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Neeloffer Mookherjee

ResearcherInternal Medicine/ImmunologyUniversity of Manitoba

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Neeloffer Mookherjee

Researcher

Internal Medicine/Immunology

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (8 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Inflammation Innate Defence Regulator Peptides Asthma Immune Response Airway Inflammation Immunomodulation Arthritis Cell Signalling

Latest papers

Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention.
Cell · 2026
Sex differences in disease severity and immune responses in murine and human inflammatory arthritis.
Biology of sex differences · 2026
LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 enhances oxylipins: citrullination attenuates LL-37-mediated COX-2-dependent chemokine response in human bronchial epithelial cells.
Respiratory research · 2026 · senior author

All 58 publications

Latest funding

Cigarette smoking as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis development in First Nations Peoples.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$914,176
Cigarette smoking induced neutrophilic inflammation as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis in First Nations
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Sex as a biological variable in the development of inflammatory arthritis
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 17 grants and awards

58 publications.

Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention.

Pandya T, Zagorulya M, Leung MM, Augustine M, Liu LY, Leppä AM, Baruchel U, Ng SW, Klockner T, Mugabo M, Griffen AJ, Blyuss O, Iliakis CS, Grenov A, Haase K, Muller DC, Chan KH, Wu J, Burk VA, Wright N, Le Marois A, Pazukhina E, Ward S, Slawinski H, Pelletier M, Murphy C, Park MD, Snoeks T, Suarez-Bonnet A, Priestnall SL, Chardas A, Grieco C, Archer A, Celik A, Jimenez-Sanchez A, Scott R, Zahed H, Montégut L, Meza R, Durney CH, Lam S, Karasaki T, Vermeulen RCH, Xu H, Serrano-Fernandez P, Crnogorac-Jurcevic T, Menon U, Apostolidou S, Zaikin A, Gunu R, Whitwell HJ, Huang Z, Li Z, Hu X, Zhu B, Li L, Chirlaque MD, Guevara M, Kolijn PM, Guenoun A, Mookherjee N, Johansson M, Wang Z, Chatterjee N, Chiu CH, Chen Z, Pe'er D, Sahai E, Freytag S, Wack A, Gunter MJ, Merad M, Zhang J, Carlsten C, Yang PC, Chen HY, Platz EA, LaFave LM, Smith-Byrne K, Jamal-Hanjani M, Litchfield K, Nene NR, McGranahan N, Grönroos E, Hill W, Weeden CE, Swanton C

Cell2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.05.005 PMID: 42242224

Sex differences in disease severity and immune responses in murine and human inflammatory arthritis.

Hemshekhar M, O'Neil LJ, Kahia N, Marshall CL, Singh T, Navarrete M, El-Gabalawy H, Mookherjee N, Arsenio J

Biology of sex differences2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13293-026-00840-w PMID: 41654945

LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 enhances oxylipins: citrullination attenuates LL-37-mediated COX-2-dependent chemokine response in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Ramotar P, Hemshekhar M, Altieri A, M van der Does A, Pascoe CD, Mookherjee N

Respiratory research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12931-026-03493-w PMID: 41535907

Increased rhinovirus replication following corticosteroid and air pollution exposures.

Huff RD, El-Bittar N, Watts ER, Yoon M, Afshar T, Wiehler S, Mookherjee N, Rider CF, Proud D, Carlsten C

Environmental research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121970 PMID: 40436198

LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 modulate IL-17A/F-mediated responses and selectively suppress Lipocalin-2 in bronchial epithelial cells.

Altieri A, Lloyd D, Ramotar P, van der Does AM, Hemshekhar M, Mookherjee N

Journal of inflammation (London, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12950-025-00446-w PMID: 40410820

Where there's smoke, there's fire: insights from murine models on the effect of cigarette smoke in rheumatoid arthritis development.

Marshall CL, Hemshekhar M, Mookherjee N, O'Neil LJ

Frontiers in immunology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1588419 PMID: 40463383

Oxylipin Profiling of Airway Structural Cells Is Unique and Modified by Relevant Stimuli.

Kahnamoui S, Winter T, Lloyd D, Halayko AJ, Mookherjee N, Aukema HM, Pascoe CD

Journal of proteome research2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00775 PMID: 39752600

Biological Sex Is an Effect Modifier of Allergen-Mediated Alteration of the Lung Proteome.

Marshall CL, Mostafa D, Hemshehkar M, Lao Y, Balshaw R, Spicer V, Mookherjee N

Journal of proteome research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00025 PMID: 39214566

Understanding the role of biological sex can optimize care and drug development in asthma.

Mookherjee N, Carlsten C

Expert review of respiratory medicine2024First author

DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2369250 PMID: 38884581

Concentration-dependent alterations in the human plasma proteome following controlled exposure to diesel exhaust.

Orach J, Hemshekhar M, Rider CF, Spicer V, Lee AH, Yuen ACY, Mookherjee N, Carlsten C

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123087 PMID: 38061431

Cigarette smoking as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis development in First Nations Peoples.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: O'Neil, Liam J

Keywords: Cigarette Smoking; Citrullination; Disease Risk; First Nations; Neutrophil Extracellular Traps; Preclinical; Proteomics; Rheumatoid Arthritis

$914,176

Cigarette smoking induced neutrophilic inflammation as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis in First Nations

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Research in First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: O'Neil, Liam J

Keywords: Autoantibody; Cigarette Smoking; Citrullination; Collagen Induced Arthritis; First Nations; Neutrophil Extracellular Traps; Neutrophils; Proteomics; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Smoking Cessation

$100,000

Sex as a biological variable in the development of inflammatory arthritis

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Mookherjee, Neeloffer; Arsenio, Janilyn; O'Neil, Liam J

Keywords: Animal Model Of Arthritis; Cytokines; First Degree Relatives Of Ra Patients; Immune Response; Inflammation; Inflammatory Arthritis; T-Cell Composition

$100,000

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms

Principal investigators: Kelly, Lauren; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha L; Jibb, Lindsay; King, Alexandra; King, Malcolm; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Murthy, Srinivas; Poonai, Naveen; Samuel, Susan M

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$4,907,350

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Training Grant: Clinical Trials Training Platforms - Indirect Costs

Keywords: Child Health; Clinical Trials; Mentorship; Pregnancy; Training

$1,226,838

Cytokines and host defence peptides: Mechanisms of immunomodulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mookherjee, Neeloffer

$252,000

Sex and Asthma: Immunomodulatory mechanisms in airway inflammation

Nominated PICIHR2019Chair: CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair - Circulatory and Respiratory Health

Principal investigators: Mookherjee, Neeloffer

Keywords: Airway Inflammation; Animal Model; Asthma; Cell Signaling; Host Defence Peptides; Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells; Immunoassays; Immunomodulation; Innate Defence Regulator Peptides

$694,484

Prediction and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis in First Nations People

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team: Human Immunology Research Teams- Autoimmune diseases related to IMHA pool

Principal investigators: El-Gabalawy, Hani S; Mookherjee, Neeloffer; Peschken, Christine A; Wilkins, John A

Keywords: Autoimmunity Mechanisms; Indigenous Health Research; Rheumatoid Arthritis Prediction And Prevention

$1,587,778

Prediction and Prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Indigenous North American Populations

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Human Immunology Initiative: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: El-Gabalawy, Hani S; Mookherjee, Neeloffer; Peschken, Christine A; Wilkins, John A

Keywords: Knowledge Translation To Indigenous Communities; Prediction Model For Rheumatoid Arthritis (Ra); Reducing Risk Of Ra With Dietary Supplements

$20,000

Innate Defence Regulator (IDR) peptides: Regulatory mechanisms in the control of asthma

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mookherjee, Neeloffer

Keywords: Airway Inflammation; Asthma; Bronchial Epithelial Cells; Il-33; Immunomodulation; Innate Defence Regulator Peptides; Murine Model Of Asthma; Signaling Pathways

$661,725

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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Neeloffer Mookherjee

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention.

Sex differences in disease severity and immune responses in murine and human inflammatory arthritis.

LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 enhances oxylipins: citrullination attenuates LL-37-mediated COX-2-dependent chemokine response in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Increased rhinovirus replication following corticosteroid and air pollution exposures.

LL-37 and citrullinated-LL-37 modulate IL-17A/F-mediated responses and selectively suppress Lipocalin-2 in bronchial epithelial cells.

Where there's smoke, there's fire: insights from murine models on the effect of cigarette smoke in rheumatoid arthritis development.

Oxylipin Profiling of Airway Structural Cells Is Unique and Modified by Relevant Stimuli.

Biological Sex Is an Effect Modifier of Allergen-Mediated Alteration of the Lung Proteome.

Understanding the role of biological sex can optimize care and drug development in asthma.

Concentration-dependent alterations in the human plasma proteome following controlled exposure to diesel exhaust.

Cigarette smoking as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis development in First Nations Peoples.

Cigarette smoking induced neutrophilic inflammation as a modifiable risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis in First Nations

Sex as a biological variable in the development of inflammatory arthritis

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Increasing capacity for Maternal and PAediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) in Canada

Cytokines and host defence peptides: Mechanisms of immunomodulation

Sex and Asthma: Immunomodulatory mechanisms in airway inflammation

Prediction and prevention of rheumatoid arthritis in First Nations People

Prediction and Prevention of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Indigenous North American Populations

Innate Defence Regulator (IDR) peptides: Regulatory mechanisms in the control of asthma

Frequent collaborators

Hani El-Gabalawy

Christopher Carlsten

Linda Larcombe

Frank Schweizer

Joyce Slater

Peter Nickerson

Stephen Lam

Janilyn Arsenio

Carol Hitchon

Thomas Klonisch

Jude Uzonna

Richard Keijzer

David Proud