUniversity of Ottawa

Jason Brophy

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

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Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening Pediatric Hiv Covid-19 Health Determinants Healthcare Utilization Neurodevelopment Pregnancy

Latest papers

Eye Findings Following Congenital Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening.
Pediatrics · 2026
Transition of adolescents living with HIV from pediatric to adult care: a survey of current practices and perceptions among HIV care providers in Canada.
AIDS care · 2026 · senior author
Rationale and design of a clinical trial of a reduced dosing schedule for the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine in women living with HIV: The NOVA-HIV study.
Contemporary clinical trials · 2026

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Assessing maternal and infant health outcomes following immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$646,426
The Taima TB wastewater study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$3,037,050
CPARG: Translating What We Know to Children & Families
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$20,000

All 15 grants and awards

57 publications.

Eye Findings Following Congenital Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening.

Leahy KE, Dunn JKE, Gallagher L, Reuvers E, Chakraborty P, Bitnun A, Barton M, Leifso K, Pernica JM, Brophy J, O'Connor M, Makar I, Sharan S, Iordanous Y, Fournier A, Sabri K, Saleh S, Strube YNJ, Ali A, Mireskandari K

Pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-075586 PMID: 42764171

Transition of adolescents living with HIV from pediatric to adult care: a survey of current practices and perceptions among HIV care providers in Canada.

Prasad M, Bowes J, Tsampalieros A, Mitsakakis N, Brophy J

AIDS care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2730891 PMID: 42763911

Rationale and design of a clinical trial of a reduced dosing schedule for the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine in women living with HIV: The NOVA-HIV study.

Karlsen E, Langlois J, Boucoiran I, Brophy J, Elwood C, Hankins C, Hornsberger A, Krajden M, Lee M, Loutfy M, Martel-Laferrière V, Ogilvie GS, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Severini A, Singer J, Sivro A, Vachon ML, van Schalkwyk J, Walmsley S, Wong A, Yaphe S, Yudin MH, McClymont E, Money D

Contemporary clinical trials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108475 PMID: 42744154

Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis: A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023.

Gravel G, Merckx J, Bemmo A, Choi KB, Sandhu J, Robinson J, Bitnun A, Brophy J, Leis K, Sauvé L, Wong S, King M, Bullard J, Krueger C

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01152-7 PMID: 41857456

Dysregulation of circulating angiopoietins is associated with low birth weight in children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected.

Sawatzky J, Conroy AL, Brochon J, Kakkar F, Brophy J, Namasopo S, Opoka RO, Hawkes MT

AIDS (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000004424 PMID: 41891219

Perinatal and early infant outcomes after first-versus second-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor use in pregnancy.

Balleny R, Wong JMH, Lee T, Bitnun A, Boucoiran I, Brophy J, Comeau J, Kakkar F, McConnell A, Sauvé L, Singer J, Tse-Chang A, Money D

HIV medicine2026

DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70206 PMID: 41668266

Chitinase-3-like 1 is associated with stunting and developmental delay in HIV-exposed but uninfected Ugandan children.

MacBain E, Conroy AL, Brophy J, Kakkar F, Namasopo S, Opoka RO, Hawkes MT

AIDS (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000004389 PMID: 41457990

SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and infant outcomes in the first year of life: a retrospective cohort study.

Wong K, Ducharme R, Murphy MSQ, Clarke AE, Brophy J, Hawken S, El-Chaâr D

BMC pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06128-z PMID: 41121011

Perinatal and Early Infant Outcomes After Bictegravir Exposure in Pregnancy: A Canadian Surveillance Study.

Wong JMH, Balleny R, Lee T, Bitnun A, Boucoiran I, Brophy J, Comeau J, Kakkar F, McConnell A, Sauvé L, Singer J, Tse-Chang A, Money D, Canadian Perinatal HIV Surveillance Program

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2025

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003708 PMID: 40810506

Structural brain differences in school-aged children who are HIV-exposed uninfected.

Forster EA, Syed B, Bowes J, Young J, Kapoor C, Head M, Lerch JP, Miller E, Brophy J, Bitnun A, Smith ML, Serghides L, Taylor MJ, Sled JG, KIND Study Group

BMC medicine2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04332-3 PMID: 40859302

Assessing maternal and infant health outcomes following immunization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Buchan, Sarah; Fitzpatrick, Tiffany; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Morris, Shaun K; Walker, Mark C

Keywords: Epidemiology; Immunization; Pregnancy; Respiratory Illness; Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv); Vaccine

$646,426

The Taima TB wastewater study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Alvarez, Gonzalo G; Allen, Jean M; Delatolla, Robert; Sun, Jim

Keywords: Biomarkers; Inuit; Population Health; Tuberculosis; Wastewater

$3,037,050

CPARG: Translating What We Know to Children & Families

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Kakkar, Fatima

Keywords: Knowledge Translation & Exchange; Pediatric Hiv; Perinatal Hiv

$20,000

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Gr. PA: Res. on Prevention/Response to Covid-19/Similar Future Pandemics

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Brophy, Jason C; Hawken, Steven

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Health Determinants; Healthcare Utilization; Infant Health; Infection; Neurodevelopment; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposures; Sars-Cov-2

Infant and child health outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Pr. Gr. - PA: Human Development Child and Youth Health - Mid Career Support

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Brophy, Jason C; Hawken, Steven

Keywords: Covid-19; Health Determinants; Healthcare Utilization; Infant And Child; Neurodevelopment; Neurosensory Impairment; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposures; Sars-Cov-2

$100,000

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Bitnun, Sean A; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Dunn, Jessica; Gantt, Soren M; Kernohan, Kristin D

Keywords: Cohort Study; Congenital Infection; Cost Effectiveness; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnostics; Hearing; Newborn Screening

$950,896

Pregnant and Lactating Individuals & Newborns COVID-19 Vaccination Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Vaccines

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre; McGuinty, Michaeline

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Covid-19 Vaccines; Immunogenicity; Infant Outcomes; Maternal Newborn Health; Pregnancy

$500,000

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre

Keywords: Antibody Testing; Covid-19; Infection; Maternal-Fetal; Pregnancy; Sars-Cov-2; Vertical Transmission

$50,000

The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: El-Chaar, Darine; Langlois, Marc-Andre

Keywords: Antibody Testing; Covid-19; Infection; Maternal-Fetal; Pregnancy; Sars-Cov-2; Vertical Transmission

$795,559

"CAN LhIVE WELL": The Canadian HIV Wellness Research Initiative

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Habanyama, Muluba; Margolese, Shari L; Nicholson, Valerie

Keywords: African/Caribbean/Black; Hiv; Indigenous; Men Who Have Sex With Men; People Who Use Drugs; Transgender; Wellness; Women; Youth

$20,000

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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Jason Brophy

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Eye Findings Following Congenital Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening.

Transition of adolescents living with HIV from pediatric to adult care: a survey of current practices and perceptions among HIV care providers in Canada.

Rationale and design of a clinical trial of a reduced dosing schedule for the nonavalent human papillomavirus vaccine in women living with HIV: The NOVA-HIV study.

Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis: A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023.

Dysregulation of circulating angiopoietins is associated with low birth weight in children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected.

Perinatal and early infant outcomes after first-versus second-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor use in pregnancy.

Chitinase-3-like 1 is associated with stunting and developmental delay in HIV-exposed but uninfected Ugandan children.

SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and infant outcomes in the first year of life: a retrospective cohort study.

Perinatal and Early Infant Outcomes After Bictegravir Exposure in Pregnancy: A Canadian Surveillance Study.

Structural brain differences in school-aged children who are HIV-exposed uninfected.

Frequent collaborators

Fatima Kakkar

Deborah Money

Mona Loutfy

Hugo Soudeyns

Stanley Read

Janet Raboud

Isabelle Boucoiran

Sarah Khan

Sandra Seigel

Angela Kaida

Neora Pick

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Pranesh Chakraborty

Michael Hawkes

Chelsea Elwood

Christian Renaud

Gina Ogilvie

Sharon Walmsley

Fiona Smaill

Tony Antoniou

Angela Kaida

Wendy Wobeser

Maureen Owino

Manish Sadarangani

Valerie Nicholson

Soren Gantt

Normand Lapointe

Elisabeth McClymont

Mel Krajden

Lena Serghides

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Scott Halperin

David Dyment

Marina Klein

Saara Greene

Kevin Charles Jones

Jeffrey (Des) Pernica