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Research
Latest papers
Importin-β1 functions as a chromatin sensor to position the contractile ring for cytokinesis.
Current biology : CB · 2026 · senior author
Transwell membrane material affects myogenic differentiation in human primary myoblast-adipocyte co-culture.
Physiological reports · 2026
Open-space microfluidics as a tool to study signaling dynamics.
Lab on a chip · 2025
Latest funding
- $140,465
Infrastructure for live-cell imaging
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $120,000
Defining the mechanisms controlling cytokinetic diversity in human cells
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $1,650,000
Training Program in Synthetic Biology Applications (SynBioApps)
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
29 publications.
Importin-β1 functions as a chromatin sensor to position the contractile ring for cytokinesis.
Brancheriau CR, Larocque K, Schick G, Tountas I, Perlman A, Piekny A
Transwell membrane material affects myogenic differentiation in human primary myoblast-adipocyte co-culture.
Plissonneau C, Tam BT, Garneau PY, Morais JA, Piekny A, Santosa S
Open-space microfluidics as a tool to study signaling dynamics.
Proulx M, Clapperton-Richard P, Potvin-Trottier L, Piekny A, Gervais T
Surface charge dictates the mechanism of cellular uptake of fluorescent amine passivated carbon dots.
Clermont-Paquette A, Fuoco G, Brancheriau CR, Piekny A, Naccache R
Development of dual acid-visible light-degradable core-crosslinked nanogels with extended conjugate aromatic imines for enhanced drug delivery.
Bairagi K, Shamekhi M, Tountas I, Letourneau N, Peslherbe GH, Piekny A, Oh JK
Endogenous tagging using split mNeonGreen in human iPSCs for live imaging studies.
Husser MC, Pham NP, Law C, Araujo FRB, Martin VJJ, Piekny A
Advances in the design and use of carbon dots for analytical and biomedical applications.
Adeola AO, Clermont-Paquette A, Piekny A, Naccache R
Ratiometric Sensing of Glyphosate in Water Using Dual Fluorescent Carbon Dots.
Clermont-Paquette A, Mendoza DA, Sadeghi A, Piekny A, Naccache R
Diversity is the spice of life: An overview of how cytokinesis regulation varies with cell type.
Ozugergin I, Piekny A
Gold Nano-Bio-Interaction to Modulate Mechanobiological Responses for Cancer Therapy Applications.
Sohrabi Kashani A, Larocque K, Piekny A, Packirisamy M
Infrastructure for live-cell imaging
Principal investigators: Piekny, Alisa
Keywords: cell biology; confocal microscopy; cytokinesis; fluorescence microscopy; live-cell imaging
Defining the mechanisms controlling cytokinetic diversity in human cells
Principal investigators: Piekny, Alisa
Keywords: cytokinesis; cytoskeletal regulation; live imaging; actin; rhoa; ipscs; cultured mammalian cells; quantification
Training Program in Synthetic Biology Applications (SynBioApps)
Principal investigators: Whiteway, Malcolm MS
Keywords: biological engineering; cellular modeling; genetic engineering; industrial biotechnology; metabolic engineering; microbiology; molecular biology; sustainability; synthetic biology
Studying mechanisms that spatially control cytokinesis
Principal investigators: Piekny, Alisa
Studying mechanisms that spatially control cytokinesis
Principal investigators: Piekny, Alisa
Regulation of Cytoskeletal Dynamics
Principal investigators: Piekny, Alisa
An ultracentrifuge and rotors to support multiple NSERC-funded programs
Principal investigators: Zerges, William
Laser scanning confocal microscope replacement for Concordia University
Principal investigators: Brett, Christopher
TIRF microscope upgrade for Concordia University
Principal investigators: Brett, Christopher
Upgrade of the tissue culture facility at Concordia University
Principal investigators: Sacher, Michael
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
- Alisa Piekny and Rafik Naccache: 4 shared papers
- Muthukumaran Packirisamy and Alisa Piekny: 3 shared papers
- Alisa Piekny and Pat Forgione: 2 shared papers
- Sylvia Santosa and Alisa Piekny: 1 shared paper
- Alisa Piekny and Laurent Potvin-Trottier: 1 shared paper
- Pat Forgione and Rafik Naccache: 1 shared paper
- Biology
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology
Co-authors at Concordia University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Rafik Naccache
Chemistry and Biochemistry
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Muthukumaran Packirisamy
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2022
Pat Forgione
Chemistry and Biochemistry
2 shared papers, latest 2021
Laurent Potvin-Trottier
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Sylvia Santosa
Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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