Dr. Smith's clinical interests include observations on the characteristics of atopic diseases and asthma in relationship to possible etiology of these diseases. Having trained in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins from 1949-51 which was dedicated to a search for viruses in diseases of unknown cause, she has been interested in the possibility of a viral cause for atopy. Over the years, the resons for considering a viral hypothesis hae gathered strength. In view of the possibility of cure or prevention, the reasons for this hypothesis have been published again recently. In addition, her research interests involve the epidemiology and natural course of atopic diseases and asthma.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• Iowa Women's Hall of Fame (inducted 1982)
• American Academy of Allergy, Fellow

Representative Publications

1. Smith, J.M., and Knowler, L.A. Epidemiology of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis, Part I: In a Rural Area. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis., 92(1):16-30, 1965.
2. Smith, J.M., and Knowler, L.A. Epidemiology of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis, Part II: In a University-Centered Community. Am. Rev. Respir. Dis., 92(1):31-38, 1965.
3. Wynn, S.R., Swanson, M.C., Reed, C.E., Penny, N.D., Showers, W.B., and Smith, J.M.: Immunochemical Quantitation, Size Distribution, and Cross-Reactivity of Lepidoptera (Moth) Aeroallergens in Southeastern Minnesota. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 82(1):47-54, 1988.
4. Smith, J.M., Cadoret, R.J., Burns, T.L., and Troughton, E.P.:  Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Adoptees and Their Adoptive Parents.  Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 81:135-139, 1998.
5. Hussain, I., and Smith, J.M.:  Evidence for the Transmissibility of Atopy: An Hypothesis.  Chest (in press), 2003.

Medical School:
University of Toronto

Residency:
Toronto General Hospital
Montreal General Hospital

Fellowship:
University of Toronto
Johns Hopkins University
Institute of Allergy, New York
 (under Dr. Robert Cook)