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Anastassia Voronova

ResearcherMedical GeneticsUniversity of Alberta

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Anastassia Voronova

Researcher

Medical Genetics

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Remyelination Oligodendrocyte Crc Differentiation Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Myelination Neurodevelopment Opc

Latest papers

Prefrontal gamma oscillations and fear extinction learning require early postnatal interneuron-oligodendroglia communication.
Nature communications · 2025
Age-impaired remyelination is associated with dysregulated microglial transitions.
Nature communications · 2025
Regulation of neural stem cells by innervating neurons.
Journal of neurochemistry · 2025 · senior author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Role of MS genetic variants in neurodevelopment
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,143,676
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$500,000
The role of Ankrd11 in epigenetic regulation of sensory nervous system development
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 9 grants and awards

18 publications.

Prefrontal gamma oscillations and fear extinction learning require early postnatal interneuron-oligodendroglia communication.

Plaisier F, Ibaceta-González C, Khelfaoui H, Watson AES, Poilbout C, Voronova A, Angulo MC

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66309-3 PMID: 41413032

Age-impaired remyelination is associated with dysregulated microglial transitions.

Zia S, Traetta ME, Baaklini CS, Hammond BP, John RK, Souter KM, Meijns N, Afun LKA, Panda S, González Ibáñez F, Burr MK, Dhupia E, Rathod AM, Faria AO, Zaveri D, Challa S, Hahn E, Manesh SB, Lee KV, Ho MFS, Friedman TN, Maguire AD, Pang A, Farkas O, Szulc B, Tenorio L, Vyas D, La Caprara OR, Tetzlaff W, Sinha S, Duncan GJ, Voronova A, Kerr BJ, Tremblay ME, Biernaskie J, Schenk G, Plemel JR

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64906-w PMID: 41224757

Regulation of neural stem cells by innervating neurons.

Dittmann NL, Chen L, Voronova A

Journal of neurochemistry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16287 PMID: 39775528

Correction: Olfactory bulb anomalies in KBG syndrome mouse model and patients.

Goodkey K, Wischmeijer A, Perrin L, Watson AES, Qureshi L, Cordelli DM, Toni F, Gnazzo M, Benedicenti F, Elmaleh-Berges M, Low KJ, Voronova A

BMC medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03519-4 PMID: 38992656

The chromatin regulator Ankrd11 controls cardiac neural crest cell-mediated outflow tract remodeling and heart function.

Kibalnyk Y, Afanasiev E, Noble RMN, Watson AES, Poverennaya I, Dittmann NL, Alexiou M, Goodkey K, Greenwell AA, Ussher JR, Adameyko I, Massey J, Graf D, Bourque SL, Stratton JA, Voronova A

Nature communications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48955-1 PMID: 38951500

Olfactory bulb anomalies in KBG syndrome mouse model and patients.

Goodkey K, Wischmeijer A, Perrin L, Watson AES, Qureshi L, Cordelli DM, Toni F, Gnazzo M, Benedicenti F, Elmaleh-Bergès M, Low KJ, Voronova A

BMC medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03363-6 PMID: 38616269

Documentation and prevalence of prenatal and neonatal outcomes in a cohort of individuals with KBG syndrome.

Kierzkowska O, Sarino K, Carter D, Guo L, Marchi E, Voronova A, Lyon GJ

American journal of medical genetics. Part A2023

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63311 PMID: 37226940

Culture Protocol and Transcriptomic Analysis of Murine SVZ NPCs and OPCs.

Dittmann NL, Torabi P, Watson AES, Yuzwa SA, Voronova A

Stem cell reviews and reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10492-z PMID: 36617597

Regulation of microglia function by neural stem cells.

de Almeida MMA, Goodkey K, Voronova A

Frontiers in cellular neuroscience2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1130205 PMID: 36937181

Fractalkine enhances oligodendrocyte regeneration and remyelination in a demyelination mouse model.

de Almeida MMA, Watson AES, Bibi S, Dittmann NL, Goodkey K, Sharafodinzadeh P, Galleguillos D, Nakhaei-Nejad M, Kosaraju J, Steinberg N, Wang BS, Footz T, Giuliani F, Wang J, Sipione S, Edgar JM, Voronova A

Stem cell reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2022.12.001 PMID: 36608690

Role of MS genetic variants in neurodevelopment

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

Keywords: Myelination; Neurodevelopment; Oligodendrocyte; Opc; Remyelination

$1,143,676

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2023Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

The role of Ankrd11 in epigenetic regulation of sensory nervous system development

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Kibalnyk, Yana

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Mouse Model; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Rare Disease; Sensory Nervous System

$105,000

Investigating the contribution of fractalkine signalling in neural stem cells to demyelination and remyelination

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Watson, Adrianne

Keywords: Demyelination; Genetics; Immunocytochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; Multiple Sclerosis; Neural Stem Cells; Neurodegeneration; Oligodendroglial; Regeneration; White Matter

$105,000

The role of fractalkine signalling during remyelination

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

Keywords: Cell-To-Cell Interaction; Cuprizone; Demyelination; Differentiation; Multiple Sclerosis; Neural Stem Cell; Oligodendrocyte; Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell; Remyelination; Stereotaxic Surgery

$948,600

Oligodendrocyte precursor cell dysfunction linked to schizophrenia: from mechanisms towards new therapeutic strategies (project coordinator: Dr. Maria Cecilia Angulo, project acronym: OPCphrenia)

Nominated PICIHR2018Team Grant: NEURON

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

Keywords: Differentiation; Glia; Interneuron; Myelin; Neuron-Glia Interactions; Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell; Oligodendrocytes; Prefrontal Cortex; Remyelination; Schizophrenia

$225,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2018Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Extrinsic versus intrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte genesis in the developing and adult brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

$287,000

Extrinsic versus intrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte genesis in the developing and adult brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Voronova, Anastassia

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Anastassia Voronova

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prefrontal gamma oscillations and fear extinction learning require early postnatal interneuron-oligodendroglia communication.

Age-impaired remyelination is associated with dysregulated microglial transitions.

Regulation of neural stem cells by innervating neurons.

Correction: Olfactory bulb anomalies in KBG syndrome mouse model and patients.

The chromatin regulator Ankrd11 controls cardiac neural crest cell-mediated outflow tract remodeling and heart function.

Olfactory bulb anomalies in KBG syndrome mouse model and patients.

Documentation and prevalence of prenatal and neonatal outcomes in a cohort of individuals with KBG syndrome.

Culture Protocol and Transcriptomic Analysis of Murine SVZ NPCs and OPCs.

Regulation of microglia function by neural stem cells.

Fractalkine enhances oligodendrocyte regeneration and remyelination in a demyelination mouse model.

Role of MS genetic variants in neurodevelopment

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

The role of Ankrd11 in epigenetic regulation of sensory nervous system development

Investigating the contribution of fractalkine signalling in neural stem cells to demyelination and remyelination

The role of fractalkine signalling during remyelination

Oligodendrocyte precursor cell dysfunction linked to schizophrenia: from mechanisms towards new therapeutic strategies (project coordinator: Dr. Maria Cecilia Angulo, project acronym: OPCphrenia)

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Extrinsic versus intrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte genesis in the developing and adult brain

Extrinsic versus intrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte genesis in the developing and adult brain

Frequent collaborators

Simonetta Sipione

Daniel Graf

Meghan Riddell

Marie-Ève Tremblay

Fabrizio Giuliani

Wolfram Tetzlaff

Jing Wang