Research & Training

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Research Innovation

Our research mission is to uncover the fundamental biological mechanisms of health and disease and translate those discoveries into new therapies. As Canada's largest institute of its kind, the LSI leads in addressing medicine's greatest challenges and improving health outcomes.

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Our Labs

At the LSI, our faculty members are recognized as some of Canada's top researchers, receiving prestigious awards at the institutional, provincial, and national levels. Discover cutting-edge research by exploring our labs, with options to search and filter by topic or department.

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Recent Publications

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Laccase-catalyzed conversion of residual agricultural biomass to lignin-derived aromatic compounds

Researcher: Eltis

Autophagy-enhancing strategies to promote intestinal viral resistance and mucosal barrier function in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researcher: Jean

Using the microbiota to study connectivity at human-animal interfaces

Researcher: King

No Evidence of Anti-Influenza Nucleoprotein Antibodies in Retail Milk from Across Canada (April-July 2024)

Researchers: Jean, Sagan

Widespread and cell-type-specific transcriptomic reorganization following mild traumatic brain injury

Researcher: Cembrowski

Functional and structural characterization of treatment-emergent nirmatrelvir resistance mutations at low frequencies in the mPro reveals a unique evolutionary route for SARS-CoV-2 to gain resistance

Researchers: Strynadka, Jean

The Nature and Nurture of Carcinogenesis

Researcher: Lim

In vitro biofilm formation by a beneficial bacterium partially predicts in planta protection against rhizosphere pathogens

Researcher: Haney

Post-fertilization transcription initiation in an ancestral LTR retrotransposon drives lineage-specific genomic imprinting of ZDBF2

Researcher: Lorincz

Advancing Medical Applications of Cancer Nanotechnology: Highlighting Two Decades of the NCI'S Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory Service to the Research Community

Researcher: Cullis

A robust expression system reveals distinct gating mechanisms and calmodulin regulation of NaV1.9 channels

Researcher: Van Petegem

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Polyglycerol Sulfates and Natural Polyanions in Type 2 Inflammation

Researchers: Hedtrich, Kizhakkedathu

Bat organoids reveal antiviral responses at epithelial surfaces

Researcher: Penninger

Altered activity within the social behavior neural network in adolescent rats following prenatal alcohol exposure and/or early-life adversity

Researcher: Weinberg

CSF-1R ligands promote microglial proliferation but are not the sole regulators of developmental microglial proliferation

Researcher: Cembrowski