Grace Lam

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

Contact

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept
Email
glam@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Cystic fibrosis Sex disparity Cystic fibrosis related diabetes Pulmonary Exacerbations Long COVID


About

I am an academic pulmonologist specializing in the care of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). I completed my MD/PhD training at the University of Toronto, residency and fellowship at the University of Alberta and CF training at the University of British Columbia.


Clinical Interests

My clinical interests include Cystic Fibrosis and general pulmonary medicine. 


Research

I have 2 major areas of research

1. CF is an autosomal recessive genetic condition that affects multiple organs in the body, including the lungs and pancreas. Affecting more than 4000 individuals in Canada, CF is often associated with frequent pulmonary exacerbations and development of complications such as CF related diabetes (CFRD), resulting in a significant degree of morbidity and mortality, particularly in women with CF.

My research focus includes:

  • CFRD screening and diagnostics
  • Sex-disparities in clinical outcomes between women and men with CF
  • Infection and inflammatory processes driving recurrent pulmonary exacerbations in CF lung disease

2. Long COVID

My research focuses on improving the clinical understanding and care of patients with long COVID through clinical and translational research

I am always looking for new opportunities for potential collaborations

Featured Publications

Smith MP, Sharpe H, Damant RW, Ferrara G, Lim RK, Stickland MK, Lam GY

Sci Rep. 2024 June; 14 (1):13387 10.1038/s41598-024-64370-4


Lam GY, Wen C, Ronksley PE, Bakal JA, Bhutani M, Soril LJJ, Stickland MK, Gross DP, Weatherald J

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 May; 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202312-1078OC


Thanh NX, Waye A, Stewart D, Weatherald J, Lam GY, Stickland MK, Hill MD, Choy J, Chuck AW, Wasylak T.

Telemed J E Health. 2024 April; 10.1089/tmj.2023.0630


Marsters CM, Bakal JA, Lam GY, McAlister FA, Power C.

Brain. 2024 April; 10.1093/brain/awae117


Hung P, Brehon K, Miciak M, Brown DA, Bostick G, Brown C, Churchill K, Hall M, Hoddinott L, Hudon A, Hunter S, Perreault K, Wieler M, Skolnik K, Lam GY, Weatherald J, Gross DP.

Physiother Can. 2024 March; 76 (1):8-24 10.3138/ptc-2023-0021


Lam GY, Damant RW, Ferrara G, Lim RK, Stickland MK, Ogando NS, Power C, Smith MP.

J of Neurology. 2023 October; 270 (10):4640-4646 10.1007/s00415-023-11913-w


Quinn KL, Lam GY, Walsh JF, Bhéreur A, Brown AD, Chow CW, Chung KYC, Cowan J, Crampton N, Décary S, Falcone EL, Graves L, Gross DP, Hanneman K, Harvey PJ, Holmes S, Katz GM, Parhizgar P, Sharkawy A, Tran KC, Waserman S, Zannella VE, Cheung AM

Can J Cardiol. 2023 July; 39 (6):741-753 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.04.003


Prentice B, Nicholson M, Lam GY.

Paediatr Respir Rev. 2023 June; 46 10.1016/j.prrv.2022.11.005


Dong K, Huh SM, Lam GY, Jang J, Franciosi AN, Wilcox PG, Quon BS.

J Cyst Fibros. 2023 March; 22 (2):306-312 10.1016/j.jcf.2022.12.013


Damant RW, Rourke L, Cui Y, Lam GY, Smith MP, Fuhr DP, Tay JK, Varughese RA, Laratta CR, Lau A, Wong EY, Stickland MK, Ferrara G.

EClinicalMedicine. 2022 November; 55 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101755


Beaudry R.I., Brotto A.R., Varughese R.A., de Waal S., Fuhr D.P., Damant R.W., Ferrara G., Lam G.Y., Smith M.P., Stickland M.K.

Frontiers in Physiology. 2022 July; 13 10.3389/fphys.2022.917886


Lam G.Y., Befus D., Damant R.W., Ferrara G., Fuhr D.P., Laratta C.R., Lau A., Stickland M.K., Varughese R.A., Wong E.Y., Smith M.P.

JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2022 May; 291 (5):694-697 10.1111/joim.13427


Soril L.J.J., Damant R.W., Lam G.Y., Smith M.P., Weatherald J., Bourbeau J., Hernandez P., Stickland M.K.

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2022 March; 195 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106782


Estey M.P., Tahooni T., Nelson T.N., Parker M.L., Agbor T.A., Yang H.M., Jen R., Barakauskas V.E., Lam G.Y., Matthews A., Mattman A.

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. 2021 September; 11 (1) 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2021.05.002


Lam G.Y., Befus A.D., Damant R.W., Ferrara G., Fuhr D.P., Stickland M.K., Varughese R.A., Wong E.Y., Smith M.P.

RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. 2021 August; 22 (1) 10.1186/s12931-021-01814-9


Lam G.Y., Desai S., Fu J., Hu X.Y., Jang J., Goshtasebi A., Kalyan S., Quon B.S.

Scientific Reports. 2021 July; 11 (1) 10.1038/s41598-021-94883-1


Desai S., Stanojevic S., Lam G.Y., Stephenson A.L., Quon B.S.

CHEST. 2021 February; 160 (1):65-73 10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.015


Lam GY, Goodwin J, Wilcox PG, Quon BS.

European Respiratory Journal: Open Research . 2021 January; 7 (1) 10.1183/23120541.00475-2020


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