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Reza Sharif-Naeini

ResearcherPhysiologyMcGill University

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Reza Sharif-Naeini

Researcher

Physiology

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.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (5 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Pain Patch Clamp Electrophysiology Mechanotransduction Nociceptor Osteoarthritis Collaboration Scientifique Douleur

Latest papers

Spatial biases in visual feature representation of mouse dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus boutons.
iScience · 2026
Mechanosensing by T cells promotes a tissue-resident memory transcriptional program.
Nature immunology · 2026
A new and less invasive surgical approach to the mouse spared nerve injury model of peripheral neuropathic pain.
Journal of neuroscience methods · 2026

All 39 publications

Latest funding

The mechano-regulation of naive T cell survival: consequences for aging and autoimmunity.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,189,576
A system of spinal cord neuronal addresses for the study of neural circuits and targeted delivery of therapeutics
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Parvalbumin-expressing neurons control spinal cord pain processing
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000

All 12 grants and awards

39 publications.

Spatial biases in visual feature representation of mouse dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus boutons.

Cha K, Rangel Olguin AG, Sharif-Naeini R, Cook EP, Krishnaswamy A

iScience2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117088 PMID: 42603969

Mechanosensing by T cells promotes a tissue-resident memory transcriptional program.

Postat J, Merino M, Mingarelli AR, Cerf A, Bhagrath A, Patel D, Shen C, Brodbeck J, Tirgar P, Rogers D, Blanc J, Jeyakumar T, Schneider C, Coley S, Giannetti N, DePauw TA, Textor J, Ehrlicher A, Jameson SC, Sharif-Naeini R, Sharma A, Mandl JN

Nature immunology2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41590-026-02581-9 PMID: 42399696

A new and less invasive surgical approach to the mouse spared nerve injury model of peripheral neuropathic pain.

Rought R, Rodrigues R, Sharif-Naeini R, Stone LS, Coderre TJ, Ribeiro-da-Silva A, Millecamps M

Journal of neuroscience methods2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2026.110751 PMID: 41905537

The Recycling Endosomal (Na+, K+)/H+ Exchanger NHE6/SLC9A6 Facilitates Signal Transduction by Shuttling Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 to the Plasma Membrane.

Flessner R, Ilie A, Han L, Boucher A, McKinney RA, Sharif-Naeini R, Orlowski J

Acta physiologica (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1111/apha.70230 PMID: 42051037

Senolytic treatment for low back pain.

Mannarino M, Cherif H, Ghazizadeh S, Martinez OW, Sheng K, Cousineau E, Lee S, Millecamps M, Gao C, Gilbert A, Peirs C, Sharif-Naeini R, Ouellet JA, S Stone L, Haglund L

Science advances2025

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr1719 PMID: 40085710

Pain experience of children with Christianson syndrome.

Premachandran S, Ocay DD, Beaulieu C, Balduzzi J, Ye DL, Davidova A, Bokhari R, Ouellet JA, Orlowski J, Gendron L, Sharif-Naeini R, Ferland CE

Pain2025

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003522 PMID: 39945731

Parvalbumin gates chronic pain through the modulation of firing patterns in inhibitory neurons.

Qiu H, Miraucourt LS, Petitjean H, Xu M, Theriault C, Davidova A, Soubeyre V, Poulen G, Lonjon N, Vachiery-Lahaye F, Bauchet L, Levesque-Damphousse P, Estall JL, Bourinet E, Sharif-Naeini R

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403777121 PMID: 38916998

Harmonized cross-species cell atlases of trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia.

Bhuiyan SA, Xu M, Yang L, Semizoglou E, Bhatia P, Pantaleo KI, Tochitsky I, Jain A, Erdogan B, Blair S, Cat V, Mwirigi JM, Sankaranarayanan I, Tavares-Ferreira D, Green U, McIlvried LA, Copits BA, Bertels Z, Del Rosario JS, Widman AJ, Slivicki RA, Yi J, Sharif-Naeini R, Woolf CJ, Lennerz JK, Whited JL, Price TJ, Robert W Gereau Iv, Renthal W

Science advances2024

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj9173 PMID: 38905344

ElecFeX is a user-friendly toolbox for efficient feature extraction from single-cell electrophysiological recordings.

Ma X, Miraucourt LS, Qiu H, Xu M, Cook EP, Krishnaswamy A, Sharif-Naeini R, Khadra A

Cell reports methods2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100791 PMID: 38848714

Understanding the pain experience of lionfish envenomation.

Mouchbahani-Constance S, Choinière M, Sharif-Naeini R

Pain reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001090 PMID: 38225957

The mechano-regulation of naive T cell survival: consequences for aging and autoimmunity.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mandl, Judith N

Keywords: Aging; Autoimmunity; Calcium Signaling; Cell Death; Cell Migration; Cellular Senscence; Cytoskeleton; Dna Damage; Mechanosensing; T Cell Biology

$1,189,576

A system of spinal cord neuronal addresses for the study of neural circuits and targeted delivery of therapeutics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Kania, Artur

Keywords: spinal cord; viral delivery; enhancer; epigenetics; neural circuits; neuronal imaging; neuronal physiology; chronic pain; spinal cord injury

$250,000

Parvalbumin-expressing neurons control spinal cord pain processing

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Qiu, Haoyi

Keywords: Calcium Activated Potassium Channels; Calcium Imaging; Dorsal Horn; Electrophysiology; Mechanical Allodynia; Pain; Parvalbumin; Spinal Cord

$105,000

Sommet Francophone de la Recherche sur la Douleur

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sharif-Naeini, Reza

Keywords: Collaboration Scientifique; Douleur; Reseautage; Sciences Cliniques; Sciences Fondamentales

$10,000

Mechanisms of Endosomal Acid-Base Imbalance linked to Interneuron Circuit Dysfunction in Christianson Syndrome

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mckinney, Rebecca A

Keywords: Endosomes; Neurotrophins; Receptor Trafficking; Synaptic Plasticity; Transgenic Animals

$956,250

TACAN is an ion channel essential for osteoarthritis pain

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sharif-Naeini, Reza

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Inflammation; Ion Channels; Mechanotransduction; Nociceptor; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Patch Clamp

$1,044,226

Mechanisms of Sensory Dysfunction in Christianson Syndrome

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Orlowski, John

Keywords: Alkali Cation/Proton Exchangers; Christianson Syndrome; Electrophysiology; Intracellular Ph Regulation; Pain; Protein Trafficking; Proteomics; Recycling Endosomes; Transgenic Mice; Viral Vectors

$1,021,276

Nerve injury-induced inflammation modulates parvalbumin expression to decrease inhibitory tone in the spinal dorsal horn

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sharif-Naeini, Reza

Keywords: Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel; Dorsal Horn; Frequency Adaptation; Mechanical Allodynia; Nerve Injury; Pain; Parvalbumin; Patch Clamp; Spinal Cord

$1,044,225

Mechanosensitive ion channels contribute to mechanical hypersensitivity in a mouse model of osteoarthritis

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Sharif-Naeini, Reza

Keywords: Arthritis; Electrophysiology; Hyperalgesia; Ion Channel; Mechanotransduction; Nociceptor; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Patch Clamp

$654,241

Activation of parvalbumin-expressing inhibitory interneurons of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord alleviates mechanical hypersensitivity in a mouse model of neuropathic pain.

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Sharif, Behrang

Keywords: Behaviour Experiment; Disinhibition; Dorsal Horn; Immunohistochemistry; Pain; Parvalbumin; Saporin; Spinal Cord; Transgenic Mice; Viral Vectors

$17,500

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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Reza Sharif-Naeini

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Spatial biases in visual feature representation of mouse dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus boutons.

Mechanosensing by T cells promotes a tissue-resident memory transcriptional program.

A new and less invasive surgical approach to the mouse spared nerve injury model of peripheral neuropathic pain.

The Recycling Endosomal (Na+, K+)/H+ Exchanger NHE6/SLC9A6 Facilitates Signal Transduction by Shuttling Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 to the Plasma Membrane.

Senolytic treatment for low back pain.

Pain experience of children with Christianson syndrome.

Parvalbumin gates chronic pain through the modulation of firing patterns in inhibitory neurons.

Harmonized cross-species cell atlases of trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia.

ElecFeX is a user-friendly toolbox for efficient feature extraction from single-cell electrophysiological recordings.

Understanding the pain experience of lionfish envenomation.

A system of spinal cord neuronal addresses for the study of neural circuits and targeted delivery of therapeutics

Frequent collaborators

Alfredo Ribeiro-Da-Silva

John Orlowski

Lisbet Haglund

Arjun Krishnaswamy

Luda Diatchenko

Allen Ehrlicher

Masha Prager-Khoutorsky

Arkady Khoutorsky

Marie-Eve Paquet

Abhinav Sharma

Arnaud Droit

Nadia Giannetti

Eric Boilard

Rikard Blunck

Francesca Cicchetti

Kjetil Ask

James Lorne Henry

Philippe Sarret

Louis Gendron

Nahum Sonenberg

Steve Lacroix