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Barbara Stefanska
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Research
Latest papers
Phytoestrogens and related microbial metabolites remodel aberrant prostate transcriptomic profiles generated upon exposure to oxidative stress.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026 · senior author
The combinations of histone lysine demethylase inhibitors with panobinostat exert enhanced effects against head and neck cancer cells.
Experimental cell research · 2026
Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA and the MHRA in 2025: A year in review.
British journal of pharmacology · 2026
Latest funding
- $25,000
Elucidating epigenetic regulation of synthesis of polyphenols and other bioactives upon environmental stressors for more resilient plants
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $99,500
Elucidating epigenetic mechanisms in the muscle-brain crosstalk
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Diet and the epigenome: Investigating the impact of the environment on cell biology
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
40 publications.
Phytoestrogens and related microbial metabolites remodel aberrant prostate transcriptomic profiles generated upon exposure to oxidative stress.
Zhang J, Abolhassani A, Boycott C, Tello-Palencia M, Papierska K, Khan A, Sabier M, Kitts DD, Stefanska B
The combinations of histone lysine demethylase inhibitors with panobinostat exert enhanced effects against head and neck cancer cells.
Dorna D, Kleszcz R, Drabarz K, Kubiak M, Stefanska B, Paluszczak J
Novel drugs approved by the EMA, the FDA and the MHRA in 2025: A year in review.
Papapetropoulos A, Topouzis S, Alexander SPH, Cortese-Krott MM, Helyes Z, Martemyanov K, Mauro C, Nagercoil N, Panettieri RA, Patel HH, Schulz R, Stefanska B, Stephens GJ, Vergnolle N, Wang X, Ward S, Ferdinandy P
Updated BJP guidelines for transparent and rigorous natural product research.
Wang X, Azam T, Alexander SPH, Cortese-Krott MM, Engh MA, Helyes Z, Izzo AA, Martemyanov KA, Mauro C, Panettieri RA, Papapetropoulos A, Patel HH, Schulz R, Stefanska B, Stephens GJ, Vergnolle N, Ward S, Wainwright CL, Ferdinandy P
Shaping the Bioactive Properties of Kombucha Drinks by Using Raw Materials Alternative to Tea.
Chandran A, Wyka J, Klein GR, Stefanska B, Kolniak-Ostek J
Immunotherapy in cancer: novel approaches and future perspectives.
Stefanska B, Rabbani SA
Crosstalk between skeletal muscle and the brain during physical activity - in search of epigenetic mechanisms.
Boycott C, Kilanczyk E, Zhang HA, Zhang J, Abolhassani A, Kubiak M, Celichowski J, Kryściak K, Gruszka D, Sliwowska JH, Stefanska B
AMPK-Dependent Epigenetic Regulation of Metabolism Mediates the Anti-Cancer Action of Pterostilbene in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Boycott C, Beetch M, Lubecka-Gajewska K, Ramsey BS, Torregrosa-Allen S, Elzey BD, Cox A, Lanman NA, de Conti A, Li M, Ferruzzi M, Pogribny I, Stefanska B
SIRT1/DNMT3B-mediated epigenetic gene silencing in response to phytoestrogens in mammary epithelial cells.
Ma Y, Boycott C, Zhang J, Gomilar R, Yang T, Stefanska B
Reporting innovations in pharmacology and drug development, upholding excellence and improving author experience at the British Journal of Pharmacology in 2024.
Papapetropoulos A, Santo EE, Alexander SPH, Cortese-Krott MM, Helyes Z, Martemyanov KA, Mauro C, Panettieri RA, Patel HH, Schulz R, Stefanska B, Stephens GJ, Vergnolle N, Wang X, Ward S, Ferdinandy P
Elucidating epigenetic regulation of synthesis of polyphenols and other bioactives upon environmental stressors for more resilient plants
Principal investigators: Stefanska, Barbara
Keywords: Agriculture; Medical and health sciences
Elucidating epigenetic mechanisms in the muscle-brain crosstalk
Principal investigators: Stefanska, Barbara M
Keywords: chromatin accessibility; dna methylation; epigenetics; gene expression; muscle-brain cross talk; next-generation sequencing; pyrosequencing
Diet and the epigenome: Investigating the impact of the environment on cell biology
Principal investigators: Stefanska, Barbara
Diet and the epigenome: Investigating the impact of the environment on cell biology
Principal investigators: Stefanska, Barbara
Keywords: epigenetics; environment; dietary compounds; dna methylation; cell biology; epigenetic enzymes; cellular functions; chromatin remodeling; dna-protein interactions; bioactive compounds
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
- Tony Yang and Barbara Stefanska: 9 shared papers
- Tony Yang and Keegan Korthauer: 1 shared paper
- Tony Yang and Tao Huan: 1 shared paper
- Keegan Korthauer and Barbara Stefanska: 1 shared paper
- Tao Huan and Barbara Stefanska: 1 shared paper
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems
- Civil Engineering
- Department of Statistics
- Chemistry
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