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Yannick Benoit

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Assistant ProfessorCellular and Molecular MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Yannick Benoit

Assistant Professor

Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Colorectal Cancer Pharmacology Epigenetics Stem Cells Cancer Continuous Learning Drug Discovery Gpcrs

Latest funding

Characterizing the effect of a clinically approved compound on colorectal cancer stem cell functions
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
2024 Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Scientific Meeting: Cutting through the nonsense
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$15,000
Defining the role of dopamine transporter in the hierarchical organization of colorectal tumors
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$1,086,300

All 9 grants and awards

Characterizing the effect of a clinically approved compound on colorectal cancer stem cell functions

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Yevdokimova, Veronika

Keywords: Cancer Stem Cells; Colorectal Cancer; Patient-Derived Organoids; Phenotypic Screening; Yb1

$120,000

2024 Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Annual Scientific Meeting: Cutting through the nonsense

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick D

Keywords: Cancer; Continuous Learning; Drug Discovery; Gpcrs; Knowledge Dissemination; Networking; Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Precision Medicine; Toxicology

$15,000

Defining the role of dopamine transporter in the hierarchical organization of colorectal tumors

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick D

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Dopamine Transporter; Epigenetics; Stem Cells

$1,086,300

The role of FMNL2 in invasion and metastasis

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Copeland, John W

Keywords: Actin; Cytoskeleton; Ena/Vasp Proteins; Filopodia; Focal Adhesions; Formin Homology Proteins; I-Bar Proteins; Melanoma; Metastasis; Microtubules

$768,826

Pre-clinical development of an extended-release nanosphere formulation to deliver a novel colorectal cancer stem cell-targeting agent

Nominated PICIHR2022CIHR - ICR / Cancer Research Society Partnership - Research Grants

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick D

Keywords: Chemotherapy And Radiotherapy ; Colorectal Cancer; Drug Repurposing ; Translational Research

$60,000

Proteomic characterization of molecular pathways at the single-cell level in human heterogeneous systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick

$112,820

Identification of repurposed drugs selectively targeting human colon cancer stem cells

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick D

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Epigenetics; Pharmacology; Stem Cells

$895,050

Impact of histone H2A and H2B variants on human intestinal stem cells identity

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick

$12,500

Impact of histone H2A and H2B variants on human intestinal stem cells identity

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Benoit, Yannick

$259,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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