Howard Ginsberg, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

A Workflow for Meaningful Interpretation of Classification Results from Handheld Ambient Mass Spectrometry Analysis Probes.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
A 3D culture model of innervated human skeletal muscle enables studies of the adult neuromuscular junction.
eLife · 2019
Can microstructural MRI detect subclinical tissue injury in subjects with asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression? A prospective cohort study
BMJ Open · 2018

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Rapid high sensitivity and specificity diagnosis of melanoma with Picosecond infrared laser mass spectrometry
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$619,650
Picosecond Infrared laser mass spectrometry for 10-second determination of various molecular pathologies associated with brain cancers
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$121,250
Picosecond InfraRed Laser Mass Spectrometry (PIRL-MS) for Rapid Determination of Pediatric Brain Tumour Pathology
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$677,025

All 4 grants and awards

9 publications.

01

A Workflow for Meaningful Interpretation of Classification Results from Handheld Ambient Mass Spectrometry Analysis Probes.

Fiorante A, Ye LA, Tata A, Kiyota T, Woolman M, Talbot F, Farahmand Y, Vlaminck D, Katz L, Massaro A, Ginsberg H, Aman A, Zarrine-Afsar A

International journal of molecular sciences202410 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijms25063491 PMID: 38542461

02

A 3D culture model of innervated human skeletal muscle enables studies of the adult neuromuscular junction.

Afshar Bakooshli M, Lippmann ES, Mulcahy B, Iyer N, Nguyen CT, Tung K, Stewart BA, van den Dorpel H, Fuehrmann T, Shoichet M, Bigot A, Pegoraro E, Ahn H, Ginsberg H, Zhen M, Ashton RS, Gilbert PM

eLife2019286 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.7554/elife.44530 PMID: 31084710

03

Can microstructural MRI detect subclinical tissue injury in subjects with asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression? A prospective cohort study

Allan R. Martin, Benjamin De Leener, Julien Cohen‐Adad, David W. Cadotte, Aria Nouri, Jefferson R. Wilson, Lindsay Tetreault, Adrian Philip Crawley, David John Mikulis, Howard J. Ginsberg, Michael George Fehlings

BMJ Open201893 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019809 PMID: 29654015

04

Monitoring for myelopathic progression with multiparametric quantitative MRI.

Martin AR, De Leener B, Cohen-Adad J, Kalsi-Ryan S, Cadotte DW, Wilson JR, Tetreault L, Nouri A, Crawley A, Mikulis DJ, Ginsberg H, Massicotte EM, Fehlings MG

PloS one201885 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195733 PMID: 29664964

05

Unilateral Lumbar Facet Dislocation: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Newton Cho, Ryan D. Alkins, Osaama H. Khan, Howard J. Ginsberg, Michael D. Cusimano

World Neurosurgery20188 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.006 PMID: 30576818

06

Translating state-of-the-art spinal cord MRI techniques to clinical use: A systematic review of clinical studies utilizing DTI, MT, MWF, MRS, and fMRI.

Martin AR, Aleksanderek I, Cohen-Adad J, Tarmohamed Z, Tetreault L, Smith N, Cadotte DW, Crawley A, Ginsberg H, Mikulis DJ, Fehlings MG

NeuroImage. Clinical2016232 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.11.019 PMID: 26862478

07

Ambient Mass Spectrometry Imaging with Picosecond Infrared Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization (PIR-LAESI).

Zou J, Talbot F, Tata A, Ermini L, Franjic K, Ventura M, Zheng J, Ginsberg H, Post M, Ifa DR, Jaffray D, Miller RJ, Zarrine-Afsar A

Analytical chemistry201565 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b02756 PMID: 26561279

08

Improving access to emergent spinal care through knowledge translation: an ethnographic study.

Webster F, Fehlings MG, Rice K, Malempati H, Fawaz K, Nicholls F, Baldeo N, Reeves S, Singh A, Ahn H, Ginsberg H, Yee AJ

BMC health services research20143 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-169 PMID: 24731623

09

Repeated meningitis as a delayed complication of scoliosis surgery.

da Costa LB, Ahn H, Montanera W, Ginsberg H

Journal of spinal disorders & techniques2007Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0b013e31803755a8 PMID: 17538360

Rapid high sensitivity and specificity diagnosis of melanoma with Picosecond infrared laser mass spectrometry

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zarrine-Afsar, Arash

Keywords: Melanoma

$619,650

Picosecond Infrared laser mass spectrometry for 10-second determination of various molecular pathologies associated with brain cancers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Zarrine-Afsar, Arash

Keywords: Mass Spectrometry ; Molecular Pathology ; Neurosurgery ; Data Sciences; Rapid Diagnosis

$121,250

Picosecond InfraRed Laser Mass Spectrometry (PIRL-MS) for Rapid Determination of Pediatric Brain Tumour Pathology

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zarrine-Afsar, Arash

Keywords: Pediatric Brain Cancers

$677,025

Design and Testing of a Novel Posterior Spinal Fusion Device Providing a Less-Invasive and Faster Alternative to Current Techniques.

SupervisorCIHR2008Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Singh, Devin A

Keywords: Arthritis; Biomechanics; Commercialization; Image Analysis; Orthopaedic; Spinal Fusion; Trauma; Tumour

$105,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Fehlings and Jefferson Wilson: 202 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Eric Massicotte: 146 shared papers
Julien Cohen-Adad and Benjamin De Leener: 48 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and David Mikulis: 29 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Julien Cohen-Adad: 26 shared papers
Fiona Webster and Kathleen Rice: 20 shared papers
Jefferson Wilson and Eric Massicotte: 18 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Henry Ahn: 14 shared papers
Arash Zarrine-Afsar and Ahmed Aman: 14 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Benjamin De Leener: 13 shared papers
David Mikulis and Julien Cohen-Adad: 9 shared papers
Penney Gilbert and Bryan Stewart: 8 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Fiona Webster: 7 shared papers
David Mikulis and Eric Massicotte: 7 shared papers
David Mikulis and Jefferson Wilson: 6 shared papers
David Mikulis and Benjamin De Leener: 6 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Penney Gilbert: 5 shared papers
Arash Zarrine-Afsar and Demian Ifa: 5 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Michael Fehlings: 4 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Howard Ginsberg: 4 shared papers
Michael Cusimano and David Mikulis: 4 shared papers
Arash Zarrine-Afsar and R. Miller: 4 shared papers
Eric Massicotte and Henry Ahn: 4 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Mei Zhen: 3 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Bryan Stewart: 3 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Ahmed Aman: 3 shared papers
Mei Zhen and Penney Gilbert: 3 shared papers
Mei Zhen and Bryan Stewart: 3 shared papers
David Mikulis and Howard Ginsberg: 3 shared papers
Penney Gilbert and Henry Ahn: 3 shared papers
Julien Cohen-Adad and Howard Ginsberg: 3 shared papers
Howard Ginsberg and Henry Ahn: 3 shared papers
Michael Fehlings and Kathleen Rice: 2 shared papers
Michael Cusimano and Ryan Alkins: 2 shared papers
Michael Cusimano and Walter Montanera: 2 shared papers
Arash Zarrine-Afsar and Howard Ginsberg: 2 shared papers
Jefferson Wilson and Howard Ginsberg: 2 shared papers
Benjamin De Leener and Howard Ginsberg: 2 shared papers
Molly Shoichet and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Martin Post and Arash Zarrine-Afsar: 1 shared paper
Martin Post and R. Miller: 1 shared paper
Martin Post and Demian Ifa: 1 shared paper
Martin Post and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Mei Zhen and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Michael Cusimano and Ahmed Aman: 1 shared paper
Michael Cusimano and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
David Mikulis and Kathleen Rice: 1 shared paper
Fiona Webster and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Penney Gilbert and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Kathleen Rice and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Eric Massicotte and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Bryan Stewart and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Ryan Alkins and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Ryan Alkins and Walter Montanera: 1 shared paper
Ahmed Aman and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
R. Miller and Demian Ifa: 1 shared paper
R. Miller and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Demian Ifa and Howard Ginsberg: 1 shared paper
Howard Ginsberg and Walter Montanera: 1 shared paper

Department of Surgery
Department of Chemistry
Department of Medical Imaging
Electrical Engineering - École Polytechnique de Montréal
Department of Medical Biophysics
Département de génie informatique et génie logiciel
Division of Neurosurgery
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Michael Cusimano

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2018

David Jaffray

Pharmaceutical Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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