Paul Beck, University of Calgary

Research

Md/Phd Crc Cellular Biology Crohn'S Disease Inflammation Inflammatory Bowel Disease Intestinal Fibrosis Meta-Transcriptomics

Latest papers

Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites.
Communications medicine · 2025
Early Life Exposure to Parental Crohn’s Disease Is Associated With Offspring’s Gut Microbiome, Gut Permeability, and Increased Risk of Future Crohn’s Disease
Gastroenterology · 2025
Latent Class Analysis for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000
Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Targeting Intestinal Fibrosis
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2: A novel effector of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel diseases
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$998,325

All 22 grants and awards

17 publications.

01

Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites.

Kohio HP, Ajoge HO, Barua EA, Vajaria NR, Wu IKF, Coleman MD, Tom SK, van der Meer F, Gill J, Church D, Beck P, Power C, van Marle G, Barr SD

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01146-5 PMID: 41053231

02

Early Life Exposure to Parental Crohn’s Disease Is Associated With Offspring’s Gut Microbiome, Gut Permeability, and Increased Risk of Future Crohn’s Disease

Lee S-H, Bushra M, Qiu L, Griffiths AM, Turpin W, Croitoru K, Lee S-H, Bushra M, Qiu L, Shao J

Gastroenterology202518 citations

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.09.033

03

Latent Class Analysis for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection.

Doolan CP, Louie T, Lata C, Larios OE, Stokes W, Kim J, Brown K, Beck P, Deardon R, Pillai DR

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1553 PMID: 33053174

04

Giardia spp. promote the production of antimicrobial peptides and attenuate disease severity induced by attaching and effacing enteropathogens via the induction of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Manko-Prykhoda A, Allain T, Motta JP, Cotton JA, Feener T, Oyeyemi A, Bindra S, Vallance BA, Wallace JL, Beck P, Buret AG

International journal for parasitology2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2019.12.011 PMID: 32184085

05

Crohn's-like disease in a patient exposed to anti-Interleukin-17 blockade (Ixekizumab) for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis: a case report.

Smith MK, Pai J, Panaccione R, Beck P, Ferraz JG, Jijon H

BMC gastroenterology2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-1067-0 PMID: 31488067

06

Effect of Oral Capsule- vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Kao D, Roach B, Silva M, Beck P, Rioux K, Kaplan GG, Chang HJ, Coward S, Goodman KJ, Xu H, Madsen K, Mason A, Wong GK, Jovel J, Patterson J, Louie T

JAMA2017

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.17077 PMID: 29183074

07

Differential expression of LEF1/TCFs family members in colonic carcinogenesis.

Han W, He L, Cao B, Zhao X, Zhang K, Li Y, Beck P, Zhou Z, Tian Y, Cheng S, Wang H

Molecular carcinogenesis2017

DOI: 10.1002/mc.22530 PMID: 27433921

08

The Src kinase Fyn is protective in acute chemical-induced colitis and promotes recovery from disease.

Lopes F, Wang A, Smyth D, Reyes JL, Doering A, Schenck LP, Beck P, Waterhouse C, McKay DM

Journal of leukocyte biology2015

DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3a0814-405rr PMID: 25877924

09

Interactions of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with pediatric and adult intestinal biopsy specimens during early adherence.

Humphries RM, Waterhouse CC, Mulvey G, Beck P, Armstrong GD

Infection and immunity2009

DOI: 10.1128/iai.00686-09 PMID: 19635829

10

Long term platelet responses to Helicobacter pylori eradication in Canadian patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

Jackson SC, Beck P, Buret AG, O'Connor PM, Meddings J, Pineo G, Poon MC

International journal of hematology2008

DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0138-8 PMID: 18668306

Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Targeting Intestinal Fibrosis

Nominated PICIHR2018Team: Human Immun.- LOI - Autoimmune diseases-digestive, kidney, pancreas, liver

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L; Dufour, Antoine; Hirota, Simon A; Jijon, Humberto B; Lu, Cathy; Seow, Cynthia H

Keywords: Cellular Biology; Crohn'S Disease; Inflammation; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Intestinal Fibrosis; Meta-Transcriptomics; Proteomics; Rna-Sequencing

$20,000

Protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2: A novel effector of mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: MacNaughton, Wallace K

Keywords: Cell Culture; Cell Migration; Colitis; Epithelium; Gpcrs; Intestine; Organoids; Proteases; Transcription Factors; Wound Healing

$998,325

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Medical Management of Bile Acid Malabsorption

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Gastroenterology (Cag), Canadian Assoc. O

Keywords: Bile Acid Malabsorption; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Consensus Conference; Systematic Review

$20,000

Fecal microbial transplantation in the management of patients with mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Madsen, Karen L; Fedorak, Richard N; Kao, Dina H; Kaplan, Gilaad G; Kroeker, Karen I

Keywords: Crohn'S Disease; Fecal Transplants; Microbiome

$638,356

Enteric neural and glial control of gastrointestinal function in health and inflammatory disease.

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Sharkey, Keith

Keywords: Autonomic Nervous System; Brain-Gut Interactions; Colitis; Endocannabinoids; Enteric Glia; Enteric Nervous System; Intestinal Inflammation; Myenteric Plexus

$2,355,405

MD/PhD Program Grant 2015-2016

Nominated PICIHR2015CIHR MD/PhD Program Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L

$396,000

MD/PhD Program Grant (starting 2014-15)

Nominated PICIHR2014CIHR MD/PhD Program Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L

$396,000

MD/PhD Program Grant (starting in 2013-14)

Nominated PICIHR2013CIHR MD/PhD Program Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L

Keywords: Md / Phd

$264,000

MD/PhD Program Grant (starting in 2013-14)

Nominated PICIHR2013CIHR MD/PhD Program Grants

Principal investigators: Beck, Paul L

Keywords: Md/Phd

$132,000

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

Medicine
Pediatrics
Biostatistics Division
Physiology and Pharmacology
Medicine/Neurology
Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Remo Panaccione

Physiology and Pharmacology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

David Mack

Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Wei Xu

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sanjay Murthy

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Guido van Marle

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Thomas Walters

Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2025

John Kenneth Marshall

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Md/Phd Dear Professor Beck, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Canada Research Chairs - Tier 1" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Paul Beck

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Early pandemic HIV-1 integration site preferences differ across anatomical sites.

Early Life Exposure to Parental Crohn’s Disease Is Associated With Offspring’s Gut Microbiome, Gut Permeability, and Increased Risk of Future Crohn’s Disease

Latent Class Analysis for the Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection.

Giardia spp. promote the production of antimicrobial peptides and attenuate disease severity induced by attaching and effacing enteropathogens via the induction of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

Crohn's-like disease in a patient exposed to anti-Interleukin-17 blockade (Ixekizumab) for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis: a case report.

Effect of Oral Capsule- vs Colonoscopy-Delivered Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Differential expression of LEF1/TCFs family members in colonic carcinogenesis.

The Src kinase Fyn is protective in acute chemical-induced colitis and promotes recovery from disease.

Interactions of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with pediatric and adult intestinal biopsy specimens during early adherence.

Long term platelet responses to Helicobacter pylori eradication in Canadian patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

Frequent collaborators

Remo Panaccione

Karen Madsen

Bruce Vallance

Andrew Mason

Levinus Dieleman

Gilaad Kaplan

Kenneth Croitoru

Anthony Otley

David Mack

Alain Bitton

Wei Xu

Dina Kao

Gilaad Kaplan

Sanjay Murthy

Deirdre Church

Humberto Jijon

Guido van Marle

John Gill

Thomas Walters

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Paul Moayyedi

Michael Surette

John Kenneth Marshall