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Erwin Schurr

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Erwin Schurr

Researcher

Medicine

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.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (9 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Research

Tuberculosis Hiv Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Resistance To Infection Systems Biology Anti-Retroviral Drugs Genetics Hiv/Tuberculosis

Latest papers

Neutrophil-T cell dynamics predict tuberculosis outcome.
Trends in immunology · 2026 · senior author
An LRRK2 variant blocks NCOA4 trafficking upon iron overload, leading to ferroptotic death.
Journal of cell science · 2026
STING dampens the unfolded protein response to enable the presentation of self-antigens on MHC-I during inflammation.
Cell reports · 2026

All 87 publications

Latest funding

The role of macrophages and cytotoxic T cells in mediating killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in alveoli of people with HIV
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,204,875
Epigenetic factors affecting the anti-mycobacterial immune response of people living with HIV
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$949,940
The role of anti-retroviral therapy in the increased rate of COVID-19 mortality of people living with HIV
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$500,000

All 16 grants and awards

87 publications.

Neutrophil-T cell dynamics predict tuberculosis outcome.

Divangahi M, Schurr E

Trends in immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2026.08.010 PMID: 42660718

An LRRK2 variant blocks NCOA4 trafficking upon iron overload, leading to ferroptotic death.

Goldman A, Nguyen M, Lanoix J, Li C, Fahmy A, Xu YZ, Schurr E, Thibault P, Desjardins M, McBride HM

Journal of cell science2026

DOI: 10.1242/jcs.264977 PMID: 42206576

STING dampens the unfolded protein response to enable the presentation of self-antigens on MHC-I during inflammation.

Fahmy AM, Ahmadi A, Lanoix J, Cannon T, Elemeery MN, Paredes CH, Barrette B, Bonneil E, Xu YZ, Ibrahim M, Arango-Duque G, Audemard EO, Lemieux S, Chevet E, Schurr E, Pierre P, Gruenheid S, Thibault P, McBride HM, Desjardins M

Cell reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117497 PMID: 42275211

Continuous antiretroviral therapy induces progressive senescence-like reprogramming of alveolar macrophages.

Fava VM, Dallmann-Sauer M, Orlova M, Correa-Macedo W, Olivenstein R, Costiniuk CT, Routy JP, Barreiro LB, Schurr E

Frontiers in immunology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1805936 PMID: 42099614

Tissue-specific transcriptional epistasis between Prkn and Lrrk2 during mycobacterial infection.

Dallmann-Sauer M, Xu YZ, Correa-Macedo W, Orlova M, Schurr E

Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00335-026-10219-2 PMID: 41920332

Host- and pathogen-related determinants of pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Tulu B, Brehm TT, van Crevel R, Dallenga T, DiNardo AR, Dheda K, Eggeling J, Enbiale W, Gröschel MI, Hao J, Kumar V, van Laarhoven A, Londt R, Prosser G, Randall P, Reiling N, Rybniker J, Schaible UE, Schurr E, Suarez I, Theobald SJ, Wilkinson RJ, Lange C

European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2026

DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0174-2025 PMID: 41605541

Bridging pleiotropic mechanisms in leprosy type-1 reactions and neurodegenerative diseases.

Fava VM, Perico J, Orlova M, Dallmann-Sauer M, Xu YZ, Thuc NV, Thai VH, Belone AF, Latini ACP, Schurr E

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-30734-7 PMID: 41430073

A human YEATS4 variant confers resistance to TST and IGRA conversion despite Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure.

Conil C, Bohlen J, Kroon EE, Jean-Juste MA, Manry J, Chaldebas M, Bean JM, Walsh KF, Dallmann-Sauer M, Rotival M, Seeleuthner Y, Marchal A, Mourelatos H, Fava VM, Zhang P, Kerner G, Skhoun H, Abid A, El Ouazzani H, Rafik A, Bousfiha AA, El Baghdadi J, Wilkinson RJ, Boisson-Dupuis S, Fitzgerald DW, Pape JW, Möller M, Hoal EG, Casanova JL, Abel L, Schurr E, Cobat A

Genome medicine2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13073-025-01547-0 PMID: 41094526

High risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis in IGRA-negative contacts: should preventive treatment be considered?

Brehm TT, Köhler N, Grobbel HP, Welling J, Mandalakas AM, Fava V, Schurr E, Lange C

Infection2025

DOI: 10.1007/s15010-024-02470-z PMID: 39836352

Insights into leprosy epidemiology from an isolated population located in the Brazilian Amazon.

de Oliveira Mackert CC, Lázaro FP, Olandowski M, D'Espindula HRS, Dos Santos AM, Sartori PVU, de Andrade Rodrigues RS, Cambri G, Xavier MB, Schurr E, Alcaïs A, Mira MT

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-90399-0 PMID: 39971783

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Erwin Schurr

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Neutrophil-T cell dynamics predict tuberculosis outcome.

An LRRK2 variant blocks NCOA4 trafficking upon iron overload, leading to ferroptotic death.

STING dampens the unfolded protein response to enable the presentation of self-antigens on MHC-I during inflammation.

Continuous antiretroviral therapy induces progressive senescence-like reprogramming of alveolar macrophages.

Tissue-specific transcriptional epistasis between Prkn and Lrrk2 during mycobacterial infection.

Host- and pathogen-related determinants of pulmonary versus extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Bridging pleiotropic mechanisms in leprosy type-1 reactions and neurodegenerative diseases.

A human YEATS4 variant confers resistance to TST and IGRA conversion despite Mycobacterium tuberculosis exposure.

High risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis in IGRA-negative contacts: should preventive treatment be considered?

Insights into leprosy epidemiology from an isolated population located in the Brazilian Amazon.

Frequent collaborators

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Mohammad-Ali Jenabian

Mohammad-Ali Jenabian

Guillaume Butler-Laporte

Guillaume Bourque

Vincent Mooser

Sirui Zhou

Madeleine Durand

Jean-Pierre Routy

Madeleine Durand

Maziar Divangahi

Nicolas Chomont

Nicolas Chomont

David Langlais

Marc Afilalo

Samantha Gruenheid

Jonathan Afilalo

Philippe Gros

Petronela Ancuta

Michel Desjardins

Eva Kaufmann

Jean Bourbeau

Jonathan Afilalo

Audrey Grant

Pierre Thibault

Jean-Pierre Routy

Guillaume Lettre

Jérôme Estaquier

Mathieu Blanchette

Connie Krawczyk

Luis Barreiro

Marcel Behr