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Ghassan Hamarneh

ResearcherCellular and Physiological SciencesUniversity of British Columbia

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Ghassan Hamarneh

Researcher

Cellular and Physiological Sciences

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Machine Learning Super-Resolution Microscopy Caveolae Caveolin-1 Focal Adhesion Pkm2 Tumor Cell Metabolism Tumor Cell Migration

Latest papers

Adversarial Erasing Enhanced Multiple Instance Learning (siMILe): Discriminative Identification of Oligomeric Protein Structures in Single Molecule Localization Microscopy.
Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026 · senior author
Diffusing caveolin-1 scaffolds regulate mechanosignalling.
Nature cell biology · 2026
DataCurator.jl: efficient, portable and reproducible validation, curation and transformation of large heterogeneous datasets using human-readable recipes compiled into machine-verifiable templates.
Bioinformatics advances · 2023 · senior author

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Role of MERCs and Mitophagy in Cancer Progression
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$952,426
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Computer-aided discovery of synergistic drug combinations with Remdevisir for COVID-19 through mechanism-based drug repurposing and combinatorial organoid screening.
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,000
COVID-19 Variant Network - Computer-aided discovery of synergistic drug combinations with Remdevisir for COVID-19 through mechanism-based drug repurposing and combinatorial organoid screening.
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$90,000

All 10 grants and awards

11 publications.

Adversarial Erasing Enhanced Multiple Instance Learning (siMILe): Discriminative Identification of Oligomeric Protein Structures in Single Molecule Localization Microscopy.

Hallgrimson C, Li YL, Shou CA, Cardoen B, Lim J, Wong TH, Khater IM, Nabi IR, Hamarneh G

Advanced intelligent systems (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202501159 PMID: 42516267

Diffusing caveolin-1 scaffolds regulate mechanosignalling.

Mani SK, Tardif N, Rossier O, Khater IM, Zhou X, Breton V, Nunes Vicente F, Radhakrishnan AV, Gracia C, Gonzalez Troncoso P, Brito I, Ruez R, Dewulf M, Hamarneh G, Nabi IR, Cuniasse P, Sens P, Giannone G, Blouin CM, Lamaze C

Nature cell biology2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41556-026-01966-0 PMID: 42225832

DataCurator.jl: efficient, portable and reproducible validation, curation and transformation of large heterogeneous datasets using human-readable recipes compiled into machine-verifiable templates.

Cardoen B, Ben Yedder H, Lee S, Nabi IR, Hamarneh G

Bioinformatics advances2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bioadv/vbad068 PMID: 37359728

SPECHT: Self-tuning Plausibility based object detection Enables quantification of Conflict in Heterogeneous multi-scale microscopy.

Cardoen B, Wong T, Alan P, Lee S, Matsubara JA, Nabi IR, Hamarneh G

PloS one2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276726 PMID: 36580473

3D fascicle orientations in triceps surae.

Rana M, Hamarneh G, Wakeling JM

Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2013

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01090.2012 PMID: 23640593

Modeling brain activation in fMRI using group MRF.

Ng B, Hamarneh G, Abugharbieh R

IEEE transactions on medical imaging2012

DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2012.2185943 PMID: 22287237

Perception-based visualization of manifold-valued medical images using distance-preserving dimensionality reduction.

Hamarneh G, McIntosh C, Drew MS

IEEE transactions on medical imaging2011First author

DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2011.2111422 PMID: 21296705

MRI-based 3D shape analysis of thigh muscles patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease versus healthy adults.

HajGhanbari B, Hamarneh G, Changizi N, Ward AD, Reid WD

Academic radiology2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.09.008 PMID: 21111639

n-SIFT: n-dimensional scale invariant feature transform.

Cheung W, Hamarneh G

IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1109/tip.2009.2024578 PMID: 19502129

Efficient interactive 3D Livewire segmentation of complex objects with arbitrary topology.

Poon M, Hamarneh G, Abugharbieh R

Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.07.004 PMID: 18722750

Role of MERCs and Mitophagy in Cancer Progression

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nabi, Ivan R

Keywords: Autophagy; Cancer Progression; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Gp78; Machine Learning; Membrane Contact Sites; Mitochondria; Reactive Oxygen Species; Super-Resolution Microscopy

$952,426

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Computer-aided discovery of synergistic drug combinations with Remdevisir for COVID-19 through mechanism-based drug repurposing and combinatorial organoid screening.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: Cherkasov, Artem; Jean, François

Keywords: Drug And Natural Product Repurposing; Enable High-Quality Data On Existing Covid-19 Treatment; Enhance Canadian Engagement In Large Scale Trials; Enhance Engagement With Middle-Income & Low-Income Countries; Evidences For Clinical & Public Health Decision Makers; Idenitfy Remdesivir Synergistic Drugs; National And International Coordination For Sharing Of Data; New Covid-19 Treatment For Interventions And Prevention; Rapid Deployment Of Existing Research Platforms; Sex As A Biological Variable

$50,000

COVID-19 Variant Network - Computer-aided discovery of synergistic drug combinations with Remdevisir for COVID-19 through mechanism-based drug repurposing and combinatorial organoid screening.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 2

Principal investigators: Cherkasov, Artem; Jean, François

$90,000

Using super-resolution microscopy to define the role of caveolin-1 in cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nabi, Ivan R; Hamarneh, Ghassan

Keywords: Caveolae; Caveolin-1; Focal Adhesion; Machine Learning; Pkm2; Super-Resolution Microscopy; Tumor Cell Metabolism; Tumor Cell Migration

$910,350

Computer-aided discovery of synergistic drug combinations with Remdevisir for COVID-19 through mechanism-based drug repurposing and combinatorial organoid screening.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Therapeutics

Principal investigators: Cherkasov, Artem; Jean, François

$2,109,120

Super-resolution microscopy network analysis: Drug target validation for cystic fibrosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Nabi, Ivan R; Arbuckle, John; Hamarneh, Ghassan; Hanrahan, John W; Wiseman, Paul W

Keywords: Cftr; Cystic Fibrosis; Drug Validation; Machine Learning; Network Analysis; Storm; Super-Resolution Microscopy

$390,330

Caveolin-1 regulation of focal adhesion tension and the breast cancer cell response to matrix stiffness

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nabi, Ivan R

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Caveolin-1; Extracellular Matrix Stiffness; Focal Adhesions; Membrane Domains; Metastasis; Single Molecule Localization Microscope; Super Resolution Microscopy; Tumor Cell Migration; Vinculin Tension

$100,000

Caveolin-1 regulation of focal adhesion tension and the breast cancer cell response to matrix stiffness

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nabi, Ivan R

Keywords: Caveolin-1; Extracellular Matrix Stiffness; Focal Adhesions; Mechanical Stress; Membrane Domains; Metastasis; Single Molecule Localization Microscope; Super Resolution Microscopy; Tumor Cell Migration; Vinculin

$100,000

Development of a confocal endoscope for gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Chiao, Mu; Chou, Keng-Chang; Hamarneh, Ghassan; Nagamune, Ryozo; Tai, Isabella T; Zeng, Haishan

Keywords: Confocal Imaging; Gastrointestinal Tract Endoscope; Mems; Optical Scanners

$311,545

Integrating Quantitative Imaging Methods and Genomic Biomarkers to Assess the Therapeutic Response of Cancers

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant: Quantitative Imaging for Responses to Cancer Therapies

Principal investigators: Benard, Francois

Keywords: Quantitative Imaging

$1,548,954

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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