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Text title: Molecular Imaging for Brain Diseases; Chapter title: Artificial intelligence for Molecular Brain Imaging; Series: Neuromethods – Publisher: Springer – Date of publication: May 2025; First author: Jarrad Perron, MD-PhD candidate, graduate program in biomedical engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering and Max Rady College of Medicine. Second author: Dr. Iman Beheshti, researcher, department of human anatomy and cell sciences
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Urquia, M.L., St-Germain, AA.F., Godoy, M., Brownell, M.; Janus, M. “Disparities in Child Development by Maternal Birthplace and Child Sex among Kindergarten Children in Manitoba, Canada: A Population-Based Data Linkage Study”: Journal of Immigrant Minority Health27 (2025) 94–103: doi: https://doi.org10.1007/s10903-024-01638-x
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Kulchycki M., Halder H.R., Askin N., Rabbani R., Schulte F., Jeyaraman M.M., Sung L., Louis D., Lix L., Garland A., Mahar A.L., Abou-Setta A., Oberoi S. “Aerobic Physical Activity and Depression Among Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” JAMA Network Open. 2024; 7:10 (2024): doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.37964
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Ricciardelli R.; Andres E.; Johnston M.S.; Taillieu T.L.; Dorniani S.; Carbonell M.; Bennett B.; Hozempa K.; Coulling R.; Cassiano M.S.; Afifi T.O.; Carleton RN. “Canadian Provincial and Territorial Correctional Worker Mental Health and Well-Being Study (CWMH): Navigating Practical and Unanticipated Methodological Challenges”: The Prison Journal. 104:6 (2024): doi: https://doi.org10.1177/0032885524128
Frank H.A.; Chao M.; Tremlett H.; Marrie R.A.; Lix L.M.; McKay K.A.; Yusuf F.; Zhu F.; Karim M.E., “Comorbidities and their association with outcomes in the multiple sclerosis population: A rapid review”: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 92:105943 (2024): doi: https://doi.org10.1016/j.msard.2024.105943
Zhou S.-M.; Ahmadi H.; Huo L.; Lix L.M.; Maslin K.; Latour J.M.; Shawe J., “COVID-19 and pregnancy: a comprehensive study of comorbidities and outcomes”: BMC Public Health 24, 3157 (2024). doi: https://doi.org10.1186/s12889-024-20416-w
Kuenzig M.E.; Bitton A.; Carroll M.W.; Otley A.R.; Singh H.; Kaplan G.G.; Stukel T.A.; Mack D.R.; Jacobson K.; Griffiths A.M.; El-Matary W.; Targownik L.E.; Nguyen G.C.; Jones J.L.; Murthy S.K.; Bernstein C.N.; Lix L.M.; Peña-Sánchez J.N.; Dummer T.J.B.; Spruin S.; Fung S.G.; Nugent Z.; Coward S.; Cui Y.; Coulombe J.; Filliter C.; Benchimol E.I., “Health Services Utilization and Specialist Care in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multiprovince Population-Based Cohort Study”: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 30:12 (2024): doi: https://doi.org10.1093/ibd/izae010
Zhang, L.; Au, W.; Ewesesan, R.; Yakubovich, A. R.; Brownridge, D.A.; Urquia, M. “Intimate Partner Violence Among International and Interprovincial Migrants: A Population-Based Analysis of Canadian Linked Immigration and Justice Data”: Violence Against Women 30:14 (2024):3455-3473. doi: https://doi.org10.1177/10778012231178001
Louis D.; Nykiforuk A.; Chiu A.; Oberoi S.; Ruth C.; Flaten L.; Bolton J.; Akil H.; Bacchini F.; Netzel K.; Cheung K.; Lix L.M.; Garland A. “Parental separation following preterm delivery in Canada: A population-based cohort study”: BMJ Paediatrics Open (2024): doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002408
Garces-Davila I.; Stewart-Tufescu A.; Linton J.; McCarthy J.-A.; Gill S.; Ciochon Newton A.; Salmon S.; Taillieu T.; Afifi T.O., “Parenting Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Physical Punishment: A Scoping Review” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21:11 (2024) 1539: doi:10.3390/ijerph21111539
Oberoi S.; Huang B.; Rabbani R.; Askin N.; Okoli G.; Jain R.; Sung L.; Jeyaraman M.M.; Mahar A.; Woodgate R.; Zarychanski R, “Prevalence and Factors Associated With Cancer-Related Fatigue Among Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”: Cancer Med, 13 (2024): doi: https://doi.org10.1002/cam4.70502
Abbott K.; Hyrsak R.; Bolton J.M.; Sareen J.; Enns M.W.; Konrad G.; Knight E.; Eltonsy S.; Kowalec K.; Falk J.; Alessi-Severini S.; Liu K.; Prior H.; Leong C. “Trend in Prescription Medication Utilization for Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder From 2015 to 2021: A Population-wide Study in a Canadian Province”: Journal of Addiction Medicine 18:6 (2024) 683-688: doi: https://doi.org10:1097/ADM.0000000000001348
Hanson K.; Hatala A.; Zohair M.; Scott I.; Ramasamay V.; Wilson K.; van Velzen R.; Tayabee Z.; Schulte F.; Stirling M.; Louis D.; Lix L.M.; Garland A.; Mahar A.; Oberoi S., “Understanding the intersection of identity and cancer experience among racially, ethnically, gender and sexual minoritized adolescents and young adults with cancer”: Psycho-Oncology, 33 (2024): doi: https://doi.org10.1002/pon.70000
A Novel System for Removing Examinee’s Exhaled Air Using an Open, Lightweight Non-Sealing Facemask – a Proof-of-Concept Study. Abu Shkara D, Keynan Y, Brikman S, Dori G.J Breath Res. 2024 Oct 4. doi: 10.1088/1752-7163/ad836d. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39366402
A Population-Based Study of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibody Responses to Vaccination in Manitoba. Martens B, Van Caeseele P, Bullard J, Loeppky C, Wei Y, Reimer J, McKinnon LR, Shaw SY, Kindrachuk J, Stein DR. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Sep 26;12(10):1095. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12101095. PMID: 39460263
A unified model for the origins of spongiform degeneration and other neuropathological features in prion diseases.Schmitt-Ulms G, Wang X, Watts J, Booth S, Wille H, Zhao W.ArXiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jan 15:arXiv:2412.16678v2.PMID: 39876936
Acute flaccid paralysis: A call for clinical vigilance. Salem N, Grudeski E, Booth TF, Bhagat D, Salvadori MI.Paediatr Child Health. 2024 Dec 15;30(1):6-7. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxae100. eCollection 2025 Feb.PMID: 40061247
Aging Is Associated With Decreased Lactobacillus and Increased Cervicovaginal Inflammation in Canadian Women.Dang HT, Noel-Romas L, Knodel S, Birse K, Lamont A, Kratzer K, McQueen P, Perner M, Ayele H, Berard AR, Schellenberg JJ, McCorrister S, Westmacott G, Sandberg B, Yu A, Burnett M, Poliquin V, Burgener AD, Farr Zuend C.Am J Reprod Immunol. 2025 Feb;93(2):e70058. doi: 10.1111/aji.70058.PMID: 39968674
An Immunocompetent Murine Model for Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy of Glioblastoma. Spence J, Anandhan SS, Kaur N, Thanasupawat T, Hombach-Klonisch S, Klonisch T.J Vis Exp. 2024 Nov 15;(213). doi: 10.3791/67381.PMID: 39620590
Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections. Daneman N, Rishu A, Pinto R, Rogers BA, Shehabi Y, Parke R, Cook D, Arabi Y, Muscedere J, Reynolds S, Hall R, Dwivedi DB, McArthur C, McGuinness S, Yahav D, Coburn B, Geagea A, Das P, Shin P, Detsky M, Morris A, Fralick M, Powis JE, Kandel C, Sligl W, Bagshaw SM, Singhal N, Belley-Cote E, Whitlock R, Khwaja K, Morpeth S, Kazemi A, Williams A, MacFadden DR, McIntyre L, Tsang J, Lamontagne F, Carignan A, Marshall J, Friedrich JO, Cirone R, Downing M, Graham C, Davis J, Duan E, Neary J, Evans G, Alraddadi B, Al Johani S, Martin C, Elsayed S, Ball I, Lauzier F, Turgeon A, Stelfox HT, Conly J, McDonald EG, Lee TC, Sullivan R, Grant J, Kagan I, Young P, Lawrence C, O’Callaghan K, Eustace M, Choong K, Aslanian P, Buehner U, Havey T, Binnie A, Prazak J, Reeve B, Litton E, Lother S, Kumar A, Zarychanski R, Hoffman T, Paterson D, Daley P, Commons RJ, Charbonney E, Naud JF, Roberts S, Tiruvoipati R, Gupta S, Wood G, Shum O, Miyakis S, Dodek P, Kwok C, Fowler RA. Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections. N Engl J Med. 2024 Nov 20. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2404991. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39565030.
Assessment of Autophagy in Leishmania Parasites. Onwah SS, Uzonna JE, Ghavami S.Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2879:207-217. doi: 10.1007/7651_2024_517.PMID: 38441724
Bartonella quintana Infection in Canada: A Retrospective Laboratory Study and Systematic Review of the Literature. Boodman C, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Loomer C, Keynan Y, Cheng MP, Yansouni CP, Gupta N, Coatsworth H.Pathogens. 2024 Dec 6;13(12):1071. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13121071.PMID: 39770331
Body Louse Pathogen Surveillance among Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Canada, 2020-2021. Boodman C, Lindsay LR, Dibernardo A, Kisil K, Coatsworth H, Huynh C, Heendeniya A, Schellenberg J, Keynan Y. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul;30(7):1450-1453. doi: 10.3201/eid3007.231660. PMID: 38916637
Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) diagnostic recommendations for neurosyphilis in Canada Wudel, B, Purewal, R, Hatchette, T, Stein, D, Morshed, M. 2024 Dec. JAMMI
Cefepime-taniborbactam activity against antimicrobial-resistant clinical isolates of Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: GEARS global surveillance programme 2018-22. Karlowsky JA, Wise MG, Hackel MA, Six DA, Uehara T, Daigle DM, Pevear DC, Moeck G, Sahm DF .J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024 Sep 17:dkae329. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae329. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39287999
Cefepime-Taniborbactam: A Novel Cephalosporin/β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combination. Zhanel GG, Mansour C, Mikolayanko S, Lawrence CK, Zelenitsky S, Ramirez D, Schweizer F, Bay D, Adam H, Lagacé-Wiens P, Walkty A, Irfan N, Clark N, Nicolau D, Tascini C, Karlowsky JA.Drugs. 2024 Oct;84(10):1219-1250. doi: 10.1007/s40265-024-02082-9. Epub 2024 Aug 30.PMID: 39214942
Ceftolozane/Tazobactam treatment for patients with hospital-acquired and ventilatory-associated bacterial pneumonia in Canada in 2022-2024: results from the CLEAR registry. Zhanel GG, Dhami R, Baxter M, Wong M, Mirzanejad Y, Kosar J, Cervera C, Irfan N, Borgia S, Serebryanskyy A, Ariano R, Savoie M, Tascini C, Walkty A, Karlowsky JA. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2024 Sep 26:1-8. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2024.2405930. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39324660
Characterization of Mycobacterium orygis, Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium caprae Infections in Humans in Western Canada. Riopel ND, Long R, Heffernan C, Tyrrell GJ, Shandro C, Li V, Islam MR, Stobart M, Sharma MK, Soualhine H, Cooper R.J Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 16;230(4):e789-e797. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae124.PMID: 38456644
Characterization of variably protease-sensitive prionopathy by capillary electrophoresis. Myskiw J, Bailey-Elkin BA, Avery K, Barria MA, Ritchie DL, Cohen ML, Appleby BS, Booth SA.Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 13;14(1):27867. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79217-1.PMID: 39537719
Chromosome 1 variants associated with decreased HIV set-point viral load correlate with PRKAB2 expression changes. Tough RH, McLaren PJ.Front Genet. 2025 Mar 6;16:1551171. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2025.1551171. eCollection 2025.PMID: 40115816
Clade I mpox virus genomic diversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018-2024: Predominance of zoonotic transmission. Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Amuri-Aziza A, Fernandez-Nuñez N, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Pratt C, Vakaniaki EH, Hoff NA, Luakanda-Ndelemo G, Akil-Bandali P, Nundu SS, Mulopo-Mukanya N, Ngimba M, Modadra-Madakpa B, Diavita R, Paku-Tshambu P, Pukuta-Simbu E, Merritt S, O’Toole Á, Low N, Nkuba-Ndaye A, Kavunga-Membo H, Shongo Lushima R, Liesenborghs L, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Vercauteren K, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Subissi L, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Kindrachuk J, Ayouba A, Rambaut A, Delaporte E, Tessema S, D’Ortenzio E, Rimoin AW, Hensley LE, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Peeters M, Ahuka-Mundeke S.Cell. 2025 Jan 9;188(1):4-14.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.017. Epub 2024 Oct 24.PMID: 39454573
Clinical health outcomes of Ebola virus disease survivors eight years post recovery: a cross-sectional study in Sierra Leone. Schindell BG, Titanji BK, Rimoin AW, Shaw SY, Kangbai JB, Kindrachuk J. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Aug 29:2024.08.29.24312780. doi: 10.1101/2024.08.29.24312780. PMID: 39252914
Co-circulation of monkeypox virus subclades Ia and Ib in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July to August 2024. Wawina-Bokalanga T, Akil-Bandali P, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Lokilo E, Jansen D, Amuri-Aziza A, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Pukuta-Simbu E, Ola-Mpumbe R, Muyembe M, Kacita C, Paku-Tshambu P, Dantas PH, Tshiani-Mbaya O, Luakanda G, Nkuba-Ndaye A, Matondo M, Vakaniaki EH, Tessema S, Ndembi N, O’Toole Á, De Block T, Ngandu C, Hoff NA, Low N, Subissi L, Merritt S, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Liesenborghs L, Peeters M, Delaporte E, Kindrachuk J, Rimoin AW, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Rambaut A, Mwamba D, Vercauteren K, Mbala-Kingebeni P. Euro Surveill. 2024 Sep;29(38):2400592. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.38.2400592. PMID: 39301745
Comparative analysis of LAG3 antibodies shows differential binding patterns by flow cytometry. Graydon CG, Balasko A, Kowatsch M, Fowke KR. J Immunol Methods. 2024 Sep 12;534:113757. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2024.113757. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39277073
Comparative Metagenomics Reveals Limited Differences in Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Abundance Across Conventional and Natural Livestock Production Systems. Lee C, Zaheer R, Thomas K, Poulin-Laprade D, Talbot G, Diarra M, Van Domselaar G, Zovoilis A, McAllister TA PhD.Can J Microbiol. 2025 Feb 27. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2024-0191. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40014853
Comparison of broth microdilution and Etest® methods for susceptibility testing of amphotericin B in Candida auris. De Luca DG, Li XR, Alexander DC, Dingle TC, Dufresne PJ, Hoang LM, Kus JV, Sheitoyan-Pesant C, Bharat A.Med Mycol. 2025 Feb 28;63(3):myaf019. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myaf019.PMID: 40037609
Current perspectives on vaccines and therapeutics for Lassa Fever. Warner BM, Safronetz D, Stein DR.Virol J. 2024 Dec 19;21(1):320. doi: 10.1186/s12985-024-02585-7.PMID: 39702419
Deep sequencing of serially passaged Sudan virus in guinea pigs uncovers adaptive mutations. Emeterio K, Audet J, Zhu W, Leung A, Schulz H, He S, Drebot M, Banadyga L.Heliyon. 2025 Jan 28;11(3):e42322. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42322. eCollection 2025 Feb 15.PMID: 39968149
Detectability of cytokine and chemokine using ELISA, following sample-inactivation using Triton X-100 or heat. Labossiere EH, Gonzalez-Diaz S, Enns S, Lopez P, Yang X, Kidane B, Vazquez-Grande G, Siddik AB, Kung SK, Sandstrom P, Ravandi A, Ball TB, Su RC.Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 5;14(1):26777. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74739-0.PMID: 39500912
Development and evaluation of a next-generation sequencing methodology for measles virus using Oxford Nanopore Technology. Zubach V, Osahan G, Kolsun K, Pfeifer C, Severini A, Hiebert J.J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Mar 12;63(3):e0145624. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01456-24. Epub 2025 Feb 4.PMID: 39902875
Diagnosing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Positive predictive value of CSF JC virus quantitative PCR and importance of recognizing suggestive neuroimaging findings. Zhou R, Sangam K, Cabrera A, AlMutawa F, Sivro A, Roy F, Silverman M, Sharma M, Budhram A.J Neurol Sci. 2025 Feb 15;469:123379. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2024.123379. Epub 2025 Jan 3.PMID: 39764914
Differences in HIV risk factors between South African adolescents and adult women and their association with sexually transmitted infections. Mkhize P, Mehou-Loko C, Maphumulo N, Radzey N, Abrahams AG, Sibeko S, Harryparsad R, Manhanzva M, Meyer B, Radebe P, Liebenberg LJP, Ngcapu S, Ahmed N, Busakwe F, Mqaba N, Archary D, Sivro A, Samsunder N, Potloane D, Horsnell W, Jordan C, Abdool Karim Q, Bekker LG, Passmore JA, Jaspan H, Humphries H, Masson L.Sex Transm Infect. 2024 Dec 4:sextrans-2024-056260. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056260. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39632075
Distinguishing host responses, extensive viral dissemination and long-term viral RNA persistence in domestic sheep experimentally infected with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus Kosovo Hoti. Li H, Pinette M, Smith G, Goolia M, Handel K, Nebroski M, Lung O, Pickering BS.Emerg Microbes Infect. 2024 Dec;13(1):2302103. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2302103. Epub 2024 Jan 22.PMID: 38189080
Donor-Derived Bartonella quintana Infection in Solid Organ Transplantation: An Emerging Public Health Issue With Diagnostic Challenges. Boodman C, Garcia OF, Kabbani D, Villalobos APC, Beeson A, Marx GE, van Griensven J, Doucette K. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 8;11(8):ofae381. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae381. eCollection 2024 Aug. PMID: 39192995
Draft genome sequences of clinical Mycobacterium canettii strains in Canada.
Islam MR, Adam H, Akochy P-M, Sharma M, McGurran A, Soualhine H. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Oct 10;13(10):e0062224. doi: 10.1128/mra.00622-24. Epub 2024 Sep 19. PMID: 39297625
Drug transporter mRNA expression and genital inflammation in South African women on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Zondo NM, Sobia P, Sivro A, Ngcapu S, Mahomed S, Mansoor LE, Asare K, Lewis L, Ramsuran V, Archary D.AIDS Res Ther. 2025 Feb 15;22(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s12981-025-00713-z.PMID: 39955595
Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support to Close the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Gender Disparity in Children Aged 9 and 10 Years. Stipelman CH, Ulibarri E, Wilson N, Olivas A, Sanders A, Trepman E, Kawamoto K.Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025 Mar 12:99228251324017. doi: 10.1177/00099228251324017. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40077902
Epidemiological analysis of confirmed mpox cases, Burundi, 3 July to 9 September 2024. Nizigiyimana A, Ndikumwenayo F, Houben S, Manirakiza M, van Lettow M, Liesenborghs L, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Rimoin AW, Bogoch II, Kindrachuk J.Euro Surveill. 2024 Oct;29(42):2400647. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.42.2400647.PMID: 39421954
Epidemiological and clinical features of mpox during the clade Ib outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a prospective cohort study. Brosius I, Vakaniaki EH, Mukari G, Munganga P, Tshomba JC, De Vos E, Bangwen E, Mujula Y, Tsoumanis A, Van Dijck C, Alengo A, Mutimbwa-Mambo L, Kumbana FM, Munga JB, Mambo DM, Zangilwa JW, Kitwanda SB, Houben S, Hoff NA, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Peeters M, Rimoin AW, Kindrachuk J, Low N, Katoto PDMC, Malembaka EB, Amuasi JH, Tshiani-Mbaya O, Kambaji DM, Kojan R, Kacita C, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Vercauteren K, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Nundu SS, Liesenborghs L, Mbala-Kingebeni P.Lancet. 2025 Feb 15;405(10478):547-559. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00047-9. Epub 2025 Jan 29.PMID: 39892407
Establishment of a regional Mpox surveillance network in Central Africa: shared experiences in an endemic region. Vakaniaki EH, Merritt S, Linsuke S, Malembi E, Muyembe F, Lunyanga L, Mayuma A, Kwete P, Kalonji T, Madinga J, LeBreton M, Nakoune E, Kalthan E, Shang S, Nwobegahay J, Ehiakhamen O, Dibongue E, Kankou JM, Erima B, Byarugaba DK, Kinzie PR, Mebwa F, Baelongandi F, Kayolo A, Nabugobe P, Mwamba D, Malekani J, Nguete B, Kaba D, Hensley LE, Kindrachuk J, Liesenborghs L, Shongo R, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Hoff NA, Rimoin AW, Mbala-Kingebeni P.Glob Health Res Policy. 2025 Mar 5;10(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s41256-025-00408-y.PMID: 40045429
Estradiol-mediated enhancement of the human ectocervical epithelial barrier correlates with desmoglein-1 expression in the follicular menstrual phase. Bradley F, Stern A, Franzén Boger M, Mousavian Z, Dethlefsen O, Kaldhusdal V, Lajoie J, Omollo K, Bergström S, Månberg A, Nilsson P, Kimani J, Burgener AD, Tjernlund A, Sundling C, Fowke KR, Broliden K.Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 Oct 8;15:1454006. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1454006. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39439565
Evaluating Countermeasures Against Marburg Virus Using a Mouse Model. Schiffman Z, He S, Tierney K, Strong JE, Banadyga L.Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2877:199-211. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4256-6_14.PMID: 39585623
Evaluation of infectious complications in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: a prospective cohort study from the Canadian MDS registry. Mathur S, Christou G, Delage R, Elemary M, Finn N, Geddes M, Houston DS, Keating MM, Khalaf D, Leber B, Leitch H, Lother SA, Mozessohn L, Nevill T, Parmentier A, Paulson K, Rimmer E, Sabloff M, Shamy A, St-Hilaire E, Storring J, Yee K, Zhang L, Zhu N, Hay AE, Zarychanski R, Buckstein R, Houston BL.Ann Hematol. 2024 Dec;103(12):5241-5248. doi: 10.1007/s00277-024-06096-x. Epub 2024 Nov 22.PMID: 39572410
Exome Sequencing of a Blastomycosis Case-Control Cohort From Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Jankowski P, Lee ER, Embil J, Keynan Y, McLaren PJ. Mycoses. 2024 Sep;67(9):e13800. doi: 10.1111/myc.13800. PMID: 39307841
First imported Cases of MPXV Clade Ib in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Implications for Global Surveillance and Transmission Dynamics. Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Mulopo-Mukanya N, Amuri-Aziza A, O’Toole Á, Modadra-Madakpa B, Ndongala GM, Vakaniaki EH, Merritt S, Kacita C, Maboko GL, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Ngimba M, Lokilo E, Pukuta-Simbu E, Luakanda G, Bodisa-Matamu T, Kalimuli ZP, Akil-Bandali P, Kavira S, Jansen D, Kamaliro AK, Muhindo-Milonde E, Mufungizi J, Hamisi YB, Kavunga H, Tshiani O, Nundu SS, Liesenborghs L, Hoff NA, Nachega J, Shongo R, Ayouba A, Pilarowski G, Mangolopa AK, Ebondo AK, Low N, Shaw SY, Wilkinson S, Tessema SK, Subissi L, Delaporte E, Vercauteren K, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Rimoin AW, Peeters M, Loman N, Rambaut A, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Hensley LE, Kindrachuk J, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Ahuka-Mundeke S. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Sep 16:2024.09.12.24313188. doi: 10.1101/2024.09.12.24313188. PMID: 39371169
Functionally-informed fine-mapping identifies genetic variants linking increased CHD1L expression and HIV restriction in monocytes. Tough RH, McLaren PJ; International Collaboration for the Genomics of HIV.Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 17;15(1):2325. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-84817-y.PMID: 39825011
Gender and Intersecting Barriers and Facilitators to Access the HIV Cascade of Care in Manitoba, Canada, Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study. Villacis-Alvarez E, Sobie C, Maier K, Lavallee M, Daniels C, Pashe H, Baliddawa J, Daniels N, Murdock R, Russell R, Dan C, Woodhouse F, Cusson S, Patrick L, Schenkels M, Payne M, Kasper K, MacKenzie LJ, Ireland L, Templeton K, Deering K, Haworth-Brockman M, Keynan Y, Rueda ZV.Trop Med Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 25;9(12):287. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed9120287.PMID: 39728814
Genomic Characterization of Three Canadian Mumps Outbreaks Demonstrates Endemic Transmission in Canada. Frost JR, Seo GE, Dust K, Bullard J, Daley P, LeBlanc JJ, Hiebert J, McLachlan E, Severini A. Viruses. 2024 Aug 10;16(8):1280. doi: 10.3390/v16081280. PMID: 39205254
Genomic tools for post-elimination measles molecular epidemiology using Canadian surveillance data from 2018-2020. Hiebert J, Zubach V, Schulz H, Severini A.Front Microbiol. 2024 Nov 19;15:1475144. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1475144. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39629208
GraphBAN: An inductive graph-based approach for enhanced prediction of compound-protein interactions.Hadipour H, Li YY, Sun Y, Deng C, Lac L, Davis R, Cardona ST, Hu P.Nat Commun. 2025 Mar 18;16(1):2541. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57536-9.PMID: 40102386
HIV phylogenetic clusters point to unmet hiv prevention, testing and treatment needs among men who have sex with men in kenya. Cholette F, Lazarus L, Macharia P, Walimbwa J, Kuria S, Bhattacharjee P, Musyoki H, Mugambi M, Ongaro MK, Olango K, Musimbi J, Emmanuel F, Isac S, Pickles M, Becker ML, Mishra S, McKinnon LR, Blanchard J, Ho J, Henry O, Fabia R, Sandstrom P, Lorway R, Shaw SY.BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 20;24(1):1323. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10052-5.PMID: 39567884
Identification of Mammaliicoccus fleurettii as the source of a methicillin-resistant gene in a First Nation reserve lake in Manitoba, Canada. Bashar S, Patidar R, Wai A, White D, Golding GR, Farenhorst A, Kumar A.Access Microbiol. 2024 Nov 22;6(11):000861.v3. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000861.v3. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39697996
Identifying people with post-COVID condition using linked, population-based administrative health data from Manitoba, Canada: prevalence and predictors in a cohort of COVID-positive individuals. Katz A, Ekuma O, Enns JE, Cavett T, Singer A, Sanchez-Ramirez DC, Keynan Y, Lix L, Walld R, Yogendran M, Nickel NC, Urquia M, Star L, Olafson K, Logsetty S, Spiwak R, Waruk J, Matharaarachichi S.BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 9;15(1):e087920. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087920.PMID: 39788761
Influence of biological sex in inflammatory bowel diseases. Tshikudi DM, Bernstein CN, Mishra S, Ghia JE, Armstrong HK.Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Feb 17. doi: 10.1038/s41575-025-01038-y. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39962330
Innovative perspectives on the discovery of small molecule antibiotics. Cardona ST, Rahman ASMZ, Novomisky Nechcoff J.NPJ Antimicrob Resist. 2025 Mar 13;3(1):19. doi: 10.1038/s44259-025-00089-0.PMID: 40082593
Investigating the measles susceptibility gap in Ontario infants. Bolotin S, Wright J, McLachlan E, Severini A, Hatchette T, Crowcroft N, Deeks S, Arnold C, Osman S, Brown K, Halperin S, Campigotto A, Richardson S, Science M.Vaccine. 2025 Mar 5;54:126908. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126908. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40048933
Joint HIV and hepatitis C virus phylogenetic analyses signal network overlap among women engaged in sex work and men who purchase sex. Melnychuk S, Balakireva O, Pavlova D, Lopatenko A, McClarty LM, Lazarus L, Herpai N, Pickles M, Mishra S, Becker ML, Sandstrom P, Cholette F; Dynamics study team. Int J STD AIDS. 2024 Sep 26:9564624241287259. doi: 10.1177/09564624241287259. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39325924
Laboratory development of an RNA quantitative RT-PCR assay reporting in international units for hepatitis D virus. Osiowy C, Day J, Lee ER.Front Microbiol. 2024 Nov 20;15:1472826. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1472826. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39633803
Leishmania major Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (DLD) is a key metabolic enzyme that drives parasite proliferation, pathology and host immune response.Onwah SS, Mou Z, Gupta G, Obi P, Ikeogu N, Jia P, Zhang WW, Ghavami S, Saleem A, Uzonna J.PLoS Pathog. 2025 Mar 17;21(3):e1012978. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012978. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40096189
Longitudinal screening of retail milk from Canadian provinces reveals no detections of influenza A virus RNA (April-July 2024): leveraging a newly established pan-Canadian network for responding to emerging viruses. Wallace HL, Wight J, Baz M, Dowding B, Flamand L, Hobman T, Jean F, Joy JB, Lang AS, MacParland S, McCormick C, Noyce R, Russell RS, Sagan SM, Snyman J, Rzeszutek GJ, Jafri MS, Bogoch I, Kindrachuk J, Rasmussen AL.Can J Microbiol. 2025 Jan 1;71:1-7. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2024-0120. Epub 2024 Sep 27.PMID: 39332021
Macrolide resistance due to erm(55). Alexander DC, Farquhar T, Adams JME, Suchan DM, Workman SD, Wallace RJ Jr, Brown-Elliott BA, El-Halfawy OM, Cameron ADS.Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Mar 4;13(3):e0239724. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02397-24. Epub 2025 Jan 16.PMID: 39817789
Methotrexate and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors Independently Decrease Neutralizing Antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Updated Results from the SUCCEED Study. Hitchon CA, Bowdish DME, Boire G, Fortin PR, Flamand L, Chandran V, Dayam RM, Gingras AC, Card CM, Colmegna I, Larché MJ, Kaplan GG, Lukusa L, Lee JLF, Bernatsky S, On Behalf Of The Succeed Investigative Team. Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Sep 17;12(9):1061. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12091061. PMID: 39340091
Modelling vaccination approaches for mpox containment and mitigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Savinkina A, Kindrachuk J, Bogoch II, Rimoin AW, Hoff NA, Shaw SY, Pitzer VE, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Gonsalves GS.Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Dec;12(12):e1936-e1944. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00384-X. Epub 2024 Oct 9.PMID: 39393385
Modulating polybasic character of galactose-based glycosylated antitumor ether lipids for enhanced cytotoxic response. Arora R, Mukherjee A, Arthur G, Nachtigal MW, Schweizer F.RSC Med Chem. 2024 Oct 14;16(1):286-95. doi: 10.1039/d4md00662c. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39464652
Molecular epidemiology and in silico prediction of ciprofloxacin resistance in Salmonella enterica in Canada, 2017-2022. Wilke MAP, Mistry K, Thumbi D, Li XRL, Charlebois A, Cormier AC, Mickanuck K, Avery BP, Murphy C, Deckert A, Kearney A, Campbell J, Christianson S, Alexander D, El Bailey S, Bekal S, Chui L, Ding X, Dingle TC, Haldane D, Hoang L, Minion J, Patel S, Zahariadis G, Nadon C, Mulvey M, Carson CA, Reid-Smith R, Bharat A.Can J Microbiol. 2025 Mar 3. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2024-0118. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40030142
Monoclonal Antibody Production Against Filoviruses from Immunized Mice. Liu G, Banadyga L.Methods Mol Biol. 2025;2877:107-126. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4256-6_8.PMID: 39585617
Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infections Among Lung Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study in Canada. Bitterman R, Soualhine H, Akochy PM, Poirier C, Ferraro P, Kabbani D, Hirji A, Tyrrell G, Bergeron C, Levy RD, Wright A, Leung V, Singer LG, Chaparro C, Keshavjee S, Richard-Greenblatt M, Husain S, Luong ML.Transpl Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 18:e70003. doi: 10.1111/tid.70003. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39964168
Nongravid incarcerated uterus with leiomyomas treated with uterine artery embolization and hysterectomy: a case report Kuo, K, Holmes, S, Tomlinson, J, Klippenstein, P, Trepman, E. 2025 Feb. AJOG Global Reports
Oseltamivir Reduces 30-Day Mortality in Older Adults With Influenza: A Pooled Analysis From the 2012-2019 Serious Outcomes Surveillance Network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network. Pott H, Andrew MK, Shaffelburg Z, Nichols MK, Ye L, ElSherif M, Hatchette TF, LeBlanc JJ, Ambrose A, Boivin G, Bowie W, Johnstone J, Katz K, Lagacé-Wiens P, Loeb M, McCarthy A, McGeer A, Poirier A, Powis J, Richardson D, Semret M, Smith S, Smyth D, Stiver G, Trottier S, Valiquette L, Webster D, McNeil SA.Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 3;12(2):ofaf058. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf058. eCollection 2025 Feb.PMID: 39968306
Pediatric COVID-19 severity by SARS-CoV-2 lineage and vaccine status in Canada: an IMPACT study. Farrar DS, Bettinger JA, Campigotto AJ, Deeks SL, Drouin O, Embree JE, Haddad E, Halperin SA, Jadavji T, Kazmi K, King M, Moore Hepburn C, Papenburg J, Purewal R, Sadarangani M, Sauvé L, Yeung RSM, Top KA, Kakkar F, Morris SK; Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program, Active (IMPACT) Investigators.Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan 24. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-03853-0. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39856228
Potentially preventable? A case of recurrent blastomycosis involving the central nervous system Walkty, A, Wuerz, T, Stein, M, Beiko, J, Embil, J. 2024. JAMMI
Powassan Virus Encephalitis after Tick Bite, Manitoba, Canada.
Smith N, Keynan Y, Wuerz T, Sharma A. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Sep;30(9):1959-1961. doi: 10.3201/eid3009.231344. Epub 2024 Aug 9. PMID: 39122440
Pre-HIV α4β7hi CD4+ T cells and HIV risk among heterosexual individuals in Africa. Omole TE, Nguyen HM, Marcinow A, Oo MM, Jahan N, Ssemaganda A, Severini G, Thomas KK, Celum C, Mugo N, Mujugira A, Kublin J, Corey L, Sivro A, Lingappa JR, Gray G, McKinnon LR.J Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 25:jiae638. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae638. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39720913
Protein Expression Platforms and the Challenges of Viral Antigen Production. Sookhoo JRV, Schiffman Z, Ambagala A, Kobasa D, Pardee K, Babiuk S.Vaccines (Basel). 2024 Nov 28;12(12):1344. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12121344.PMID: 39772006
Rationally designed pooled CRISPRi-seq uncovers an inhibitor of bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase. Rahman ASMZ, Syroegin EA, Novomisky Nechcoff J, Devarajan A, Polikanov YS, Cardona ST.Cell Rep. 2024 Nov 26;43(11):114967. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114967. Epub 2024 Nov 15.PMID: 39541213
RNA extraction and RNA-sequencing method for transcriptomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Hiebert MR, Sharma MK, Go A, Bonner C, Laminman V, Graham M, Soualhine H.Biotechniques. 2025 Jan;77(1):23-34. doi: 10.1080/07366205.2025.2457887. Epub 2025 Feb 16.PMID: 39957238
Rothia aeria bacteremia complicated by cerebral mycotic aneurysms: A case report Schreiber Y, Villalobos A, McEachern J, Walkty A. 2024 Oct 25 JAMMI
SARS-CoV-2 Illumina GeNome Assembly Line (SIGNAL), a Snakemate workflow for rapid and bulk analysis of Illumina sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Nasir JA, Maguire F, Smith KM, Panousis EM, Baker SJC, Aftanas P, Raphenya AR, Alcock BP, Maan H, Knox NC, Banerjee A, Mossman K, Wang B, Simpson JT, Kozak RA, Mubareka S, McArthur AG.NAR Genom Bioinform. 2024 Dec 18;6(4):lqae176. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqae176. eCollection 2024 Dec.PMID: 39703420
Serologic Cross-Reactivity between the Mumps Virus Vaccine Genotype A Strain and the Circulating Genotype G Strain. Shaikh S, Carpenter M, Lin L, Frost JR, McLachlan E, Stein D, Van Caeseele P, Severini A. Viruses. 2024 Sep 8;16(9):1434. doi: 10.3390/v16091434. PMID: 39339910
Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections by sex, methamphetamine use, and houselessness before, at, and after HIV diagnosis in Manitoba, Canada. Sorokopud-Jones M, Sharp A, Haworth-Brockman M, Kasper K, MacKenzie L, Ireland L, Gawlik K, Lopez L, Vanegas JM, Bullard J, Boodman C, Sanguins J, Payne M, Templeton K, Keynan Y, Rueda ZV.IJID Reg. 2024 Sep 7;13:100433. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100433. eCollection 2024 Dec.PMID: 39308785
Single-cell transcriptomics unveils molecular signatures of neuronal vulnerability in a mouse model of prion disease that overlap with Alzheimer’s disease. Slota JA, Lamoureux L, Frost KL, Sajesh BV, Booth SA.Nat Commun. 2024 Nov 23;15(1):10174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54579-2.PMID: 39580485 9. PMID: 38979723
Socioeconomic, health-related, and primary care physician characteristics associated with adherence to seasonal influenza vaccination in Manitoba, Canada: A population-wide record-linkage cohort study. Okoli GN, Righolt CH, Zhang G, Alessi-Severini S, Van Caeseele P, Kuo IF, Mahmud SM. Can J Public Health. 2024 Aug;115(4):585-598. doi: 10.17269/s41997-024-00893-7. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38806938
Socioeconomic/health-related factors associated with HPV vaccination initiation/completion among females of paediatric age: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Okoli GN, Grossman Moon A, Soos AE, Neilson CJ, Kimmel Supron H, Etsell K, Grewal A, Van Caeseele P, Richardson C, Harper DM.Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2024 Dec 14;9:100562. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100562. eCollection 2025 Jun.PMID: 39802391
Spatial transcriptomics and in situ immune cell profiling of the host ectocervical landscape of HIV infected Kenyan sex working women. Franzén Boger M, Kaldhusdal V, Pascual-Reguant A, Kroh S, Uecker R, Burgener AD, Lajoie J, Omollo K, Kimani J, Fowke KR, Hauser AE, Tjernlund A, Broliden K.Front Immunol. 2024 Dec 2;15:1483346. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1483346. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39687623
Spatial transcriptomics unveils estrogen-modulated immune responses and structural alterations in the ectocervical mucosa of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users. Kaldhusdal V, Boger MF, Tjernlund A, Burgener AD, Bradley F, Lajoie J, Omollo K, Kimani J, Fowke K, Czarnewski P, Broliden K.Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 6;15(1):1014. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-83775-9.PMID: 39762272
Spleen Swabs for Sensitive and High-Throughput Detection of African Swine Fever Virus by Real-Time PCR. Cafariello C, Goonewardene K, Chung CJ, Ambagala A. Viruses. 2024 Aug 18;16(8):1316. doi: 10.3390/v16081316.PMID: 39205290
Supportive care strategies in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia in older adults: a national survey of Canadian hematologists. Blankstein AR, Choi N, Mozessohn L, Sanford D, Paulson K, Rimmer E, Houston DS, Lother SA, Mendelson A, Garland A, Zarychanski R, Hay AE, Buckstein R, Houston BL.Ann Hematol. 2024 Dec;103(12):5371-5376. doi: 10.1007/s00277-024-06085-0. Epub 2024 Nov 20.PMID: 39562360
Surveillance for Chlamydia trachomatis variants escaping detection with the Aptima Combo 2 assay in Canada from 2019 to 2021. Roy F, Beirnes J, LeBlanc JJ, Gibbons S, Sivro A, Severini A; Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network (CPHLN) Chlamydia Variant Working Group.Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Mar 4;13(3):e0206224. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02062-24. Epub 2025 Jan 23.PMID: 39846766
Surveillance of Clostridioides difficile in Canadian retail meat and genomic linkages to community-associated human clinical infections in Canada. Pidsadny P, Du T, Hizom R, Ahmed S, Tan D, Zhanel G, Bay D, Reid-Smith R, Charlebois A, Golding G.Can J Microbiol. 2025 Feb 25. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2024-0193. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39999427
Suspected and confirmed mpox cases in DR Congo: a retrospective analysis of national epidemiological and laboratory surveillance data, 2010-23. Bangwen E, Diavita R, De Vos E, Vakaniaki EH, Nundu SS, Mutombo A, Mulangu F, Abedi AA, Malembi E, Kalonji T, Kacita C, Kinganda-Lusamaki E, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Kremer C, Brosius I, Van Dijck C, Bottieau E, Vercauteren K, Amuri-Aziza A, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Muyamuna E, Pukuta E, Nguete B, Kaba D, Kabamba J, Hughes CM, Tshiani-Mbaya O, Rimoin AW, Hoff NA, Kindrachuk J, Hens N, Peeters M, Low N, McCollum AM, Shongo R, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Liesenborghs L, Mbala-Kingebeni P.Lancet. 2025 Feb 1;405(10476):408-419. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02669-2.PMID: 39892912
Sustained immune activation and impaired epithelial barrier integrity in the ectocervix of women with chronic HIV infection. Franzén Boger M, Hasselrot T, Kaldhusdal V, Miranda GHB, Czarnewski P, Edfeldt G, Bradley F, Rexaj G, Lajoie J, Omollo K, Kimani J, Fowke KR, Broliden K, Tjernlund A.PLoS Pathog. 2024 Nov 19;20(11):e1012709. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012709. eCollection 2024 Nov.PMID: 39561211
The Adequacy of Current Legionnaires’ Disease Diagnostic Practices in Capturing the Epidemiology of Clinically Relevant Legionella: A Scoping Review. Ha R, Heilmann A, Lother SA, Turenne C, Alexander D, Keynan Y, Rueda ZV.Pathogens. 2024 Oct 1;13(10):857. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13100857.PMID: 39452728
The association of antiplatelet agents with mortality among patients with non-COVID-19 community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lother SA, Tennenhouse L, Rabbani R, Abou-Setta AM, Askin N, Turgeon AF, Murthy S, Houston BL, Houston DS, Mendelson AA, Paul JD, Farkouh ME, Hasmatali J, Rush B, Nkosi J, Goligher EC, Rimmer E, Marshall JC, Shaw SY, Lawler PR, Keynan Y, Zarychanski R. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2024 Jul 22;8(5):102526. doi: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102526. eCollection 2024 Jul. PMID: 39262648
The Fem cell-surface signaling system is regulated by ExsA in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and affects pathogenicity. Li Y, Bhagirath A, Badr S, Zhang P, Chen L, Dadashi M, Surette MG, Duan K.iScience. 2024 Dec 18;28(1):111629. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111629. eCollection 2025 Jan 17.PMID: 39850353
The fungal gut microbiota in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Mok N, Knox NC, Zhu F, Arnold DL, Bar-Or A, Bernstein CN, Bonner C, Forbes JD, Graham M, Marrie RA, O’Mahony J, Yeh EA, Zhao Y, Van Domselaar G, Banwell B, Waubant E, Tremlett HL.Front Microbiol. 2024 Dec 18;15:1258978. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1258978. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39744394
The mitophagy receptor BNIP3L/Nix coordinates nuclear calcium signaling to modulate the muscle phenotype. Field JT, Chapman D, Hai Y, Ghavami S, West AR, Ozerklig B, Saleem A, Kline J, Mendelson AA, Kindrachuk J, Triggs-Raine B, Gordon JW.Autophagy. 2025 Mar 24:1-12. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2025.2476872. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40063005
The True Extent of Avian Influenza Virus Infections: Knowns and Unknowns. Wallace HL.Viral Immunol. 2025 Mar;38(2):41-43. doi: 10.1089/vim.2025.0014. Epub 2025 Feb 14.PMID: 39950966
Thioredoxin-1 protein interactions in neuronal survival and neurodegeneration. Islam MI, Sultana S, Padmanabhan N, Rashid MU, Siddiqui TJ, Coombs KM, Vitiello PF, Karimi-Abdolrezaee S, Eftekharpour E.Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2025 Jan;1871(1):167548. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167548. Epub 2024 Oct 23.PMID: 39454970
To screen or not to screen—controversies in testing for Mycoplasma genitalium Copete A, Rueda ZV, Singh A, Laupland K, Keynan Y. 2024 Oct 25 JAMMI
Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in four prisons in Colombia. Rueda ZV, Herrera-Diaz M, Marin D, Lopez L, Realpe T, Almeida-Rueda LM, Arroyave L, Rueda N, Niño-Cruz GI, Hurtado U, Alvarez N, Keynan Y, Arbelaez MP.Epidemiol Infect. 2025 Feb 24;153:e43. doi: 10.1017/S0950268825000184.PMID: 39988899
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