Kathryn Vaillancourt, McGill University

Research

Neuroscience Podcast Research Culture

Latest papers

Methylation of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene is dysregulated by cocaine dependence in the human striatum.
iScience · 2021 · first author
Cocaine-related DNA methylation in caudate neurons alters 3D chromatin structure of the IRXA gene cluster.
Molecular psychiatry · 2021 · first author
DNA Methylation Dynamics and Cocaine in the Brain: Progress and Prospects.
Genes · 2017 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

On Your Mind Neuroscience Podcast
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
$10,000
On Your Mind
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$4,467

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Methylation of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene is dysregulated by cocaine dependence in the human striatum.

Vaillancourt K, Chen GG, Fiori L, Maussion G, Yerko V, Théroux JF, Ernst C, Labonté B, Calipari E, Nestler EJ, Nagy C, Mechawar N, Mash DC, Turecki G

iScience2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103169 PMID: 34693223

02

Cocaine-related DNA methylation in caudate neurons alters 3D chromatin structure of the IRXA gene cluster.

Vaillancourt K, Yang J, Chen GG, Yerko V, Théroux JF, Aouabed Z, Lopez A, Thibeault KC, Calipari ES, Labonté B, Mechawar N, Ernst C, Nagy C, Forné T, Nestler EJ, Mash DC, Turecki G

Molecular psychiatry2021First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00909-x PMID: 33046833

03

DNA Methylation Dynamics and Cocaine in the Brain: Progress and Prospects.

Vaillancourt K, Ernst C, Mash D, Turecki G

Genes2017First author

DOI: 10.3390/genes8050138 PMID: 28498318

04

Medium throughput bisulfite sequencing for accurate detection of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine.

Chen GG, Gross JA, Lutz PE, Vaillancourt K, Maussion G, Bramoulle A, Théroux JF, Gardini ES, Ehlert U, Bourret G, Masurel A, Lepage P, Mechawar N, Turecki G, Ernst C

BMC genomics2017

DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3489-9 PMID: 28100169

05

Effects of postmortem interval on biomolecule integrity in the brain.

Nagy C, Maheu M, Lopez JP, Vaillancourt K, Cruceanu C, Gross JA, Arnovitz M, Mechawar N, Turecki G

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology2015

DOI: 10.1097/nen.0000000000000190 PMID: 25868148

06

Molecular convergence of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Chen ES, Gigek CO, Rosenfeld JA, Diallo AB, Maussion G, Chen GG, Vaillancourt K, Lopez JP, Crapper L, Poujol R, Shaffer LG, Bourque G, Ernst C

American journal of human genetics2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.09.013 PMID: 25307298

07

BisQC: an operational pipeline for multiplexed bisulfite sequencing.

Chen GG, Diallo AB, Poujol R, Nagy C, Staffa A, Vaillancourt K, Lutz PE, Ota VK, Mash DC, Turecki G, Ernst C

BMC genomics2014

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-290 PMID: 24734894

On Your Mind Neuroscience Podcast

Nominated PICIHR2015Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Vaillancourt, Kathryn

Keywords: Neuroscience; Podcast; Research Culture

$10,000

On Your Mind

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Crapper, Liam M

Keywords: Neuroscience; Podcast

$4,467

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

Psychiatry
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Human Genetics
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Carl Ernst

Neurology and Neurosurgery

6 shared papers, latest 2021

Guillaume Bourque

Human Genetics

1 shared papers, latest 2014

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Neuroscience Dear Professor Vaillancourt, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Methylation of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene is dysregulated by cocaine dependence in the human striatum." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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