Brian Kalish, University of Toronto

Research

Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Necrotizing Enterocolitis Remote Ischemic Conditioning Epitranscriptome Fetal Brain Development Maternal Immune Activation Neural Stem Cells

Latest papers

Translating regenerative medicine therapies in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
Pediatric Research · 2024
Early human fetal lung atlas reveals the temporal dynamics of epithelial cell plasticity.
Nature communications · 2024
Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Spectrum: Severity-Stratified Analysis of Neuroimaging Modalities and Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.
The Journal of pediatrics · 2024

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Necrotizing enterocolitis Ischemic Conditioning Efficacy (NICE) Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,279,061
Delivery of nucleic acids using lipid nanoparticles to counteract intestinal injury during necrotizing enterocolitis
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,016,686
Promoting normal brain development in fetuses affected by hypoplastic left heart syndrome
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$864,450

All 11 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Translating regenerative medicine therapies in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

Ganji N, Kalish B, Offringa M, Li B, Anderson J, Baruchel S, Blakely M, De Coppi P, Eaton S, Gauda E

Pediatric Research20249 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-024-03236-x

02

Early human fetal lung atlas reveals the temporal dynamics of epithelial cell plasticity.

Quach H, Farrell S, Wu MJM, Kanagarajah K, Leung JW, Xu X, Kallurkar P, Turinsky AL, Bear CE, Ratjen F, Kalish B, Goyal S, Moraes TJ, Wong AP

Nature communications2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50281-5 PMID: 39003323

03

Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Spectrum: Severity-Stratified Analysis of Neuroimaging Modalities and Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

Cizmeci MN, Wilson D, Singhal M, El Shahed A, Kalish B, Tam E, Chau V, Ly L, Kazazian V, Hahn C, Branson H, Miller SP

The Journal of pediatrics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113866 PMID: 38061422

Necrotizing enterocolitis Ischemic Conditioning Efficacy (NICE) Trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pierro, Agostino; Gauda, Estelle; Kalish, Brian; Keijzer, Richard; Offringa, Martin; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Thorpe, Kevin E

Keywords: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial; Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Remote Ischemic Conditioning

$1,279,061

Delivery of nucleic acids using lipid nanoparticles to counteract intestinal injury during necrotizing enterocolitis

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pierro, Agostino

Keywords: Necrotizing Enterocolitis

$1,016,686

Promoting normal brain development in fetuses affected by hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sled, John G

Keywords: Cerebral Blood Flow; Congenital Heart Disease; Diagnostic Ultrasound; Fetal Brain Development; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mouse Model; Physiology

$864,450

Hormonal modulation of the gut-brain axis in necrotizing enterocolitis

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pierro, Agostino

Keywords: Brain Injury; Glp Signaling; Intestinal Injury; Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Neonate; Prematurity

$826,200

Functional Interrogation of Brain Microproteins

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kalish, Brian

$111,000

Establishing the genetic and cellular mechanisms that control growth of the fetal left heart

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant - PA: Genetics (Bridge Funding: Research Priorities)

Principal investigators: Sled, John G; Scott, Ian C

Keywords: Comparative Genomics; Congenital Heart Disease; Heart Growth; Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Imaging; Model Organism; Transcriptomics

$100,000

An MRI-compatible focused ultrasound platform for non-invasive treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage of prematurity

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Drake, James M; Waspe, Adam C

Keywords: Animal Model; Cavitation Monitoring; Focused Ultrasound; Histotripsy; Hydrocephalus; Intraventricular Hemorrhage; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sonothrombolysis; Surgical Robotics; Ultrafast Doppler Ultrasound Imaging

$612,000

Functional Interrogation of Brain Microproteins

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kalish, Brian

$12,500

Investigating diffuse midline glioma evolution and treatment resistance

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Cynthia E

Keywords: Diffuse Midline Glioma; Epigenetics; Histone Mutation; Pediatric Brain Tumor; Single Cell Sequencing

$1,051,876

Targeting Neuroplasticity After Neonatal Brain Injury

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Kalish, Brian

Keywords: brain injury newborn neuroprotection neuroplasticity hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

$249,324

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

Frequent collaborators

Surgery
Pediatrics
Biostatistics Division
Clinical Public Health Division
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Anna Heath

Biostatistics Division

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Estelle Gauda

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Anna Heath

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

James Anderson

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Michael Livingston

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Milica Radisic

Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Emily Tam

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Martin Offringa

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Agostino Pierro

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Felix Ratjen

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Augusto Zani

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Dear Professor Kalish, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Translating regenerative medicine therapies in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis" (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Necrotizing enterocolitis Ischemic Conditioning Efficacy (NICE) Trial" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]