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Moshe Szyf

ResearcherPharmacology and TherapeuticsMcGill University

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Moshe Szyf

Researcher

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

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.
25 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (10 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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Research

Dna Methylation Breast Cancer Transgenic Mice Epigenetics Mouse Models Tumour Metastasis Dna Demethylating Drugs Genome Wide

Latest papers

Correction: Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.
Scientific reports · 2026 · senior author
Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.
Scientific reports · 2025 · senior author
DNA Methylation Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and the Broad Autism Phenotype in Human Adolescents: Project Ice Storm.
International journal of molecular sciences · 2025

All 198 publications

Latest funding

Targeting methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2) towards the development of next generation precision Epi-therapies against metastatic breast cancer
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Targeting methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2) towards the development of next generation precision Epi-therapies against metastatic breast cancer
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Impact of Early life MetaBolic and psychosocial strEss on susceptibility to mental Disorders; from converging epigenetic signatures to novel targets for therapeutic intervention
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$75,000

All 21 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 198 publications.

Correction: Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.

Cheishvili D, El-Zein M, Franco EL, Szyf M

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-47426-5 PMID: 41951753

Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.

Cheishvili D, El-Zein M, Franco EL, Szyf M

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20050-5 PMID: 41094018

DNA Methylation Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and the Broad Autism Phenotype in Human Adolescents: Project Ice Storm.

Cao-Lei L, Elgbeili G, Laplante DP, Szyf M, King S

International journal of molecular sciences2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijms26199468 PMID: 41096736

Hippocampal reelin and GAD67 gene expression and methylation in the GFAP.HMOX1 mouse model of schizophrenia.

Tavitian A, Lax E, Song W, Szyf M, Schipper HM

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2025.119899 PMID: 39798610

Genetic confounds of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in mice.

Sapozhnikov DM, Szyf M

Epigenetics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2024.2318519 PMID: 38369744

Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2) drives breast cancer progression through the modulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

Mahmood N, Arakelian A, Szyf M, Rabbani SA

Experimental & molecular medicine2024

DOI: 10.1038/s12276-024-01205-2 PMID: 38556549

Epigenetic signatures of social status in wild female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta).

Vullioud C, Benhaiem S, Meneghini D, Szyf M, Shao Y, Hofer H, East ML, Fickel J, Weyrich A

Communications biology2024

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05926-y PMID: 38548860

Correction: Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial.

Fitzgerald KN, Hodges R, Hanes D, Stack E, Cheishvili D, Szyf M, Henkel J, Twedt MW, Giannopoulou D, Herdell J, Logan S, Bradley R

Aging2024

DOI: 10.18632/aging.205700 PMID: 38488762

Validation of novel DNA methylation markers in cervical precancer and cancer.

El-Zein M, Cheishvili D, Szyf M, Franco EL

International journal of cancer2024

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34686 PMID: 37606371

Methyl-CpG binding domain 2 (Mbd2) is an epigenetic regulator of autism-risk genes and cognition.

Lax E, Do Carmo S, Enuka Y, Sapozhnikov DM, Welikovitch LA, Mahmood N, Rabbani SA, Wang L, Britt JP, Hancock WW, Yarden Y, Szyf M

Translational psychiatry2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02561-9 PMID: 37443311

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dna Methylation Dear Professor Szyf, 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 "Correction: Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Targeting methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2) towards the development of next generation precision Epi-therapies against metastatic breast cancer" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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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Correction: &#x200b;&#x200b;Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.

Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.

DNA Methylation Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and the Broad Autism Phenotype in Human Adolescents: Project Ice Storm.

Hippocampal reelin and GAD67 gene expression and methylation in the GFAP.HMOX1 mouse model of schizophrenia.

Genetic confounds of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in mice.

Methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (Mbd2) drives breast cancer progression through the modulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

Epigenetic signatures of social status in wild&#xa0;female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta).

Correction: Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial.

Validation of novel DNA methylation markers in cervical precancer and cancer.

Methyl-CpG binding domain 2 (Mbd2) is an epigenetic regulator of autism-risk genes and cognition.

The role of DNA methylation in generating quantitative traits and inter-individual variations

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Correction: Enhancing the sensitivity of non-invasive cervical cancer detection using CpG methylation haplotype profiling.

Epigenetic signatures of social status in wild female spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta).