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Research
Latest papers
Real-time behavioral monitoring of C57BL/6J mice during reproductive cycle.
Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025
Pro-inflammatory adiponectin in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2021
Noncovalent Protein Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Inhibitors Are Efficacious in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis.
Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2017
Latest funding
- $100,000
Mechanisms of the sex-dependent effect of obesity in enhancing central nervous system autoimmunity
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $300,000
Dissecting the roles of sialoglycans in T cell activation, phenotype, and function
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $699,544
Investigating the effects of sex and gonadal function on immunity and the sex disparity in multiple sclerosis incidence and progression
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
4 publications.
Real-time behavioral monitoring of C57BL/6J mice during reproductive cycle.
Khatiz A, Tomlinson C, Ruzhytska B, Croft EK, Amrani A, Dunn S, Mendrek A, Gris D
Pro-inflammatory adiponectin in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.
Nyirenda MH, Fadda G, Healy LM, Mexhitaj I, Poliquin-Lasnier L, Hanwell H, Saveriano AW, Rozenberg A, Li R, Moore CS, Belabani C, Johnson T, O'Mahony J, Arnold DL, Yeh EA, Marrie RA, Dunn S, Banwell B, Bar-Or A
Noncovalent Protein Arginine Deiminase (PAD) Inhibitors Are Efficacious in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis.
Tejeda EJC, Bello AM, Wasilewski E, Koebel A, Dunn S, Kotra LP
Regulation of obesity-related insulin resistance with gut anti-inflammatory agents.
Luck H, Tsai S, Chung J, Clemente-Casares X, Ghazarian M, Revelo XS, Lei H, Luk CT, Shi SY, Surendra A, Copeland JK, Ahn J, Prescott D, Rasmussen BA, Chng MH, Engleman EG, Girardin SE, Lam TK, Croitoru K, Dunn S, Philpott DJ, Guttman DS, Woo M, Winer S, Winer DA
Mechanisms of the sex-dependent effect of obesity in enhancing central nervous system autoimmunity
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Autoimmunity; Diet-Obesity; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Mice; Multiple Sclerosis; T Cells; Type I Ifns
Dissecting the roles of sialoglycans in T cell activation, phenotype, and function
Principal investigators: Edgar, Landon J
Keywords: Adaptive Immunity; Autoimmunity; Chemical Biology; Flow Cytometry; Glycobiology; Glycoengineering; Glycosylation; Immunophysiology; Sialic Acid; T Cells
Investigating the effects of sex and gonadal function on immunity and the sex disparity in multiple sclerosis incidence and progression
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Gonadal Hormones; Immune Profiling; Murine Models Of Multiple Sclerosis; Murine Models Of Puberty; Ovarian Function; Sex
Sex Differences in Central Nervous System Autoimmunity
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Autoimmunity; Central Nervous System; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Human Immune Cell Profiling; Sex Difference; T Helper Cells
Immune cell-microbiome interactions and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Principal investigators: Gommerman, Jennifer L; Dunn, Shannon E; Guttman, David S; MacVicar, Brian A; Montalban, Xavier; Oh, Jiwon; Osborne, Lisa
Keywords: Immune System; Microbiome; Microglia; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegeneration
Obesity and Autoimmune Risk
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Adipokine Levels; Autoimmunity; Body Mass Index; Diet-Induced Obesity; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Metabolic Changes; Obesity; Sex Difference; T Helper Response
PPARdelta and PPARgamma as negative regulators of innate inflammation in EAE
Principal investigators: Zhao, Fei
Keywords: Autoimmunity; Conditional Transgenic Mice; Eae; Multiple Sclerosis
PPARalpha as a Mediator of Sex Differences in Autoimmunity
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Cytokines; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha; Sex Differences Autoimmunity; Sex Hormones; T Helper Cells
PPARalpha as a Mediator of Sex Differences in Autoimmunity
Principal investigators: Dunn, Shannon E
Keywords: Cytokines; Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis; Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha; Sex Differences Autoimmunity; Sex Hormones; T Helper Cells
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Immunology
- Pediatrics
- Rheumatology
- Medicine
- Other
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Kenneth Croitoru
Immunology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Brenda Banwell
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Amit Bar-Or
Rheumatology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Adrianna Mendrek
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Minna Woo
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Abdelaziz Amrani
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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