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Farshad Nassiri

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Farshad Nassiri

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
54 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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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131

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1,173

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Research

Computational Biology Genomics Meningioma Neuro-Oncology Single Cell Rna Sequencing Spatial Transcriptomics Tumor Microenvironment

Latest papers

DNA methylation profiling in central nervous system tumours.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2026
Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.
Advances in radiation oncology · 2026
Introduction. Meningiomas: emerging insights and management implications.
Neurosurgical focus · 2026

All 131 publications

Latest funding

Characterizing meningioma heterogeneity and microenvironment for new therapeutic opportunities
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$787,952
Anticoagulation Therapy Timing in Atrial Fibrillation after Chronic Subdural Hematoma External Drainage(the ATTACHED RCT)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$520,788
Liquid biopsy-based DNA methylation profiling for improved diagnosis and prognostication of primary and metastatic CNS tumors
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500

All 5 grants and awards

131 publications.

DNA methylation profiling in central nervous system tumours.

Ellenbogen Y, Essibayi MA, Yefet LS, Landry AP, Ajisebutu A, Gui C, Persaud P, Nassiri F, Aldape K, Zadeh G

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2025-337691 PMID: 41986055

Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.

Sum YY, Bennett J, Ramaswamy V, Das A, Liu AP, Huang A, Tabori U, Dirks P, Nassiri F, Keilty DM, Tsang DS

Advances in radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2026.102039 PMID: 42179830

Introduction. Meningiomas: emerging insights and management implications.

Bi WL, Kalamarides M, Magill ST, Moliterno J, Nassiri F, Oya S

Neurosurgical focus2026

DOI: 10.3171/2026.6.focus26119 PMID: 42679402

Modern molecular profiling recontextualizes the NRG/RTOG 0539 trial and reveals hidden high-risk and radiotherapy-resistant meningiomas.

Yefet LS, Landry AP, Rogers CL, Wang JZ, Liu J, Patil V, Gui C, Ajisebutu A, Ellenbogen Y, Wei Q, Singh O, Mansouri S, Szot C, Jordan RC, Barani IJ, Straza MW, Shu HG, Pointer KB, Hunter G, Panet-Raymond V, Shi W, Perlow HK, Kavanagh BD, Gunter T, Robinson C, Pugh SL, Dicker AP, Mehta MP, Chakravarti A, Nassiri F, Aldape K, Zadeh G

Neuro-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noag081 PMID: 42143623

Spatially resolved single-cell analyses of human meningioma identify novel cell states influencing tumor microenvironment and progression.

Landry AP, Yefet LS, Wang JZ, Ajisebutu A, Gui C, Ellenbogen Y, Liu J, Patil V, Ding CQ, Wei Q, Mansouri S, Singh O, Cohen-Gadol AA, Tsang DS, Gao A, Aldape K, Nassiri F, Zadeh G

Nature genetics2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41588-026-02615-w PMID: 42265312

Deep learning for H&E-based meningioma molecular classification and outcome prediction: a retrospective cohort study.

Landry AP, Nassiri F, Yefet LS, Lalchungnunga H, Shulman ED, Wang JZ, Ellenbogen Y, Gui C, Ajisebutu A, Patil V, Liu J, Wei Q, Singh O, Sosa J, Mansouri S, Ma S, Wang B, Vaubel R, Giannini C, Raghunathan A, Gao A, Ruppin E, Aldape K, Zadeh G

The Lancet. Digital health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.landig.2026.100986 PMID: 42248714

Current landscape of single-cell genomics in meningioma.

Ellenbogen Y, Landry AP, Yefet LS, Ajisebutu A, Gui C, Persaud P, Kaloti R, Nassiri F

Neuro-oncology advances2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdaf133 PMID: 41769414

Assessment of molecular tools in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult meningioma highlights the need for lifespan precision in neuro-oncology.

Yefet LS, Landry AP, Wang JZ, Liu J, Patil V, Gui C, Ajisebutu A, Ellenbogen Y, Mamatjan Y, Yakubov R, Kaloti R, Persaud P, Wei Q, Singh O, Mansouri S, Bunda S, Cohen-Gadol AA, Tabatabai G, Tatagiba M, Behling F, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Sloan AE, Chotai S, Chambless LB, Mansouri A, Agnihotri S, Makarenko S, Yip S, Tsang DS, Aldape K, Gao A, Nassiri F, Zadeh G

Neuro-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf252 PMID: 41206747

Surgical Management of Optic Pathway-Hypothalamic Gliomas: Institutional Experience and Systematic Review.

Brown J, Gautam D, Nassiri F, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT

Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)2026

DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001926 PMID: 41708157

Molecular classification of radiation-induced meningiomas.

Ellenbogen Y, Patil V, Landry AP, Yefet LS, Wang JZ, Ajisebutu A, Gui C, Liu J, Persaud P, Aldape KD, Nassiri F, Zadeh G

International journal of radiation biology2026

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2026.2618533 PMID: 41628362

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Farshad Nassiri

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

DNA methylation profiling in central nervous system tumours.

Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.

Introduction. Meningiomas: emerging insights and management implications.

Modern molecular profiling recontextualizes the NRG/RTOG 0539 trial and reveals hidden high-risk and radiotherapy-resistant meningiomas.

Spatially resolved single-cell analyses of human meningioma identify novel cell states influencing tumor microenvironment and progression.

Deep learning for H&E-based meningioma molecular classification and outcome prediction: a retrospective cohort study.

Current landscape of single-cell genomics in meningioma.

Assessment of molecular tools in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult meningioma highlights the need for lifespan precision in neuro-oncology.

Surgical Management of Optic Pathway-Hypothalamic Gliomas: Institutional Experience and Systematic Review.

Molecular classification of radiation-induced meningiomas.

Characterizing meningioma heterogeneity and microenvironment for new therapeutic opportunities

Anticoagulation Therapy Timing in Atrial Fibrillation after Chronic Subdural Hematoma External Drainage(the ATTACHED RCT)

Liquid biopsy-based DNA methylation profiling for improved diagnosis and prognostication of primary and metastatic CNS tumors

Establishing the epigenetic drivers of aggressive behaviour in meningiomas

Understanding the mechanisms of treatment response in glioblastoma

Frequent collaborators

Gelareh Zadeh

Alireza Mansouri

Kenneth Aldape

Sheila Singh

Thomas Kislinger

Mark Bernstein

Olli Saarela

Michael Cusimano

Kesava Reddy

FARHAD Pirouzmand

Daipayan Guha

Laura Banfield

Uri Tabori

Ying Meng

Benjamin Davidson

Sunjay Sharma

Wes Oczkowski

Mojgan Hodaie

Ashkan Shoamanesh

Nir Lipsman

Emilie Belley-Cote

Vijay Ramaswamy

Phedias Diamandis

Michael Yan

Francois Mathieu

Bryan Lo

Steven Gallinger

Jetan Badhiwala