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Our research units are led by principal investigators who collaborate in a spirit of collegiality and with the vision of bridging the gap between research and patients. They train the next generation of scientists and are independent and creative minds who work tirelessly to improve health.

 

Jane
Yardley

Director, Research Unit in Physical Activity and Diabetes

Current research

When I learned that there was a field of research that used exercise therapeutically, well, the die was cast, my path was paved.

Jane Yardley, research director

Type 1 Diabetes, sex and gender

Cutting-edge research focused on understanding the effects of physical activity on type 1 diabetes, as well as sex and gender differences associated with this disease. Study of the impact of the menstrual cycle or menopause on the ability to be physically active, and their effects on blood glucose levels.

Available positions Clinical studies

Team
  • Alexander St John Étudiante sans programme Student without program Alexander.St.John@ircm.qc.ca
  • Leela Taggar Assistante technique Technical assistant Leela.Taggar@ircm.qc.ca
  • Leonie Lavallee Stagiaire avec crédits Intern With Credits Leonie.Lavallee@ircm.qc.ca
Affiliations
  • Associate Professor, École de Kinésiologie et de Sciences en Activité Physique, Université de Montréal
  • Adjunct Professor, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta
  • Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta
  • Member, Women and Children’s Health Research Institute
  • Member, Diabète Québec
  • Member, Diabetes Canada
  • Member, American Diabetes Association
Degrees and experience
  • BSc Biochemistry, Mount Allison University (1996-2000).
  • MSc Biological Anthropology, University College London (2000-2001).
  • PhD Population Health, University of Ottawa (2005-2011)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Thermal Physiology, University of Ottawa (2011-2012).
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of Manitoba (2013-2014).
  • Assistant (2014-2019) and Associate (2019-2023) Professor, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta.
Publications

Sélection de publications / Selected Publications:

  1. Yardley JE, Govette A, Laesser C, Lespagnol E, Logan JE, Sim J, Talbo M, Prevost M, Perry T, von Zezschwitz J, Bally L, Brazeau A-S, Heyman E, Jung ME, Peters T, Zaharieva DP, Gillen J. Sex Influences Health: Reporting on female characteristics should be mandatory in diabetes research. In Press: Diabetologia, 2023
  2. Toor S, Yardley JE, Momeni Z. Type 1 diabetes and the menstrual cycle: How/where does exercise fit in? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023; 20(4):2772.
  3. Sigal RJ, Yardley JE, Perkins BA, Riddell MC Goldfield GS, Donovan L, Malcolm J, et. al. The resistance exercise in already active diabetic individuals (READI) randomized clinical trial. I, 2023; 108(5):e63-e75.
  4. McClure R, Alcantara-Cordero FJ, Weseen E, Maldaner M, Hart S, Nitz C, Boulé NG, Yardley JE. Systematic review and meta-analysis of blood glucose response to high intensity interval exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 2023; 47(2):171-179. 
  5. Yardley JE. Reassessing the evidence: Prandial state dictates glycemic responses to exercise in type 1 diabetes to a greater extent than intensity. Diabetologia. 2022; 65(12):1994-1999. 
  6. *Momeni Z, Logan J, Sigal RJ, Yardley JE. Can resistance exercise be a tool for healthy aging in post-menopausal women with type 1 diabetes? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8716-8724.
  7. Yardley, JE. “Fasting alters blood glucose responses to high intensity interval exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes”. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 44(8):727-733.
  8. Brockman NK, Sigal RJ, Riddell MC, Kenny GP, Perkins BA, Yardley JE. “Sex-related differences in blood glucose responses to resistance exercise in type 1 diabetes: A secondary analysis.” Canadian Journal of Diabetes 2020, 44(3):267-273
  9. Toghi-Eshghi SR, Yardley JE. “Morning (fasting) versus afternoon exercise in individuals with type 1 diabetes: A randomized cross-over study”. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 104(11):5217-5224.
  10. Yardley JE, Rees JL, Funk DR, Toghi-Eshghi SR, Boule NG, Senior PA. “Effects of moderate cycling exercise on blood glucose regulation following successful clinical islet transplantation”. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019; 104(2):493-502.
  11. Rempel M, Yardley JE, MacIntosh A, Hay J, Bouchard D, Cornish S, Marks S, Hai Y, Gordon W, McGavock J. “Vigorous intervals and hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes: A randomized cross-over trial”. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):15879.
  12. *Colberg SR, Sigal RJ, Yardley JE, Riddell MC, Dunstan DW, Dempsey PC, Horton ES, Castorino K, and Tate DF. “Physical activity/exercise and diabetes: A position statement of the American Diabetes Association”. Diabetes Care. 2016. 39(11):2065-2079.
  13. Yardley JE, Hay J, Abousetta AM, Marks S, and McGavock J. “A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise interventions in adults with type 1 diabetes”. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2014;106(3):393-400.
  14. Yardley JE, Kenny GP, Perkins BA, Riddell MC, Balaa N, Khandwala F, Malcolm J, Boulay P, and RJ Sigal. “Resistance versus aerobic exercise: acute effects on glycemia in type 1 diabetes”. Diabetes Care. 2013;36(3):537-42. 
  15. Yardley JE, Kenny GP, Perkins BA, Riddell MC, Malcolm J, Boulay P, Khandwala F, and RJ Sigal. “Effects of performing resistance exercise before versus after aerobic exercise on glycemia in type 1 diabetes”. Diabetes Care. 2012; 35(4):669-75.

 

Contributions à des manuels / Text Book Contributions:

  1. Yardley JE, Colberg SR. “Type 1 Diabetes”. In: Feehan J editor. Exercise across the Lifespan. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2022. 
  2. Moser O, Finn M, Yardley J, Bracken R. Physical Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes. In: Scott A, and Vishnubala D, editors. Exercise Management for Referred Medical Conditions. Routledge. 2022. 
  3. Boulé NG and Yardley JE. “Finding Precision Medicine in Exercise/Physical Activity for People with Diabetes”. In: Basu R, editor. Precision Medicine in Diabetes: A Multidisciplinary Approach to an Emerging Paradigm. Springer Cham, Switzerland, 2022.
     

Important Discoveries

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  • À Montréal, sport et diabète de type 1 à l’étude chez les femmes ménopausées

    Le Journal de Montréal 14 December 2024
  • Sexe, sport, sang… et sucre Radio-Canada Ici Première 31 March 2024
  • Spécialiste du diabète, Jane Yardley se joint à l’UdeM et à l’IRCM UdeM Nouvelles 8 September 2023
Grants
  • CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant (2023-2024)
  • JDRF-CIHR Mental Health Grants (2023-2027)
  • Alberta Diabetes Institute Catalyst Grant (2023-2025)
  • Diabetes Canada Operating Grant (2023-2025)
  • CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant (2023)
  • JDRF Canada/Brain Canada (2022-2024)
  • Diabetes Canada Project Grant (2022-2024)
  • Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute Innovation Grant (2021-2024)
  • Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute Bridge Funding (2022-2024)
  • Alberta Diabetes Institute (2021-2024)
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