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Daniel Dufort

ResearcherObstetrics and GynecologyMcGill University

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Daniel Dufort

Researcher

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (5 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Placenta Extracellular Vesicles Nodal Signaling Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss Reproductive Immunology Reproductiver Biology Tgf-Beta

Latest papers

Single-cell RNA sequencing of leukocytes at the maternal-fetal interface in physiological and pathological Nodal-deficient pregnancies.
Frontiers in immunology · 2026 · senior author
Pregnancy AI: Development and Internal Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Predict Live Births in ICSI and IVF Cycles Using Clinical Features and Embryo Images.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026 · senior author
Isolation Strategy Matters: How Tissue Processing Shapes the Composition of Placental Extracellular Vesicles.
Journal of extracellular biology · 2025 · senior author

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Caractérisation du rôle de KMT2a pendant la placentation, le développement embryonnaire et post-embryonnaire
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in modulating the immune response during pregnancy
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$882,046
Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$845,326

All 9 grants and awards

26 publications.

Single-cell RNA sequencing of leukocytes at the maternal-fetal interface in physiological and pathological Nodal-deficient pregnancies.

Yull S, Pacis A, Girardet L, Dufort D

Frontiers in immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1611813 PMID: 42079595

Pregnancy AI: Development and Internal Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Predict Live Births in ICSI and IVF Cycles Using Clinical Features and Embryo Images.

Minano Masip J, Borduas P, Kadoch IJ, Phillips S, Precup D, Dufort D

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/medicina62020364 PMID: 41752764

Isolation Strategy Matters: How Tissue Processing Shapes the Composition of Placental Extracellular Vesicles.

Kazemi P, Lee E, Dufort D

Journal of extracellular biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jex2.70100 PMID: 41426722

Extracellular vesicles as prospective biological indicators for midgestational placental complications in the mouse.

Lee E, Kazemi P, Shafiei S, Yull S, Rana M, Tawil N, Montermini L, Rak J, Dufort D

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1636335 PMID: 40778264

An Artificial Intelligence-Based Model to Predict Pregnancy After Intrauterine Insemination: A Retrospective Analysis of 9501 Cycles.

Minano Masip J, Grysole C, Borduas P, Kadoch IJ, Phillips S, Precup D, Dufort D

Journal of personalized medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jpm15070308 PMID: 40710425

Nodal and cripto-1: distinct functions regulate trophoblast specification in mouse pregnancy.

Girardet L, Kamath N, Dufort D

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1608976 PMID: 40458123

Uterine Nodal expression supports maternal immunotolerance and establishment of the FOXP3+ regulatory T cell population during the preimplantation period.

Yull S, Shafiei S, Park CB, Kazemi P, Tiemann EB, Pagé MG, Dufort D

Frontiers in immunology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1276979 PMID: 38022561

Uterine WNTS modulates fibronectin binding activity required for blastocyst attachment through the WNT/CA2+ signaling pathway in mice.

Lou Y, Pinel L, Dufort D

Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12958-023-01135-0 PMID: 37715251

Correction to: Evidence of a gene-environment interaction of NODAL variants and inflammation in preterm birth.

Starr LM, Ayash TA, Dufort D

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01246-9 PMID: 35260825

Maternal Cripto is required for proper uterine decidualization and peri-implantation uterine remodeling.

Shafiei S, Farah O, Dufort D

Biology of reproduction2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab020 PMID: 33590845

Caractérisation du rôle de KMT2a pendant la placentation, le développement embryonnaire et post-embryonnaire

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Girardet, Laura

Keywords: Biobanque; Développement Embryonnaire; Développement Placentaire; Développement Postnatal; Kmt2a; Syndrome De Wiedemann Steiner

$140,000

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in modulating the immune response during pregnancy

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dufort, Daniel

Keywords: Extracellular Vesicles; Nodal Signaling; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Loss; Reproductive Immunology; Reproductiver Biology; Tgf-Beta

$882,046

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dufort, Daniel

Keywords: Endometrium; Immune System; Macrophages; Nodal Signalling; Parturition; Placenta; Preterm Birth

$845,326

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dufort, Daniel

Keywords: Embryo Implantation; Mouse; Placenta; Tgf-B Signaling; Transgenic; Uterus

$709,935

The role of Wnt signaling during the process of implantation.

SupervisorCIHR2010Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Djogo, Tina

Keywords: Anti-Sense Morpholino Oligonucleotides (Gene Knockdown); Beta-Galactosidase Staining; Fgf1 (Fibroblast Growth Factor1); Gata6 (Transcription Factor); Igf2 (Insulin Growth Factor2); Immunohistochemistry; Mice Strains And Mating Pairs; Ptgis (Prostaglandin I2 Synthase); Wnt Protein Signalling; Wnt7a Injections

$17,500

Deciphering the Role of Nodal in the Uterus in Facilitating Successful Pregnancy

SupervisorCIHR2010Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Park, Craig

Keywords: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes; Blastocyst Implantation; Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Iugr); Mammalian Development; Maternal Infertility; Maternal-Fetal Interface; Nodal Signaling Pathway; Placenta Development; Pre-Eclampsia; Pre-Term Birth

$70,000

CIHR Training Program in Reproduction, Early Development, and the Impact on Health (REDIH)

Principal investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Baltz, Jay M; Clarke, Hugh J; Dufort, Daniel; Foster, Warren G; Gibb, William; Gruslin, Andree M; Hales, Barbara F; Kidder, Gerald M; Leader, Arthur; Leveille, Marie-Claude; Liu, Johne X; Macdonald, Colla J; Mann, Mellissa; McDonald, Sarah D; Murphy, Bruce D; Nisker, Jeffrey A; Richard, François; Robaire, Bernard; Sirard, Marc-André; Smith, Lawrence C; Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj; Trasler, Jacquetta M; Tsang, Benjamin K; Vanderhyden, Barbara C; Wade, Michael G; Walker, Mark C; Watson, Andrew J; Wen, Shi Wu; Yang, Kaiping; Yang, Qiuying

Keywords: Development; Ethics; Maternal Fetal Health; Origins Of Disease; Reproduction; Training

$1,787,598

Nodal signaling in preterm delivry

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dufort, Daniel

Keywords: Embryo Implantation; Mouse; Placenta; Tgf-B Signaling; Transgenic; Uterus

$100,000

Genetic and molecular analysis of organizer specific gene expression

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dufort, Daniel

$136,000

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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Daniel Dufort

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Single-cell RNA sequencing of leukocytes at the maternal-fetal interface in physiological and pathological Nodal-deficient pregnancies.

Pregnancy AI: Development and Internal Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Tool to Predict Live Births in ICSI and IVF Cycles Using Clinical Features and Embryo Images.

Isolation Strategy Matters: How Tissue Processing Shapes the Composition of Placental Extracellular Vesicles.

Extracellular vesicles as prospective biological indicators for midgestational placental complications in the mouse.

An Artificial Intelligence-Based Model to Predict Pregnancy After Intrauterine Insemination: A Retrospective Analysis of 9501 Cycles.

Nodal and cripto-1: distinct functions regulate trophoblast specification in mouse pregnancy.

Uterine Nodal expression supports maternal immunotolerance and establishment of the FOXP3+ regulatory T cell population during the preimplantation period.

Uterine WNTS modulates fibronectin binding activity required for blastocyst attachment through the WNT/CA2+ signaling pathway in mice.

Correction to: Evidence of a gene-environment interaction of NODAL variants and inflammation in preterm birth.

Maternal Cripto is required for proper uterine decidualization and peri-implantation uterine remodeling.

Caractérisation du rôle de KMT2a pendant la placentation, le développement embryonnaire et post-embryonnaire

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in modulating the immune response during pregnancy

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy

Elucidating the role of Nodal signaling in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy

The role of Wnt signaling during the process of implantation.

Deciphering the Role of Nodal in the Uterus in Facilitating Successful Pregnancy

CIHR Training Program in Reproduction, Early Development, and the Impact on Health (REDIH)

Nodal signaling in preterm delivry

Genetic and molecular analysis of organizer specific gene expression

Frequent collaborators

Janet Rossant

Doina Precup

Asangla Ao

Janusz Rak