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Daniel Figeys

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Full ProfessorBiochemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Ottawa

Daniel Figeys

Full Professor

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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49 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 22 research grants (12 CIHR, 10 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2014.

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Research

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Proteomics Ibd Microbiome Diet Microbiota Cazyme Omics Chronic Kidney Disease

Latest papers

The need for standardization and improved open (meta)data practices in metaproteomics.
Microbiome · 2026
MetaDIA: A DDA-free Database Reduction Strategy for DIA Human Gut Metaproteomics.
Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2026 · senior author
Enrichment and Metaproteomic Analysis of Lysine Acetylation in Fecal Microbiome Samples.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026 · senior author

All 193 publications

Latest funding

Metaproteomics technologies for microbiome analysis
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$110,000
Enabling precision interventions for individuals with IBD
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
RealCoLD: Real-time analysis supervised learning software to improve detection of cross-linked peptides using mass spectrometry for immunotherapeutics development
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$296,316

All 29 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 193 publications.

The need for standardization and improved open (meta)data practices in metaproteomics.

Van Den Bossche T, Wolf M, Armengaud J, Arntzen MØ, Benndorf D, Figeys D, Grenga L, Hettich RL, John NS, Jagtap P, Jehmlich N, Kleiner M, Kunath BJ, Li L, Lipton M, Mesuere B, Neely BA, Ning Z, Pedersen AL, Perez-Riverol Y, Rajan J, Schallert K, Seifert J, Uzzau S, Verschaffelt P, Wilmes P, Vizcaíno JA, Martens L, Heyer R

Microbiome2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-026-02455-0 PMID: 42493800

MetaDIA: A DDA-free Database Reduction Strategy for DIA Human Gut Metaproteomics.

Duan H, Ning Z, Sun Z, Guo T, Sun Y, Figeys D

Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/gpbjnl/qzag029 PMID: 41936070

Enrichment and Metaproteomic Analysis of Lysine Acetylation in Fecal Microbiome Samples.

Zhang X, Ning Z, Figeys D

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-5166-7_10 PMID: 42542528

The Metaproteomics Initiative: five years of community-driven progress.

Van Den Bossche T, Grenga L, Alves G, Arntzen MØ, Benndorf D, Brauer M, Figeys D, Henry C, Hettich RL, Heyer R, Jagtap PD, Jehmlich N, Kleiner M, Li L, Mesuere B, Pabst M, Pandhal J, Pope PB, Seifert J, Trautwein-Schult A, Verschaffelt P, Wilmes P, Armengaud J, Kunath BJ

Microbiome2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-026-02463-0 PMID: 42493801

MetaTree: an interactive web platform for aligned hierarchical data visualization and multi-group comparison.

Wu Q, Zhang A, Ning Z, Figeys D

BMC bioinformatics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12859-026-06475-3 PMID: 42204477

Individual variability shapes ex vivo responses to resistant starch in inflammatory bowel disease derived microbiomes.

Dobranowski P, Duan H, Butcher J, Mayne J, Figeys D, Mack DR, Stintzi A

NPJ biofilms and microbiomes2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41522-026-01003-w PMID: 42129181

Operational Taxon-Function Framework in MetaX: Unveiling Taxonomic and Functional Associations in Metaproteomics.

Wu Q, Ning Z, Zhang A, Zhang X, Sun Z, Figeys D

Analytical chemistry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c06645 PMID: 40314762

Clinical Microbiome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry-Based Metaproteomics.

Zhang X, Ning Z, Mayne J, Figeys D

Annual review of analytical chemistry (Palo Alto, Calif.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-071124-113819 PMID: 39813733

Therapeutic Potential of Cranberry Proanthocyanidins in Addressing the Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome: A Scrutiny of Select Mechanisms of Action.

Feldman F, Koudoufio M, Sané AT, Marcil V, Sauvé MF, Butcher J, Patey N, Martel C, Spahis S, Duan H, Figeys D, Desjardins Y, Stintzi A, Levy E

Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/antiox14030268 PMID: 40227220

PhyloFunc: phylogeny-informed functional distance as a new ecological metric for metaproteomic data analysis.

Wang L, Simopoulos CMA, Serrana JM, Ning Z, Li Y, Sun B, Yuan J, Figeys D, Li L

Microbiome2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-024-02015-4 PMID: 39934908

Metaproteomics technologies for microbiome analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Figeys, Daniel

Keywords: bioanalytical; mass spectrometry; microbiome; metaproteomics; post-translational modification

$110,000

Enabling precision interventions for individuals with IBD

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embracing Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity -Gen. Omics-LOI

Principal investigators: Stintzi, Alain; Couture, Jean-François; Figeys, Daniel; Mack, David R; Roussel, Charlène R

Keywords: Cazyme; Ibd; Microbiome; Omics

$20,000

RealCoLD: Real-time analysis supervised learning software to improve detection of cross-linked peptides using mass spectrometry for immunotherapeutics development

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Cat Gr: Develop./validation of new biomedical techniques/technolo.- General Pool

Principal investigators: Lavallée-Adam, Mathieu

Keywords: Artificial Intelligene; Cancer; Car-T; Computer Science; Cross-Linking; Immunotherapy; Machine Learning; Mass Spectrometry; Protein Interaction; Proteomics

$296,316

Metaproteomics technologies for microbiomes

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Figeys, Daniel

$384,000

Role of the gut microbiome in intestinal barrier function

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Stintzi, Alain; Burns, Kevin D; Fergusson, Dean A; Figeys, Daniel; Jimenez, Carolina; Lalu, Manoj M; Lavallée-Adam, Mathieu; Levy, Emile; Mack, David R

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Intestinal Barrier; Metagenomic; Metaproteomic; Microbiome; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Pilot Clinical Trial; Therapeutic Approach

$25,000

Operations and Maintenance Support: Proteomic Resource Center

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Figeys, Daniel

$163,458

NSERC CREATE in Technologies for Microbiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Figeys, Daniel

$1,650,000

Light Scattering for Nanoscale Analysis of Molecular Machines and Extracellular Vesicles

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gibbings, Derrick

$149,722

Functional proteomics of lysine and arginine methylation signalling in health and disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Couture, Jean-François; Figeys, Daniel

Keywords: Arginine Methylation; Lysine Methylation; Post-Translational Modifications; Proteomics; Set Domain Methyltransferases; Systems Biology

$527,505

The diet-microbiota-gut axis in pediatric IBD

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease

Principal investigators: Stintzi, Alain; Figeys, Daniel; Mack, David R; O'Doherty, Kieran C; Vallance, Bruce A

Keywords: Crohn'S Disease; Diet; Ibd; Metabolome; Metagenome; Microbiota; Proteome; Transcriptome; Ulcerative Colitis

$1,921,800

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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Daniel Figeys

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The need for standardization and improved open (meta)data practices in metaproteomics.

MetaDIA: A DDA-free Database Reduction Strategy for DIA Human Gut Metaproteomics.

Enrichment and Metaproteomic Analysis of Lysine Acetylation in Fecal Microbiome Samples.

The Metaproteomics Initiative: five&#xa0;years of community-driven progress.

MetaTree: an interactive web platform for aligned hierarchical data visualization and multi-group comparison.

Individual variability shapes ex vivo responses to resistant starch in inflammatory bowel disease derived microbiomes.

Operational Taxon-Function Framework in MetaX: Unveiling Taxonomic and Functional Associations in Metaproteomics.

Clinical Microbiome Analysis by Mass Spectrometry-Based Metaproteomics.

Therapeutic Potential of Cranberry Proanthocyanidins in Addressing the Pathophysiology of Metabolic Syndrome: A Scrutiny of Select Mechanisms of Action.

PhyloFunc: phylogeny-informed functional distance as a new ecological metric for metaproteomic data analysis.

Metaproteomics technologies for microbiome analysis

Enabling precision interventions for individuals with IBD

RealCoLD: Real-time analysis supervised learning software to improve detection of cross-linked peptides using mass spectrometry for immunotherapeutics development

Metaproteomics technologies for microbiomes

Role of the gut microbiome in intestinal barrier function

Operations and Maintenance Support: Proteomic Resource Center

NSERC CREATE in Technologies for Microbiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)

Light Scattering for Nanoscale Analysis of Molecular Machines and Extracellular Vesicles

Functional proteomics of lysine and arginine methylation signalling in health and disease

The diet-microbiota-gut axis in pediatric IBD

Frequent collaborators

Alain Stintzi

Kristin Baetz

David Mack

Zemin Yao

Lisheng Wang

Tommy Alain

Robert Delatolla

Emile Levy

Isabella Irrcher

Jean-François Couture

Jing Wang

Mireille Ouimet

Suresh Gadde

Anne-Claude Gingras

Kevin Yau

Arvind Mer

Ajoy Basak

Hussein Abujrad

Alexandre Blais

Illimar Altosaar

Janusz Pawliszyn

Nadine Wiper Bergeron

Catherine Martel

John Woulfe

Robert Ben

Anurag Tandon

Marc Ruel

Seung-Hwan Lee

Arnaud Droit

Isabelle Catelas

Douglas Manuel

Nathan Herrmann

Andrew Doxey

Rashmi Kothary

The Metaproteomics Initiative: five years of community-driven progress.