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Monzur Murshed

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Monzur Murshed

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.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (10 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2011.

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Research

Matrix Gla Protein Vascular Calcification Skeletal Development Micro-Ct Ectopic Calcification Cardiovascular Pathology Crispr/Cas9 Genetic Disorders

Latest papers

Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in osteoblasts regulates bone resorption through GAS6 in male mice.
Bone research · 2026
Matrix Gla Protein Expression in Pericytes and Myofibroblasts Contributes to Renal Fibrosis.
The American journal of pathology · 2026 · senior author
Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2026

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Investigating Vascular Pathologies Linked to Matrix Gla Protein Mutations: Pathways to Therapeutic Solutions
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$852,976
Understanding how a novel mutation in matrix Gla protein causes skeletal anomalies
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$612,000
OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,200,000

All 17 grants and awards

57 publications.

Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in osteoblasts regulates bone resorption through GAS6 in male mice.

Pata M, Pham DNT, Lacombe J, Reddy BA, Kim YW, Ahmed AGA, Murshed M, Ferron M

Bone research2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41413-026-00528-2 PMID: 42045170

Matrix Gla Protein Expression in Pericytes and Myofibroblasts Contributes to Renal Fibrosis.

Bak K, Kim H, Garland JS, Norman PA, Day AG, Migneault F, Hébert MJ, Holden RM, Murshed M

The American journal of pathology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.12.003 PMID: 41478348

Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.

Mahmoodi M, Berger C, Nabavi MH, Xiao Y, Canaff L, Pata M, Li J, Ferron M, Murshed M, Goltzman D, Morin SN, Kaartinen MT

Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2025.12.001 PMID: 41365401

Poly(vinyl alcohol) reduced and capped gold nanoparticles as contrast enhancers to target and improve detection of medial calcification.

Song T, Bak K, Kyung D, Murshed M, Cerruti M

Acta biomaterialia2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.05.059 PMID: 40419071

Local Collagen Fibril Orientation Guides Mineral Growth Direction and Morphology: Parallelism in Bone, Cartilage, Enthesis Fibrocartilage, Calcifying Tendon, and Dentin.

Deering J, Buss DJ, Murshed M, Reznikov N, McKee MD

ACS nano2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c11922 PMID: 41202202

Non-neuronal cholinergic stimulation favors bone mass accrual.

Tamimi F, Eimar H, Alebrahim S, Abu-Nada L, Manickam G, Al Subaie AE, Tamimi I, Murshed M

Frontiers in physiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1684102 PMID: 41256915

Assessment of bone regeneration potential for a 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO) encapsulated chitosan based scaffold in a mouse critical sized bone defect model.

Agnes CJ, Li L, Bertrand D, Murshed M, Willie BM, Tabrizian M

International journal of biological macromolecules2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.140995 PMID: 39952511

Young bone marrow transplantation delays bone aging in old mice.

Abu-Nada L, Liu Y, Saleh Al-Hamed F, Ouliass B, Millecamps M, Tran SD, Ferland G, Soleimani VD, Marino FT, Murshed M

Experimental gerontology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112704 PMID: 39914580

An inducible model for medial calcification based on matrix Gla protein deficiency.

Bak K, Parashar A, Allgayer R, Marulanda J, Gourgas O, Cerruti M, Murshed M

Journal of structural biology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2024.108144 PMID: 39461577

Circulating plasma fibronectin affects tissue insulin sensitivity, adipocyte differentiation, and transcriptional landscape of adipose tissue in mice.

Mahmoodi M, Mirzarazi Dahagi E, Nabavi MH, Penalva YCM, Gosaine A, Murshed M, Couldwell S, Munter LM, Kaartinen MT

Physiological reports2024

DOI: 10.14814/phy2.16152 PMID: 39054559

Investigating Vascular Pathologies Linked to Matrix Gla Protein Mutations: Pathways to Therapeutic Solutions

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Cardiovascular Pathology; Crispr/Cas9; Genetic Disorders; Genetically Modified Mouse Models; Histology/Histomorphometry; Matrix Gla Protein; Therapeutic Intervention; Vascular Calcification; Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (Vsmc); Vsmc Transdifferentiation

$852,976

Understanding how a novel mutation in matrix Gla protein causes skeletal anomalies

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Apoptosis; Bone Remodeling; Chondrogenesis; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress; Histomorphometry; Matrix Gla Protein; Micro-Ct; Mouse Models; Skeletal Development; Skeletal Dysplasia

$612,000

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Network Grants in Skin Health, Bone Health, and Muscular Dystrophy - Bone Health

Principal investigators: Boyd, Steven K; Cheung, Angela M; Morin, Suzanne N

Keywords: Advanced Imaging; Bone Health; Clinical Guidelines; Diagnostics; Fracture Prediction; Knowledge Transfer; Musculoskeletal; Network; Personalized Medicine; Research

$1,200,000

Molecular, cellular, and physiological response to DNA damage, genotoxic stress, and cell death across living systems: RadSource RS-2000 X-ray irradiator

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Nijnik, Anastasia

$150,000

Probing and imaging cellular and molecular event dynamics at the interface using atomic force microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$66,515

Understanding the mechanism of vascular elastocalcinosis and its prevention by MGP

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Elastocalcinosis; Inhibitors Of Vascular Calcification; Vascular Calcification

$925,650

Understanding the pathophysiology of Keutel Syndrome: A path towards cure

Nominated PICIHR2019Team Grant: E-Rare Joint Transnational Call

Principal investigators: Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Animal Models; Cartilage Calcification; Gene Ablation; Keutel Syndrome; Matrix Gla Protein; Micro-Ct; Rare Disease; Skeletal Deformities; Tracheal Calcification; Transgenics

$115,088

An Injectable Phosphate Releasing Bone Tissue Construct Encapsulating Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Diphosphate Cleaving Enzymes to Promote Biomineralization in Critical Size Bone Defects

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$383,594

Midface hypoplasia caused by cartilage calcification: A mechanistic study with translational implications

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Ectopic Calcification; Midface Hypoplasia; Nasal Septum Calcification; Skeletal Development

$615,060

An Injectable Phosphate Releasing Bone Tissue Construct Encapsulating Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Diphosphate Cleaving Enzymes to Promote Biomineralization in Critical Size Bone Defects

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam; Norton, Brent A; Murshed, Monzur

Keywords: Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (Ascs); Biomineralization; Cell Encapsulation; Chitosan; Critical Size Bone Defects; Guanosine 5'-Diphosphate Crosslinker; In Vitro/In Vivo Assessment; In-Situ Rapid Gellation; Phosphatase & Phosphatase Orphan 1 (Phospho1); Self-Contained Phosphate Ions Sponge

$383,593

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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Monzur Murshed

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in osteoblasts regulates bone resorption through GAS6 in male mice.

Matrix Gla Protein Expression in Pericytes and Myofibroblasts Contributes to Renal Fibrosis.

Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.

Poly(vinyl alcohol) reduced and capped gold nanoparticles as contrast enhancers to target and improve detection of medial calcification.

Local Collagen Fibril Orientation Guides Mineral Growth Direction and Morphology: Parallelism in Bone, Cartilage, Enthesis Fibrocartilage, Calcifying Tendon, and Dentin.

Non-neuronal cholinergic stimulation favors bone mass accrual.

Assessment of bone regeneration potential for a 6-bromoindirubin-3'-oxime (BIO) encapsulated chitosan based scaffold in a mouse critical sized bone defect model.

Young bone marrow transplantation delays bone aging in old mice.

An inducible model for medial calcification based on matrix Gla protein deficiency.

Circulating plasma fibronectin affects tissue insulin sensitivity, adipocyte differentiation, and transcriptional landscape of adipose tissue in mice.

Investigating Vascular Pathologies Linked to Matrix Gla Protein Mutations: Pathways to Therapeutic Solutions

Understanding how a novel mutation in matrix Gla protein causes skeletal anomalies

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Molecular, cellular, and physiological response to DNA damage, genotoxic stress, and cell death across living systems: RadSource RS-2000 X-ray irradiator

Probing and imaging cellular and molecular event dynamics at the interface using atomic force microscopy

Understanding the mechanism of vascular elastocalcinosis and its prevention by MGP

Understanding the pathophysiology of Keutel Syndrome: A path towards cure

An Injectable Phosphate Releasing Bone Tissue Construct Encapsulating Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Diphosphate Cleaving Enzymes to Promote Biomineralization in Critical Size Bone Defects

Midface hypoplasia caused by cartilage calcification: A mechanistic study with translational implications

An Injectable Phosphate Releasing Bone Tissue Construct Encapsulating Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Diphosphate Cleaving Enzymes to Promote Biomineralization in Critical Size Bone Defects

Frequent collaborators

Faleh Tamimi

Frank Rauch

Maryam Tabrizian

Mathieu Ferron

Pierre Moffatt

Marjorie Brand

Lisbet Haglund

Michel Cayouette

David Goltzman

Carol Schuurmans

Simon Sharpe

Nicholas Makhoul

Chao Wang

Carol Schuurmans

Francis Migneault

Guylaine Ferland

Frank Beier

Svetlana Komarova

Simon Tran