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Uri Tabori

ResearcherGenetics and Genome BiologyUniversity of Toronto

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Uri Tabori

Researcher

Genetics and Genome Biology

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.
102 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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278

Publications

4,485

Citations

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121

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Hypermutation Glioma Mismatch Repair Deficiency Immunotherapy Sequenom Companion Biomarkers Gliomagenesis Idh1-Mutant Gliomas

Latest papers

Primary mismatch repair deficient glioma, IDH-wildtype and H3-wildtype: A giant cell tumor with potential for long-term survival occurring at all ages.
Neuro-oncology · 2026
Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.
Advances in radiation oncology · 2026
The impact of international care networks on the clinical management of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD): a review of recent developments.
Familial cancer · 2026

All 278 publications

Latest funding

Towards immune based combinations for the treatment of IDH1 mutant replication repair deficient gliomas
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,275,640
Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,342,576
Imaging-based classification and treatment response prediction of pediatric low-grade gliomas for precision child health
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$235,500

All 25 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 278 publications.

Primary mismatch repair deficient glioma, IDH-wildtype and H3-wildtype: A giant cell tumor with potential for long-term survival occurring at all ages.

Suwala AK, Friedel D, Hinz FE, Mahlknecht PD, Schinkewitsch S, Rieder M, Fernandez NR, Stengs L, Chang Y, Ringel A, Haag D, Pusch S, Stichel D, Schrimpf D, Kramm CM, Wesseling P, Schweizer L, Harter P, Hartmann C, Capper D, Snuderl M, Boldt H, Brandner S, Dohmen H, Acker T, Schittenhelm J, Hasselblatt M, Agardy D, Bunse T, Bunse L, Korshunov A, Herold-Mende C, Etminan N, Wick W, Platten M, Das A, Tabori U, Blattner-Johnson M, Sill M, Sturm D, Pfister SM, Jones DTW, Sahm F, von Deimling A, Reuss DE

Neuro-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noag132 PMID: 42236272

Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.

Sum YY, Bennett J, Ramaswamy V, Das A, Liu AP, Huang A, Tabori U, Dirks P, Nassiri F, Keilty DM, Tsang DS

Advances in radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2026.102039 PMID: 42179830

The impact of international care networks on the clinical management of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD): a review of recent developments.

Vasen HFA, Wimmer K, van Kouwen M, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Gattini D, Stengs L, Tabori U, Colas C, Das A

Familial cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10689-026-00584-x PMID: 42348008

Immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis presenting with multifocal nodular opacities.

Escobar NS, Das A, Tabori U, Manson D, Grasemann H

Thorax2026

DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225157 PMID: 42303577

Tumor-derived cell-free DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid enables minimally invasive profiling of pediatric brain tumors.

Nobre L, Nakano Y, Burns I, Siddaway R, Zápotocky M, Johnson M, Rana M, Li C, Lyn RK, Yuditskiy R, Ku M, Sheth J, Levine AB, Nesvick CL, Das A, Cacciotti C, Zelcer S, Climans SA, MacDonald M, Negm L, Chung J, Bennett J, Bondoc A, Loukides J, Stengs L, Edwards M, Bouffet E, Ramaswamy V, Liu AP, Huang A, Bartels U, Dirks PB, Tabori U, Hawkins C

The Journal of clinical investigation2026

DOI: 10.1172/jci197391 PMID: 42294888

Pediatric low-grade gliomas; a 12-year retrospective review from a tertiary care hospital in LMIC.

Mushtaq N, Bashir F, Zahid S, Shafique MA, Shahid MM, Rehman A, Minhas K, Anwar SSM, Qureshi BM, Enam SA, Tabori U, Bouffet E

Journal of neuro-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-026-05594-4 PMID: 42126672

Ultrasound-Enhanced Drug Delivery in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: A New Therapeutic Strategy.

Weber E, Smith CA, Hawkins C, Tabori U, Dirks PB, Rutka JT

Pharmaceutics2026

DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18050576 PMID: 42198270

Prior therapy defines mutation profiles in childhood cancer at relapse.

Layeghifard M, Díaz-Gay M, Bergstrom EN, Mahendralingam MJ, Light N, Blay S, Nash JO, Anderson ND, Au JN, Davidson S, Ballester PL, Wen T, Daud SK, Edward LM, Ashiqul Islam SM, Khandekar A, Otlu B, Brunga L, Hammad R, Nassif S, Thacker NH, Feltham T, Fuentes-Bolanos NA, Wong-Erasmus M, Levine MF, Miller KE, Shukla NN, Kinnaman MD, Glodzik D, Portwine C, Millson S, Zorzi AP, Mikhail M, Fernandez CV, Wheaton L, Gundem G, Kung AL, Tabori U, Mayoh C, Papaemmanuil E, Cowley MJ, Malkin D, Villani A, Alexandrov LB, Shlien A

Nature2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10803-1 PMID: 42486975

hTERT Expression, Regulation, and Prognostic Significance in Pediatric Medulloblastoma.

Tanaka R, Umaru B, Sobo M, Kumar SS, Dorris K, Hovestadt V, Ramaswamy V, Remke M, Margol A, Stevenson CB, Asgharzadeh S, Goldman S, Miles L, Huang J, von Hoff K, Rutkowski S, Onar-Thomas A, Tabori U, Taylor M, Pfister SM, Salloum R, Fouladi M, Drissi R

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.01.722294 PMID: 42146391

Functionally distinct ALK and ROS1 fusions detected in infant-type hemispheric gliomas converge on STAT3 and SHP2 activation.

Postlmayr A, Sanchez Bergman A, Torrejon Diaz J, Ciraulo B, Yan S, Hofmann N, Carbajal S, Dobler R, Machaalani C, Schönholzer MT, Priego Gonzalez L, De Micheli AJ, Berenjeno-Correa E, Baroncini L, Grotzer MA, Tabori U, Hawkins C, Ayrault O, Zuckermann M, Baumgartner M, Guerreiro Stücklin AS

Cell reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117046 PMID: 41790556

Towards immune based combinations for the treatment of IDH1 mutant replication repair deficient gliomas

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabori, Uri

Keywords: Companion Biomarkers; Gliomagenesis; Idh1-Mutant Gliomas; Immune Microenvironment; Immune Vulnerabilities; Immunotherapy Combinations; Immunotherapy Trials; Replication Repair Deficiency

$1,275,640

Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Cynthia E

Keywords: Aya; Low Grade Glioma; Pediatric Brain Tumor; Precision Medicine; Ras/Mapk Pathway; Single Cell Sequencing

$1,342,576

Imaging-based classification and treatment response prediction of pediatric low-grade gliomas for precision child health

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Pediatric Cancer Research

Principal investigators: Khalvati, Farzad; Ertl-Wagner, Birgit B

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Genetic Marker Prediction; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical Image Analysis; Pediatric Cancer Research; Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma; Precision Child Health; Treatment Response Prediction

$235,500

Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Principal investigators: David Malkin, James Whitlock; Co-Dyre, Adrienne; McIntosh, Keith A; Denburg, Avram E; Deyell, Rebecca J; Duval, Michel; Jabado, Nada; Marjerrison, Stacey L; Rayar, Meera; Tsimicalis, Argerie

Keywords: Cancer -Omics; Cancer Modeling; Clinical Trials; Community Engagement; Implementation Science; Innovative Therapies; Knowledge Mobilization; Pan-Canadian Consortium; Pediatric Cancer; Training And Mentorship

$23,000,000

A recurrent frameshift neoantigen mRNA vaccine for immunoprevention of replication repair deficient gliomas

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Mazzoli, Vienna

Keywords: Cancer Mrna Vaccine; Cancer Prevention; Hereditary Cancer Syndromes; Replication Repair Deficiency

$105,000

A phase 2 study of mirdametinib and vinblastine for newly diagnosed or previously untreated patients with pediatric low-grade glioma and activation of the MAPK pathway

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Pediatric Cancer Research

Principal investigators: Perreault, Sebastien

Keywords: Clinical Trial

$463,500

Uncovering the mechanism and impact of novel genetic and epigenetic promoter alterations on tissue-specific mismatch repair deficient cancers

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabori, Uri

Keywords: Cancer Predisposition; Colon Cancers; Glioma; Hypermutation; Mismatch Repair Deficiency; Promoter Hypermethylation; Promoter Mutation

$1,147,500

Upfront Adaptive Immunotherapy Approach for Hypermutant Glioblastoma in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bouffet, Eric; Thacker, Nirav H

Keywords: Cancer Biomarkers; Glioblastoma; Hypermutation; Immunotherapy; Prediction Of Response To Immunotherapies

$1,377,000

Determining the cellular mechanisms of initiation and evolution of hypermutant glioma

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dirks, Peter B

Keywords: Brain Cancer; Cancer Initiation And Progression; Dna Repair; Glioblastoma; Human Neural Stem Cells; Mouse Models Of Glioblastoma; Preneoplasia

$1,147,500

Training Researchers In the Next generation in Gastroenterology and Liver (TRIANGLE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Tr. Gr: Health Research Training Platform - Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Jones, Nicola L; Bhat, Mamatha; Hirota, Simon A; Kaplan, Gilaad G; Lee, Kate; McKay, Derek M; Otley, Anthony R; Pena-Sanchez, Juan-Nicolas; Perreault, Nathalie; Reynolds, Lisa A; Rose, Christopher; Targownik, Laura E; Vallance, Bruce A; Verdu, Elena F

Keywords: Gastroenterology; Health Research Training Program; Liver

$2,399,999

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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Uri Tabori

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Primary mismatch repair deficient glioma, IDH-wildtype and H3-wildtype: A giant cell tumor with potential for long-term survival occurring at all ages.

Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Ependymoma Across the Age Spectrum.

The impact of international care networks on the clinical management of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD): a review of recent developments.

Immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis presenting with multifocal nodular opacities.

Tumor-derived cell-free DNA detected in cerebrospinal fluid enables minimally invasive profiling of pediatric brain tumors.

Pediatric low-grade gliomas; a 12-year retrospective review from a tertiary care hospital in LMIC.

Ultrasound-Enhanced Drug Delivery in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: A New Therapeutic Strategy.

Prior therapy defines mutation profiles in childhood cancer at relapse.

hTERT Expression, Regulation, and Prognostic Significance in Pediatric Medulloblastoma.

Functionally distinct ALK and ROS1 fusions detected in infant-type hemispheric gliomas converge on STAT3 and SHP2 activation.

Frequent collaborators

Cynthia Hawkins

Eric Bouffet

Vijay Ramaswamy

David Malkin

Ute Bartels

Annie Huang

Adam Shlien

Nada Jabado

Farzad Khalvati

Nada Jabado

Livia Garzia

Steven Gallinger

Valérie Larouche

Gelareh Zadeh

Rosanna Weksberg

Sunit Das

Donald Mabbott

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Birgit Ertl-Wagner

James Rutka

Adam Fleming

Boleslaw Lach

Gregory Pond

Paul Gibson

Joseph Beyene

Julianna Sienna

Girish Kulkarni