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Janusz Rak

ResearcherPediatricsMcGill University

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Janusz Rak

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
33 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (8 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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115

Publications

148

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Angiogenesis Oncogenes Raman Spectroscopy Sing Extracellular Vesicles Glioblastoma Brain Tumours Exosomes Dormancy

Latest papers

Lysyl oxidase drives ccRCC progression by coordinating HIF-2α transcription program with tumor microenvironment.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
Extracellular vesicles shape tumourigenesis: from signalling networks to systemic progression.
Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026
Glioblastoma Cells Expressing Oncogenic EGFR Release Multiple Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations Positive or Negative for EGFR.
Journal of extracellular biology · 2026 · senior author

All 115 publications

Latest funding

Engineered Stem Cell Membrane-Derived Vesicles for Modulating Dysregulated TGF-Beta Signaling in Targeted Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$948,600
Advancing Therapeutic Strategies to Enhance Anion Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis with CFTR Mutations that are Ineligible or Poorly Responsive to Modulators
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$994,500
Early characterization and long-term monitoring of Medulloblastoma via spectral fingerprinting of single extracellular vesicles
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$933,300

All 18 grants and awards

115 publications.

Lysyl oxidase drives ccRCC progression by coordinating HIF-2α transcription program with tumor microenvironment.

Ulukan B, Saatci O, Madrigal A, Kim M, Tian W, Soytas M, Mehrjoo Z, Sahin OS, Sreenivas K, Rao CN, Nishimura T, Pillon V, Anoma JS, Hill E, Rak J, McInnes C, Park M, Brimo F, Tanguay S, Russell RC, Najafabadi H, Riazalhosseini Y, Sahin O

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.24.739825 PMID: 42582009

Extracellular vesicles shape tumourigenesis: from signalling networks to systemic progression.

Telerman SB, Rak J, Telerman A

Cancer metastasis reviews2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10555-026-10377-4 PMID: 42776258

Glioblastoma Cells Expressing Oncogenic EGFR Release Multiple Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations Positive or Negative for EGFR.

Pishavar E, Shojaei-Ghahrizjani F, Meehan B, Tawil N, Spinelli C, Choi D, Wong FC, Jalali M, Rak J

Journal of extracellular biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jex2.70134 PMID: 41953752

An oncostatin M receptor and chloride intracellular channel 1 crosstalk drives key oncogenic pathways in glioblastoma.

Mansourabadi AH, Qu D, Cianci F, Snider J, Randhawa K, Raco L, Kotlyar M, Al Ayach M, Rey G, Sanghvi S, Abovsky M, Singh H, Luchman HA, Burger D, Rak J, Soleimani VD, Jurisica I, Stagljar I, Mazzanti M, Jahani-Asl A

Signal transduction and targeted therapy2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41392-026-02723-3 PMID: 42177207

Extracellular Vesicles in the Biology and Liquid Biopsy Diagnostics of Pediatric High-Grade Glioma - Emerging Findings and Opportunities.

Jahouri S, Montermini L, Tawil N, Jalali M, Garzia L, Jabado N, Rak J

Journal of extracellular biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jex2.70152 PMID: 42256440

Immune cell infiltration into brain tumor microenvironment is mediated by Rab27-regulated vascular wall integrity.

Adnani L, Meehan B, Kim M, Choi D, Rudd CE, Riazalhosseini Y, Rak J

Science advances2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr6940 PMID: 40408475

Curative timed NK cell-based immunochemotherapy aborts brain tumour recurrence driven by mesenchymal glioma stem cells.

Meehan B, Adnani L, Zhu X, Tawil N, Garnier D, Nakano I, Huang S, Rak J

Acta neuropathologica communications2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40478-025-01984-3 PMID: 40119461

Thrombosis, Translational Medicine, and Biomarker Research: Moving the Needle.

Shaw JR, Nopp S, Stavik B, Youkhana K, Michels AL, Kennes S, Rak J, Ten Cate H

Journal of the American Heart Association2025

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.038782 PMID: 39719414

Preanalytical variables and analytes in liquid biopsy approach for brain tumors: A comprehensive review and recommendations from the RANO Group and the Brain Liquid Biopsy Consortium.

Bettegowda C, Noushmehr H, Affinito A, Ahluwalia MS, Ansorge O, Ayasoufi K, Bagley S, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Best M, Brandsma D, Brodie C, Brüning-Richardson A, Castro AV, Chang SM, Condorelli G, Daher A, Datta V, de Groot J, French P, Galanis E, Golebiewska A, Hamerlik P, Hanemann CO, Holdhoff M, Huse J, Khasraw M, LeBlang S, Melin B, Mouliere F, O'Leary C, Rak J, Ray A, Robinson S, Rominiyi O, Roncaroli F, Rudà R, Seoane J, Sol N, van den Bent MJ, Vogelbaum MA, Walbert T, Watts C, Weiss T, Weller M, Wen PY, Wykes V, Yip S, Short SC, Soffietti R

Neuro-oncology2025

DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf140 PMID: 40884415

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 biology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1636335 PMID: 40778264

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Janusz Rak

Research

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Latest funding

Lysyl oxidase drives ccRCC progression by coordinating HIF-2&#x3b1; transcription program with tumor microenvironment.

Extracellular vesicles shape tumourigenesis: from signalling networks to systemic progression.

Glioblastoma Cells Expressing Oncogenic EGFR Release Multiple Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulations Positive or Negative for EGFR.

An oncostatin M receptor and chloride intracellular channel 1 crosstalk drives key oncogenic pathways in glioblastoma.

Extracellular Vesicles in the Biology and Liquid Biopsy Diagnostics of Pediatric High-Grade Glioma - Emerging Findings and Opportunities.

Immune cell infiltration into brain tumor microenvironment is mediated by Rab27-regulated vascular wall integrity.

Curative timed NK cell-based immunochemotherapy aborts brain tumour recurrence driven by mesenchymal glioma stem cells.

Thrombosis, Translational Medicine, and Biomarker Research: Moving the Needle.

Preanalytical variables and analytes in liquid biopsy approach for brain tumors: A comprehensive review and recommendations from the RANO Group and the Brain Liquid Biopsy Consortium.

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

Endobiopsy - sensing cancer progression through endothelial exosomes

Frequent collaborators

Yasser Riazalhosseini

Nada Jabado

Sidong Huang

Morag Park

Morag Park

Sara Mahshid

Kevin Petrecca

Kevin Petrecca

Kolja Eppert

Peter Metrakos

Eric Boilard

Dylan Burger

William Lockwood

Jerry Pelletier

Lynne-Marie Postovit

Lynne-Marie Postovit

Jonathan Spicer

Michael Witcher

Bertrand Jean-Claude

Thomas Kislinger

Gilles Gouspillou

Caroline Gilbert

Serge McGraw

Pnina Brodt

Livia Garzia

Gilles Gouspillou

Sabine Mai

Jean-Claude Tardif

Jehonathan Pinthus

Daniel Dufort

Igor Stagljar

Jeffrey Weitz

Jean-Claude Tardif

Igor Jurisica

Walter Reisner

Maziar Divangahi

Jacquetta Trasler

Richard C Austin

Mark Crowther

Bobby Shayegan

Lysyl oxidase drives ccRCC progression by coordinating HIF-2α transcription program with tumor microenvironment.