Jeremy Hirota, University of Toronto

Research

Asthma Bioinformatics Birth Cohort Epidemiology Gut Microbiome Human Milk Immunology Mechanistic Studies

Latest funding

Using genetically modified alveolar-like macrophages for COPD therapy
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,174,276
Causational Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$1,999,401
Causational Roles of the Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Study
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$24,875

Using genetically modified alveolar-like macrophages for COPD therapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Post, Martin

Keywords: Alpha Anti-Trypsin; Alveolar-Like Macrophages; Emphysema; Histology; Interleukin 10; Lung Function; Microct; Morphometrics

$1,174,276

Causational Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Duan, Qingling; Hirota, Jeremy A; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Lou, Wen-Yi W; McNagny, Kelly M; Surette, Michael G; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Asthma; Bioinformatics; Birth Cohort; Epidemiology; Gut Microbiome; Human Milk; Immunology; Mechanistic Studies; Murine Asthma Models; Translational Science

$1,999,401

Causational Roles of the Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Duan, Qingling; Hirota, Jeremy A; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Surette, Michael G; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Airway Epithelial Cells; Animal Models; Asthma; Breastmilk; Genetics; Microbiome; Pediatrics

$24,875

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 Hirota, 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]. Your research on asthma 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 "Causational Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study" (2019), 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]