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Isabelle Boileau

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Isabelle Boileau

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
39 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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120

Publications

199

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Research

Positron Emission Tomography Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Endocannabinoid Endocannabinoid System Opioid Use Disorder Crc Alcohol Use Disorder Youth

Latest papers

In Vivo Characterization of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A [11C]CURB Positron Emission Tomography Study.
Biological psychiatry · 2026 · senior author
Corrigendum to "Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms" [EBioMedicine (2026) Jul 10: 106339].
EBioMedicine · 2026
PET imaging of FAAH in chronic Cannabis users: longitudinal assessment during short-term abstinence.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026 · senior author

All 120 publications

Latest funding

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$500,000
Transdiagnostic multi-scale neural signatures of endocannabinoid function and their role in cognitive and psychological functioning in psychiatric conditions
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$465,885
Investigating the Interplay between FAAH and Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,315,800

All 21 grants and awards

120 publications.

In Vivo Characterization of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A [11C]CURB Positron Emission Tomography Study.

Gaudette EV, Green DGJ, Watling SE, Dheda SS, Lora SJ, Zilberman M, Hill MN, Tyndale RF, Richardson JD, McCluskey T, Narciso L, Rusjan PM, Kloiber S, Houle S, Warsh JJ, Boileau I

Biological psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.09.008 PMID: 42772587

Corrigendum to "Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms" [EBioMedicine (2026) Jul 10: 106339].

Liu YK, Persaud D, Vieira EL, Braga J, Rusjan P, Miler L, Rabin JS, McCluskey T, Boileau I, Chao T, Bagby M, Narciso L, Gray LR, Vasdev N, Desmond K, Kloiber S, Warsh J, Husain MI, Smart K, Wang W, Meyer JH

EBioMedicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106472 PMID: 42700719

PET imaging of FAAH in chronic Cannabis users: longitudinal assessment during short-term abstinence.

Poluga C, Dheda SS, Boachie N, McCluskey T, Narciso L, Zilberman M, Côté C, Huestis MA, Tyndale RF, Kloiber S, Kolla NJ, Rusjan PM, Le Foll B, Warsh JJ, George TP, Boileau I

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02438-7 PMID: 42106478

Synaptic reorganization following developmental exposure to substances of abuse: A scoping review of preclinical models.

Côté C, Zilberman M, Browne CJ, Boileau I

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2026.111884 PMID: 42567340

Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms.

EBioMedicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106339 PMID: 42431745

Quantification of [11C]CURB PET using an irreversible reference tissue model with a cluster-derived pseudo-reference region.

Narciso L, Dheda SS, Mahmood R, Tyndale RF, McCluskey T, Warsh J, Le Foll B, Desmond KL, Kloiber S, Boileau I

Frontiers in neuroscience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1882674 PMID: 42548758

The Role of Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Studies.

Jebanesan B, Brouillette K, Browne CJ, Boileau I, Best LM

Biological psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.06.011 PMID: 42342190

MAO-B status in alcohol use disorder: a [11C]SL25.1188 PET imaging study of putative astrogliosis.

Best LM, Truong J, McCluskey T, Meyer JH, Rusjan P, Dheda SS, Pandian J, Tardelli VS, Rubin-Kahana DS, Rhind SG, Le Foll B, Warsh J, Kish SJ, Boileau I

Molecular psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03355-9 PMID: 41291188

Correction: Histamine H3 Receptor as a target for alcohol use disorder: challenging the predictability of animal models for clinical translation in drug development.

Le Foll B, Naassila M, Jeanblanc J, Hendershot CS, Chavarria J, Calmels T, Krief S, Berrebi-Bertrand I, Uguen M, Perrin D, Ligneau X, Boileau I, Rusjan PM, Di Ciano P, Sabioni P, Capet M, Robert P, Finance O, Lecomte JM, Schwartz JC

Translational psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-03931-9 PMID: 41839830

Tau-PET imaging and blood biomarkers reveal early tauopathy in special operations forces exposed to repetitive blast.

Lora SJ, Rhind SG, Watling SE, Narciso L, Warsh J, Vartanian O, McCluskey T, Tyndale RF, Tartaglia MC, Shiu MY, Vallée I, Crouzat M, Vergie I, Vasdev N, Boileau I

Brain communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag070 PMID: 41853047

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Isabelle Boileau

Research

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In Vivo Characterization of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A [11C]CURB Positron Emission Tomography Study.

Corrigendum to "Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms" [EBioMedicine (2026) Jul 10: 106339].

PET imaging of FAAH in chronic Cannabis users: longitudinal assessment during short-term abstinence.

Synaptic reorganization following developmental exposure to substances of abuse: A scoping review of preclinical models.

Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Quantification of [11C]CURB PET using an irreversible reference tissue model with a cluster-derived pseudo-reference region.

The Role of Monoacylglycerol Lipase in Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Studies.

MAO-B status in alcohol use disorder: a [11C]SL25.1188 PET imaging study of putative astrogliosis.

Correction: Histamine H3 Receptor as a target for alcohol use disorder: challenging the predictability of animal models for clinical translation in drug development.

Tau-PET imaging and blood biomarkers reveal early tauopathy in special operations forces exposed to repetitive blast.

Frequent collaborators

Bernard Le Foll

Romina Mizrahi

Pablo Rusjan

Neil Vasdev

Patricia Di Ciano

Stefan Kloiber

Ariel Graff-Guerrero

Pablo Rusjan

Martin Zack

Peter Selby

Wei Wang

Philip Gerretsen

Romina Mizrahi

Khunsa Faiz

Gary Remington

Nathan Kolla

Martin Rotenberg

Meng-Chuan Lai

Kelly Smart

Wanda Tempelaar

Daniel Felsky

Nicole Kozloff

Erica Vieira

Michael Kiang

Hsiang-Yuan Lin

Alexia Polillo

Peter Szatmari

Sarah Duff Canning

Antonio Strafella

Robert Chen

Kristin Cleverley

George Foussias

Clement Ma

Kevin Shield

Shreejoy Tripathy

Stephanie Ameis

Sergio Rueda

Kwame Mckenzie

Etienne Sibille

Naguib Mechawar