Jaques Belik, University of Toronto

Research

Angiotensin Endothelium Mothering Style Newborn Pulmonary Hypertension Systemic Hypertension

Latest papers

Breaking the Silence on Genocide in Gaza: Kudos from Jewish Health Professionals.
Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2026
L-citrulline attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory lung injury in neonatal rats.
Pediatric research · 2023
Maturational effect of leptin on CO2 chemosensitivity in newborn rats.
Pediatric research · 2023

All 63 publications

Latest funding

The Artificial Placenta - Sustaining Extrauterine Fetal Circulation in the Extremely Premature.
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Social environment and functioning of adolescents born pre-term
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,028,926
The Artificial Placenta
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$738,225

All 5 grants and awards

63 publications.

01

Breaking the Silence on Genocide in Gaza: Kudos from Jewish Health Professionals.

Rosenbaum D, Yassi A, Belik J, Beder M, Green S, Cohen M

Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie2026

DOI: 10.1177/00084174251409230 PMID: 41508575

02

L-citrulline attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory lung injury in neonatal rats.

Ivanovski N, Wang H, Tran H, Ivanovska J, Pan J, Miraglia E, Leung S, Posiewko M, Li D, Mohammadi A, Higazy R, Nagy A, Kim P, Santyr G, Belik J, Palaniyar N, Gauda EB

Pediatric research2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02684-1 PMID: 37349511

03

Maturational effect of leptin on CO2 chemosensitivity in newborn rats.

Tamir-Hostovsky L, Ivanovska J, Parajón E, Patel R, Wang H, Biouss G, Ivanovski N, Belik J, Pierro A, Montandon G, Gauda EB

Pediatric research2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02604-3 PMID: 37185965

04

Impact of the Addition of a Centrifugal Pump in a Preterm Miniature Pig Model of the Artificial Placenta.

Charest-Pekeski AJ, Cho SKS, Aujla T, Sun L, Floh AA, McVey MJ, Sheta A, Estrada M, Crawford-Lean L, Foreman C, Mroczek D, Belik J, Saini BS, Lim JM, Moir OJ, Lee FT, Quinn M, Darby JRT, Seed M, Morrison JL, Haller C

Frontiers in physiology2022

DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.925772 PMID: 35941934

05

Adiponectin and the regulation of gastric content volume in the newborn rat.

Wang H, Esemu-Ezewu P, Pan J, Ivanovska J, Gauda EB, Belik J

World journal of gastroenterology2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i33.5566 PMID: 34588752

06

Clinical and echocardiography predictors of response to inhaled nitric oxide in hypoxemic term and near-term neonates.

Bischoff AR, Giesinger RE, Neary E, Weisz DE, Belik J, McNamara PJ

Pediatric pulmonology2021

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25252 PMID: 33434418

07

Necrotising enterocolitis in newborns receiving diazoxide.

Prado LA, Castro M, Weisz DE, Jain A, Belik J

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319057 PMID: 33172872

08

Achieving sustained extrauterine life: Challenges of an artificial placenta in fetal pigs as a model of the preterm human fetus.

Charest-Pekeski AJ, Sheta A, Taniguchi L, McVey MJ, Floh A, Sun L, Aujla T, Cho SKS, Ren J, Crawford-Lean L, Foreman C, Lim JM, Saini BS, Estrada M, Lam A, Belik J, Mroczek D, Quinn M, Holman SL, Darby JRT, Seed M, Morrison JL, Haller C

Physiological reports2021

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14742 PMID: 33650787

09

Recombinant adiponectin protects the newborn rat lung from lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory injury.

Ivanovska J, Kang NC, Ivanovski N, Nagy A, Belik J, Gauda EB

Physiological reports2020

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14553 PMID: 32889775

10

Acetaminophen increases pulmonary and systemic vasomotor tone in the newborn rat.

Tamir Hostovsky L, Pan J, McNamara PJ, Belik J

Pediatric research2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0725-9 PMID: 31830759

The Artificial Placenta - Sustaining Extrauterine Fetal Circulation in the Extremely Premature.

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Haller, Christoph

Keywords: artificial placenta extracorporeal perfusion fetal development cardiovascular physiology heart failure lung development prematurity ex utero fetal circulation

$250,000

Social environment and functioning of adolescents born pre-term

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Paus, Tomas

Keywords: Adolescence And Youth; Brain Health; Mental Health; Preterm Birth; Puberty; Social Stress

$1,028,926

The Artificial Placenta

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Seed, Michael T

Keywords: Animal Models; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Fetal Circulation; Fetal Development; Fetal Growth Restriction; Fetal Nutrition; Large Animal Model; Preterm Birth

$738,225

Developmental Programming of Hypertension

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Belik, Jaques

Keywords: Angiotensin; Endothelium; Mothering Style; Newborn; Pulmonary Hypertension; Systemic Hypertension

$558,395

Oxidative Stress and Neonatal Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Control

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Belik, Jaques

Keywords: Endothelial Cells; Fetal; Lung; Newborn; Smooth Muscle; Vascular

$597,193

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

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Pediatrics
Medicine
Physiology and Experimental Medicine
Surgery
Pediatrics and Physiology
Nutritional Sciences
Department of Family and Community Medicine
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