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Hojatollah Vali

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ProfessorDepartment of Anatomy and Cell BiologyMcGill University

Hojatollah Vali

Professor

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 NSERC, 1 CFI), most recently in 2011.

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110

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3,841

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Research

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Latest papers

Glutaraldehyde-induced porcine model mimics human chronic wounds: insights into pathophysiology and therapeutic applications.
Trends in biotechnology · 2026
Author Correction: Influence of protein aggregates, extracellular vesicles, and lipoprotein fusion on ionizable lipid nanoparticles protein corona analysis.
Nature communications · 2026
Lipid Nanoparticle Protein Coronas Arise through Lipoprotein Fusion Rather Than Shell-like Adsorption.
Nano letters · 2026

All 110 publications

Latest funding

Multiscale Imaging and Analysis of Biological Systems and Biomaterials in Nanomedicine
CFI · 2012 · Co-investigator
$1,506,252
Investigating the formation of biogenic magnetite and the preservation of magnetofossils: implications for biosignatures and paleoenvironments
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$140,000
NSERC CREATE Training Program in Canadian Astrobiology
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$1,646,746

All 14 grants and awards

110 publications.

Glutaraldehyde-induced porcine model mimics human chronic wounds: insights into pathophysiology and therapeutic applications.

Sharifi S, Munoz R, McElwain A, Mahmoudi N, Nisbet D, Johnson V, Asgari M, Vali H, Matoori S, Marjanovic J, Tomic-Canic M, Pastar I, Gould L, Attar P, Mahmoudi M

Trends in biotechnology20264 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2025.11.001 PMID: 41318238

Author Correction: Influence of protein aggregates, extracellular vesicles, and lipoprotein fusion on ionizable lipid nanoparticles protein corona analysis.

Borhan B, Murray AM, Saei AA, Ghaffari B, Jackson JE, Mohammed N, Mitchell MJ, Vali H, Whitehead KA, Mahmoudi M

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-77177-w PMID: 42722691

Lipid Nanoparticle Protein Coronas Arise through Lipoprotein Fusion Rather Than Shell-like Adsorption.

Grumelot S, Mohammed N, Yerima G, Colonrosado J, Sadeghi SA, Fang F, Hilsen K, Shango B, Saei AA, Murray AM, Mitchell MJ, Borhan B, Sun L, Vali H, Mofrad MRK, Whitehead KA, Mahmoudi M

Nano letters2026

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00689 PMID: 42677364

Ligand-Mediated Proteome Remodeling Shapes Nanoparticle Protein Corona Composition for Deep Plasma Profiling.

Ghaffari B, Han L, Tamadon A, Alpaydin A, Yerima G, Wills N, Grumelot S, Ritz D, Schmidt A, Peuget S, Ghassemi M, Vali H, Mofrad MRK, Saei AA, Borhan B, Mahmoudi M

Research square2026

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9421288/v1 PMID: 42094050

Rational plug-bridge design to enhance catalytic efficiency of sulfonic acid-functionalized plugged ethyl/imidazolium-based bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica.

Moradi H, Maleki Y, Ganji N, Pourshiani O, Karimi B, Vali H, Mastrorilli P, Todisco S

Nanoscale advances2026

DOI: 10.1039/d5na01099c PMID: 42564811

Influence of protein aggregates, extracellular vesicles, and lipoprotein fusion on ionizable lipid nanoparticles protein corona analysis.

Borhan B, Murray AM, Saei AA, Ghaffari B, Jackson JE, Mohammed N, Mitchell MJ, Vali H, Whitehead KA, Mahmoudi M

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74240-4 PMID: 42285973

Integrated top-down and bottom-up proteomics enables precise characterization of proteoforms within the protein corona.

Sadeghi SA, Li K, Yue Y, Tabatabaeian Nimavard R, Grumelot S, Saei AA, Vali H, Fang F, Liu X, Mahmoudi M, Sun L

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74306-3 PMID: 42277057

Design of epicardial restraints for optimized passive filling of the right ventricle.

Torbati S, Daneshmehr A, Rezaee MR, Pouraliakbar H, Ahmadi Tafti SH, Asgharian M, Vali H, Heidari A

Journal of biomechanics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2026.113273 PMID: 41950711

Unravelling the influence of human serum environment on drug release from nanoformulations with polyethylene glycol shell.

Saini A, McKay L, Long FR, Mahmoudi M, Vali H, Kakkar A

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)2026

DOI: 10.1039/d6cc02081j PMID: 42304868

Ultrastructural viscoelasticity of fibrillar collagen identified by AFM Nano-Rheometry and direct indentation.

Asgari M, Mirzarazi E, Benavides RJ, Efremov YM, Frisina RD, Vali H, Espinosa HD

Acta biomaterialia2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.11.049 PMID: 41317825

Multiscale Imaging and Analysis of Biological Systems and Biomaterials in Nanomedicine

Co-investigatorCFI2012Innovation Fund: Leading Edge Fund (2012 competition)

Principal investigators: McKee, Marc

Keywords: Bioengineering, Biomaterials, Nanomedicine, Nanobiotechnology, Tissue Engineering, Nanomaterials-Biology Interface, Drug Delivery, Molecular & Cell Biology Cryogenic Focused Ion Beam/Ultrahigh Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope

$1,506,252

Investigating the formation of biogenic magnetite and the preservation of magnetofossils: implications for biosignatures and paleoenvironments

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vali, Hojatollah

$140,000

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Canadian Astrobiology

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$1,646,746

An investigation to the application of new additives in strength optimization as well as their potential in reducing the self heating of mine fills

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hassani, Faramarz

$335,870

Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux, le (CM)2

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: LEspérance, Gilles

$45,500

Enhancement of biocompatibility of coronary stents by surface immobilization of fibronectin and controlled tailoring of protein-cell interactions

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Omanovic, Sasha

$277,322

Investigation of the nucleation and growth of Fe-rich minerals and Ca phosphate in bacteria and mammalian cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Vali, Hojatollah

$154,000

Facility for Electron Cryomicroscopy and Cryo-electron Tomography

Co-investigatorCFI2006Innovation Fund: Leading Edge Fund 2006

Principal investigators: Bergeron, John

Keywords: electron cryomicroscopy, cryo-electron tomography, structural biology, molecular biology, 3-D imaging, image reconstruction, single particle imaging, protein structure, macromolecular assemblies, cellular organelles

$3,212,116

Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux, le (CM)2

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: LEspérance, Gilles

$315

Combined chemical and crystallogtaphic materials characterization in variable pressure scanning electron microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gauvin, Raynald

$99,818

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Hojatollah Vali

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Glutaraldehyde-induced porcine model mimics human chronic wounds: insights into pathophysiology and therapeutic applications.

Author Correction: Influence of protein aggregates, extracellular vesicles, and lipoprotein fusion on ionizable lipid nanoparticles protein corona analysis.

Lipid Nanoparticle Protein Coronas Arise through Lipoprotein Fusion Rather Than Shell-like Adsorption.

Ligand-Mediated Proteome Remodeling Shapes Nanoparticle Protein Corona Composition for Deep Plasma Profiling.

Rational plug-bridge design to enhance catalytic efficiency of sulfonic acid-functionalized plugged ethyl/imidazolium-based bifunctional periodic mesoporous organosilica.

Influence of protein aggregates, extracellular vesicles, and lipoprotein fusion on ionizable lipid nanoparticles protein corona analysis.

Integrated top-down and bottom-up proteomics enables precise characterization of proteoforms within the protein corona.

Design of epicardial restraints for optimized passive filling of the right ventricle.

Unravelling the influence of human serum environment on drug release from nanoformulations with polyethylene glycol shell.

Ultrastructural viscoelasticity of fibrillar collagen identified by AFM Nano-Rheometry and direct indentation.

Multiscale Imaging and Analysis of Biological Systems and Biomaterials in Nanomedicine

Investigating the formation of biogenic magnetite and the preservation of magnetofossils: implications for biosignatures and paleoenvironments

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Canadian Astrobiology

An investigation to the application of new additives in strength optimization as well as their potential in reducing the self heating of mine fills

Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux, le (CM)2

Enhancement of biocompatibility of coronary stents by surface immobilization of fibronectin and controlled tailoring of protein-cell interactions

Investigation of the nucleation and growth of Fe-rich minerals and Ca phosphate in bacteria and mammalian cells

Facility for Electron Cryomicroscopy and Cryo-electron Tomography

Centre de caractérisation microscopique des matériaux, le (CM)2

Combined chemical and crystallogtaphic materials characterization in variable pressure scanning electron microscopy

Frequent collaborators

John Presley

Marc McKee

Maryam Tabrizian

Luc Mongeau

Huanquan Zheng

Craig Mandato

Jean-François Laliberté

Faleh Tamimi

Sasha Omanovic

John Bergeron

Konstantinos Pantopoulos

Masoud Asgharian

Showan Nazhat

Jerzy Szpunar

Jeanne Paquette

Dusica Maysinger

Christopher Brett

Monzur Murshed

Adi Eisenberg

Robert Kearney

Shuaiqi Guo

Asgharian Masoud