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Boris Hinz

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ProfessorMatrix Dynamics GroupUniversity of Toronto

Boris Hinz

Professor

Matrix Dynamics Group

Faculty of Dentistry

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (10 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 16 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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111

Publications

260

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Research

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Myofibroblast Fibrosis Tissue Repair Integrins Biomechanics Contraction Myofibroblasts Wound Healing

Latest papers

Forever young: YAP and TAZ are needed for postnatal maturation of skin dermis.
The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026 · senior author
Targeting myeloid cell-mediated fibrosis through FAK.
Nature biomedical engineering · 2026 · senior author
A Circuit of Mechanically Regulated Transcription Factors Balances Regenerative and Fibrotic Memory of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026 · senior author

All 111 publications

Latest funding

Spatiotemporal control of TGF-ß1 activation during ongoing lung injury and repair in fibrosis
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,158,976
Elucidating the role of BIGH3 in lung fibrosis.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,021,275
Mechanical memory of macrophages in three-dimensional models of lung fibrosis
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000

All 35 grants and awards

111 publications.

Forever young: YAP and TAZ are needed for postnatal maturation of skin dermis.

Dinesh NEH, Hinz B

The Journal of investigative dermatology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2026.07.016 PMID: 42669074

Targeting myeloid cell-mediated fibrosis through FAK.

Ezzo M, Hinz B

Nature biomedical engineering2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41551-025-01482-w PMID: 41120572

A Circuit of Mechanically Regulated Transcription Factors Balances Regenerative and Fibrotic Memory of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.

Younesi FS, Miller AE, Diao L, Guo X, Andonian N, Karimizadeh E, Barker TH, Hinz B

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/advs.202522056 PMID: 42017357

Targeting Cellular Senescence Enhances Post-Burn Wound Healing in Aged Mice

Faour S, Khalaf F, Chen Y, Bieerkehazhi S, de Brito Monteiro L, Aijaz A, Abdulkareem N, Matveev A, Hinz B, Jeschke MG

Shock2026

DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002898

Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs.

Rieder F, Nagy LE, Maher TM, Distler JHW, Kramann R, Hinz B, Prunotto M

Nature reviews. Drug discovery2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41573-025-01158-9 PMID: 40102636

HIF-1 Un-LOX Mechanical Mechanisms in Psoriasis.

Hinz B

The Journal of investigative dermatology2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.005 PMID: 39918483

Glycated Cross-Linked Collagen Membranes with Tunable Permeability and Multifunctional Properties for Tissue Regeneration.

Vaez M, Odlyha M, Farzana S, Lee PC, Hinz B, Bozec L

ACS biomaterials science & engineering2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5c00120 PMID: 40214646

Publisher Correction: Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs.

Rieder F, Nagy LE, Maher TM, Distler JHW, Kramann R, Hinz B, Prunotto M

Nature reviews. Drug discovery2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41573-025-01190-9 PMID: 40164812

Collagen Hybridizing Peptides Promote Collagen Fibril Growth In Vitro.

Huang S, Ng N, Vaez M, Hinz B, Leong I, Bozec L

ACS applied bio materials2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c01509 PMID: 40010706

Microfluidic Production of Ultrathin, Handleable Collagen Sheets Exhibiting Toe-heel Tensile Behavior.

Zhang Y, Malladi S, Wang B, Son DO, Hinz B, Chaikof EL, Günther A

Advanced materials technologies2025

DOI: 10.1002/admt.202401810 PMID: 40831521

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Boris Hinz

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Forever young: YAP and TAZ are needed for postnatal maturation of skin dermis.

Targeting myeloid cell-mediated fibrosis through FAK.

A Circuit of Mechanically Regulated Transcription Factors Balances Regenerative and Fibrotic Memory of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.

Targeting Cellular Senescence Enhances Post-Burn Wound Healing in Aged Mice

Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs.

HIF-1 Un-LOX Mechanical Mechanisms in Psoriasis.

Glycated Cross-Linked Collagen Membranes with Tunable Permeability and Multifunctional Properties for Tissue Regeneration.

Publisher Correction: Fibrosis: cross-organ biology and pathways to development of innovative drugs.

Collagen Hybridizing Peptides Promote Collagen Fibril Growth In Vitro.

Microfluidic Production of Ultrathin, Handleable Collagen Sheets Exhibiting Toe-heel Tensile Behavior.

Frequent collaborators

Gary Sweeney

Mohit Kapoor

Laurent Bozec

Andras Kapus

Michael Glogauer

Rajiv Gandhi

Milica Radisic

Igor Jurisica

Eric Thorin

Zamaneh Kassiri

Julie Fradette

Luc Mertens

Armand Keating

Rola Saleeb

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Iona Leong

Amarpreet Sabharwal

Sergio Grinstein

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Rita Kandel

Frank Beier

Kjetil Ask

Joao Pedro Bronze de Firmino

Marc Jeschke

York Pei

Mansoor Husain

Jiangping Wu