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Mohit Kapoor

ResearcherOrthopedicsUniversity of Toronto

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Mohit Kapoor

Researcher

Orthopedics

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.
52 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 20 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (14 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

190

Citations

h-index

104

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Osteoarthritis Synovium Biomarkers Antisense Oligonucleotide Animal Models Autophagy Knee Cartilage

Latest papers

The impact of overall lumbar disc degeneration burden on disability outcomes following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis due to osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026
BCL6 regulates skeletal muscle mass and mitochondrial bioenergetics.
Molecular metabolism · 2026
Generative artificial intelligence in osteoarthritis: A systematic scoping review of current applications and future directions.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2026

All 94 publications

Latest funding

Application of Multi-Omics and Deep Learning for Endotyping and Theratyping in Osteoarthritis
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$726,752
Determining the safety and efficacy of microRNA-181a-5p blocker as a potential therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$684,675
Cell and Transcriptomic Landscape of Infrapatellar Fat Pad during Knee Osteoarthritis
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 24 grants and awards

94 publications.

The impact of overall lumbar disc degeneration burden on disability outcomes following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis due to osteoarthritis.

Rampersaud YR, Power JD, Nahanni C, Fine N, Canizares M, Kapoor M, Perruccio AV

Osteoarthritis and cartilage open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2026.100766 PMID: 41852775

BCL6 regulates skeletal muscle mass and mitochondrial bioenergetics.

Usmani SE, Leduc-Gaudet JP, Chau S, Bellissimo CA, Vohra S, Desjardins K, Pollock-Tahiri E, Shi I, Chun F, Capobianco A, Delisle P, Dupebe W, Cefis M, Marcangeli V, Ghebreselassie M, Liang YC, Seki Y, Mayaki D, Hussain S, Goligher E, Kapoor M, Locke M, Gouspillou G, Woo M

Molecular metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2026.102367 PMID: 41985672

Generative artificial intelligence in osteoarthritis: A systematic scoping review of current applications and future directions.

Fairley JL, Kapoor M, Sharma D

Osteoarthritis and cartilage2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2026.03.001 PMID: 41825649

Suggestive Association Between Tryptophan-indole Metabolic Pathway and Total Joint Arthroplasty Early Revision for Heterogeneous Failure Modes in Patients With Primary Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Metabolomics.

Liu M, Gill R, Gandhi R, Huang J, Furey A, Perruccio A, Rampersaud R, Mahomed NN, Rahman P, Kapoor M, Zhai G

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2026

DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-25-00285 PMID: 41802117

microRNA-544a-3p as a new modulator of the Wnt-signalling network in the articular cartilage and osteoarthritis.

Heluany CS, Day NJ, Santos KD, De Palma A, Swingler T, Hueniken K, Sochart D, Clark I, Kapoor M, Nalesso G

Osteoarthritis and cartilage2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2026.02.010 PMID: 41763352

Spatial transcriptomics: challenges and future directions in musculoskeletal diseases.

Delos Santos K, Rockel JS, Kapoor M

Current opinion in rheumatology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000001140 PMID: 41263435

A timely assessment of the state of transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling in OA: Opportunities for advancements.

Craft AM, Rice SJ, De Bari C, Kapoor M

Osteoarthritis and cartilage2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.03.001 PMID: 40107565

Transcriptomics in the Study of Bone and Cartilage.

Fine N, Rockel JS, Kapoor M

Current osteoporosis reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11914-026-00951-8 PMID: 41575628

Synovial fluid as a complex molecular pool contributing to knee osteoarthritis.

Peters H, Rockel JS, Little CB, Kapoor M

Nature reviews. Rheumatology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41584-025-01271-4 PMID: 40624394

Identification of Ephrin type-B receptor 4 as a critical mediator of tissue fibrosis.

Wu B, Lively SS, Vohra S, Fine N, Pastrello C, Maglaviceanu A, Espin-Garcia O, Pollock-Tahiri E, Nakamura S, Kaur P, Delos Santos K, Rockel JS, Potla P, Gupta H, Datta P, Tang L, Kwon J, Nakamura A, Buechler MB, Gandhi R, Wu J, Hinz B, Jurisica I, Kapoor M

JCI insight2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.189156 PMID: 41424388

Application of Multi-Omics and Deep Learning for Endotyping and Theratyping in Osteoarthritis

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sharma, Divya; Gandhi, Rajiv; Kapoor, Mohit; Perruccio, Anthony; Rampersaud, Y. Raja; Rice, Sarah J

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Deep Learning; Endotypes; Genomics; Knee Osteoarthritis; Machine Learning; Methylomics; Multi-Omics Integration; Proteomics; Theratypes

$726,752

Determining the safety and efficacy of microRNA-181a-5p blocker as a potential therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kapoor, Mohit; Koch, Thomas G; Koenig, Judith; Rampersaud, Y. Raja

Keywords: Antisense Oligonucleotide; Cartilage Degeneration; Disease Attenuation; Efficacy; Equine Models; Fetlock Joint; Micro-Rna; Osteoarthritis; Safety; Synovitis

$684,675

Cell and Transcriptomic Landscape of Infrapatellar Fat Pad during Knee Osteoarthritis

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Peters, Hayley

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cell Culture; Infrapatellar Fat Pad; Knee; Mouse Model; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Spatial Sequencing

$120,000

Elucidating the effects and mechanisms of action of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in osteoarthritis

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Maglaviceanu, Anca

Keywords: Clinical Study; Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol; Disease Modification; Histology; Immunomodulation; Mechanisms Of Action; Multiomics Approach; Osteoarthritis; Preclinical Study; Treatment

$120,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Kapoor, Mohit

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Contribution of synovial fibroblast cell subsets to the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kapoor, Mohit

Keywords: Fibrosis; Inflammation; Osteoarthritis; Sequencing; Synovium; Transcriptomics

$531,675

The effectiveness of oral cannabis extracts for osteoarthritic pain: an internal pilot, placebo controlled, blinded randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Clarke, Hance A; Balneaves, Lynda G; Fitzcharles, Mary-Ann; Karkouti, Keyvan; Kotra, Lakshmi P; Ladha, Karim

Keywords: Cannabinoid Based Medicine; Internal Pilot Study; Medical Cannabis; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Randomized Controlled Trial

$378,676

Towards the Discovery of Predictive Biomarkers for Outcomes in Lupus Nephritis

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - Arthritis

Principal investigators: Whittall-Garcia, Laura

Keywords: Biomarkers; Imaging Mass Cytometry; Lupus Nephritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Translational Research; Treatment Outcomes

$135,000

Contribution of synovial cell subsets to the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Epigenetics/epigenomics in human health or disease

Principal investigators: Kapoor, Mohit

Keywords: Animal Models; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Osteoarthritis; Sequencing; Synovium; Transcriptomics

$100,000

Central role of muscle autophagy in metabolism and musculoskeletal health

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions - General Pool

Principal investigators: Woo, Minna N; Cheung, Angela M; Gouspillou, Gilles; Grol, Matthew W; Kapoor, Mohit

Keywords: Aging; Autophagy; Cre-Loxp; Diabetes; Gene Delivery; Mouse Models; Osteoarthritis; Sarcopenia

$1,999,988

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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Mohit Kapoor

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The impact of overall lumbar disc degeneration burden on disability outcomes following surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis due to osteoarthritis.

BCL6 regulates skeletal muscle mass and mitochondrial bioenergetics.

Generative artificial intelligence in osteoarthritis: A systematic scoping review of current applications and future directions.

Suggestive Association Between Tryptophan-indole Metabolic Pathway and Total Joint Arthroplasty Early Revision for Heterogeneous Failure Modes in Patients With Primary Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Metabolomics.

microRNA-544a-3p as a new modulator of the Wnt-signalling network in the articular cartilage and osteoarthritis.

Spatial transcriptomics: challenges and future directions in musculoskeletal diseases.

A timely assessment of the state of transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling in OA: Opportunities for advancements.

Transcriptomics in the Study of Bone and Cartilage.

Synovial fluid as a complex molecular pool contributing to knee osteoarthritis.

Identification of Ephrin type-B receptor 4 as a critical mediator of tissue fibrosis.

Frequent collaborators

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Igor Jurisica

Johanne Martel-Pelletier

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Hassan Fahmi

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Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Konstantin Shestopaloff

Guangju Zhai

Boris Hinz

Nigil Haroon

Jiangping Wu

Roman Krawetz

Proton Rahman

Vinod Chandran

Anuj Bhatia

Maryse Bouchard

Sowmya Viswanathan

David Lebel

Maryse Fortin

Francois Mathieu

Christopher Witiw

Timothy Leroux

Arjun Sahgal

Parham Rasoulinejad

Divya Sharma

Sean Christie

Jefferson Wilson

Frederick Zeiler

Eve Tsai

Teresa To

Peter Roughley

Murray Baron

Guang Sun

Hance Clarke

Michael Fehlings

Mohamed Benderdour

Christopher Sun

Anie Philip