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Derek McKay
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Research
Latest papers
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology: Strategic Plan 2016–2020
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2016 · first author
Latest funding
- $1,162,800
Human M(IL4)s as an autologous anti-colitic therapy
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $979,200
Early life BCG vaccination interplay with gut microbiota and trained immunity to suppress colitis
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $120,000
Mitochondrial Regulation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by ATG16L1
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
1 publications.
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology: Strategic Plan 2016–2020
McKay D, Armstrong D, Sadowski D, Jones N, MacNaughton W, Sinclair P
Human M(IL4)s as an autologous anti-colitic therapy
Principal investigators: McKay, Derek M; Panaccione, Remo
Keywords: Autologous Cell Transfer Therapy; Barrier Function; Extracellular Matrix (Ecm); Gut Microbiota; Il-4 Educated Human Macrophage; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Interleukin-6; Models Of Colitis; Regulatory Macrophage
Early life BCG vaccination interplay with gut microbiota and trained immunity to suppress colitis
Principal investigators: Khan, Nargis
Keywords: Colitis, Trained Immunity, Gamma Delta T Cell, Hematopoiesis
Mitochondrial Regulation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by ATG16L1
Principal investigators: Jaiswal, Amit
Keywords: Atg16l1; Autophagy; Confocal Microscopy; Crispr; Inflammation; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ibd); Mitochondrial Dysfunction; Mitochondrial Respiration; Mitophagy; Organoids
Investigating the consequences of E. coli-LF82 invoked mitochondrial damage on IBD pathogenesis
Principal investigators: Mohan, Armaan
Keywords: Ibd; Inflammation; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial Dna
The epithelium: the first encounter in host-helminth interaction
Principal investigators: McKay, Derek
Keywords: helminth parasites; hymenolepis diminuta; intestine; epithelium; mucosal immunology; host defense; tuft cells; microvesicles; tapeworm
Live-Cell Super-Resolution Imaging of Dynamic Cellular Processes
Principal investigators: Shutt, Timothy
Enteric epithelial mitochondria and the regulation of gut function.
Principal investigators: McKay, Derek M; Shutt, Timothy E
Keywords: Bacterial Metabolites; Barrier Function; E. Coli Pathobiont; Gut Epithelium; Gut Inflammation; Intracellular Signaling; Mitochondrial Function; Stat3 Signals (Il-10)
Capturing the dynamics of inter-organelle associations
Principal investigators: Turner, Raymond
Gut microbiota: the overlooked essential component of helminth therapy
Principal investigators: McKay, Derek M
Keywords: Butyrate; Commensal Bacteria; Epithelial Colonoids; Helminth-Therapy; Interleukin-10; Models Of Colitis
Host-parasite interaction - from molecules to ecosystems: an international conference
Principal investigators: McKay, Derek M
Keywords: Disease Emergence; Ecology, Climate And Disease; Gastrointestianl Disease; Infectious Disease; Leishmanisias; Malaria; New Tools In Infectious Parasitic Disease; Parasites; Public Health Risk; Therapeutic Helminths
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Physiology and Pharmacology
- Medicine
- Pediatrics and Physiology
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