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Latest papers
Prevention of hydrocephalus with a small oligonucleotide.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
Efficient production of common marmoset embryos with in vitro fertilization and somatic cell nuclear transfer following optimized hormonal stimulation and laparoscopic oocyte collection.
Lab animal · 2026
The Nogo Receptor Ligand LGI1 Regulates Synapse Number and Synaptic Activity in Hippocampal and Cortical Neurons.
eNeuro · 2018
Latest funding
- $140,000
Ultrastructural studies of the astrocyte-neuronal interface with machine learning in health and Alzheimer's disease models
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $1,137,500
Resolving roadblocks to clinical trial readiness for rare brain disease gene therapy
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $149,090
Creating an integrated platform for in vivo brain targeting and experimentation
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
5 publications.
Prevention of hydrocephalus with a small oligonucleotide.
Antonyan L, Bossini L, Zhang X, Ni A, Hagel MD, Baronchelli E, Geusa M, Peng H, Semenak A, Fleming P, Alsuwaidi S, Zhang Y, Hu B, Fontana D, Crippa V, Codazzi S, Macintosh J, Arriaga-Sierra A, Khan B, Hettige N, Jefri M, Liang Y, Klein S, du Toit A, Phan NTN, Schuppert A, Zhou Y, Piazza R, Murai K, Jacquemont S, Sessa A, Ernst C
Efficient production of common marmoset embryos with in vitro fertilization and somatic cell nuclear transfer following optimized hormonal stimulation and laparoscopic oocyte collection.
Baldassarre H, Glanzner WG, Gutierrez K, Raja R, Fok AHK, Shea A, Pellegrin A, Cozma I, Côté L, Murai K, Bordignon V
The Nogo Receptor Ligand LGI1 Regulates Synapse Number and Synaptic Activity in Hippocampal and Cortical Neurons.
Thomas RA, Gibon J, Chen CXQ, Chierzi S, Soubannier VG, Baulac S, Séguéla P, Murai K, Barker PA
MT3-MMP Promotes Excitatory Synapse Formation by Promoting Nogo-66 Receptor Ectodomain Shedding.
Sanz RL, Ferraro GB, Kacervosky J, Salesse C, Gowing E, Hua L, Rambaldi I, Beaubien F, Holmbeck K, Cloutier JF, Lévesque M, Murai K, Fournier AE
Resolving Astrocyte Heterogeneity in the CNS.
Farmer WT, Murai K
Ultrastructural studies of the astrocyte-neuronal interface with machine learning in health and Alzheimer's disease models
Principal investigators: Fok, Albert
Keywords: Astrocytes; Biomedical Imaging Of The Brain; Convolutional Neural Network; Electron Microscopy; Machine Learning; Marmosets; Mice; Neurons; Non-Human Primates; Ultrastructures
Resolving roadblocks to clinical trial readiness for rare brain disease gene therapy
Principal investigators: Ernst, Carl P; Rouleau, Guy A; Cléry, Justine C; Farhan, Sali M; Gentil, Benoit J; Karamchandani, Jason; Murai, Keith; Myers, Kenneth A; Oskoui, Maryam; Pandolfo, Massimo
Keywords: Gene Therapy; Genetic Engineering; Marmoset; Neurology
Creating an integrated platform for in vivo brain targeting and experimentation
Principal investigators: Sabatini, Paul
Investigating Astrocyte Heterogeneity in the Brain
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Astrocyte Nanostructure and Function in the Healthy and Diseased Brain
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Keywords: Anatomy; Astrocyte; Brain; Computer Vision; Electron Microscopy; Junction; Physiology
Molecular and Structural Mechanisms of Astrocyte-Mediated Cognitive Enhancement
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith; Goshen, Inbal
Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Animal Model; Astrocyte; Brain; Cognition; Memory
Harnessing Neuron-Astrocyte Communication for Promoting Brain Health
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Keywords: Astrocyte; Disease; Gene Expression; Homeostasis; Neuron; Plasticity; Synapse
Powering the Brain: Understanding how Astrocytes Contribute to Energy Maintenance
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Molecular Brake Mechanisms that Regulate Brain Plasticity and Disease
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Keywords: Learning; Memory; Neurodegenerative Disease; Plasticity; Synapse
Molecular Brake Mechanisms That Regulate Brain Plasticity and Disease
Principal investigators: Murai, Keith
Keywords: Disease; Plasticity; Receptors; Synapse; Translation
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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