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Salman Qureshi

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Salman Qureshi

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.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Cryptococcus Neoformans Gene Expression Analysis Cellular Assays Of Phagocytosis And Killing Congenic And Sub-Congenic Mice Forward Genetic Analysis Gene Knockdown Gene Knockout Mice Genome Editing With Crispr

Latest papers

Long-term survival and functional outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: a Canadian multicenter prospective study
Intensive Care Medicine · 2024
Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison trial.
BMJ open · 2022
The alarmins IL-1 and IL-33 differentially regulate the functional specialisation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells during mucosal inflammation.
Mucosal immunology · 2019

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Functional characterization of novel fungal host resistance genes
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,143,676
An international platform for finding the optimal therapies for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: The PCP Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,683,000
Functional and genetic susceptibility to progressive cryptococcal pneumonia
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$1,021,276

All 6 grants and awards

11 publications.

Long-term survival and functional outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: a Canadian multicenter prospective study

Munshi L, Dumas G, Rochwerg B, Shoukat F, Detsky M, Fergusson DA, Ferreyro BL, Heffernan P, Herridge M, Magder S

Intensive Care Medicine202459 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00134-024-07349-z

Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison trial.

Sohani ZN, Butler-Laporte G, Aw A, Belga S, Benedetti A, Carignan A, Cheng MP, Coburn B, Costiniuk CT, Ezer N, Gregson D, Johnson A, Khwaja K, Lawandi A, Leung V, Lother S, MacFadden D, McGuinty M, Parkes L, Qureshi S, Roy V, Rush B, Schwartz I, So M, Somayaji R, Tan D, Trinh E, Lee TC, McDonald EG

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053039 PMID: 35863836

The alarmins IL-1 and IL-33 differentially regulate the functional specialisation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells during mucosal inflammation.

Alvarez F, Istomine R, Shourian M, Pavey N, Al-Aubodah TA, Qureshi S, Fritz JH, Piccirillo CA

Mucosal immunology2019

DOI: 10.1038/s41385-019-0153-5 PMID: 30872761

RIPK3 interacts with MAVS to regulate type I IFN-mediated immunity to Influenza A virus infection.

Downey J, Pernet E, Coulombe F, Allard B, Meunier I, Jaworska J, Qureshi S, Vinh DC, Martin JG, Joubert P, Divangahi M

PLoS pathogens2017

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006326 PMID: 28410401

Cyclosporine A Treatment Inhibits Abcc6-Dependent Cardiac Necrosis and Calcification following Coxsackievirus B3 Infection in Mice.

Marton J, Albert D, Wiltshire SA, Park R, Bergen A, Qureshi S, Malo D, Burelle Y, Vidal SM

PloS one2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138222 PMID: 26375467

Th1-Like ICOS+ Foxp3+ Treg Cells Preferentially Express CXCR3 and Home to β-Islets during Pre-Diabetes in BDC2.5 NOD Mice.

Kornete M, Mason ES, Girouard J, Lafferty EI, Qureshi S, Piccirillo CA

PloS one2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126311 PMID: 25946021

Toll-like receptor 4 ablation in mdx mice reveals innate immunity as a therapeutic target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Giordano C, Mojumdar K, Liang F, Lemaire C, Li T, Richardson J, Divangahi M, Qureshi S, Petrof BJ

Human molecular genetics2015

DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu735 PMID: 25552658

Systems analysis of a RIG-I agonist inducing broad spectrum inhibition of virus infectivity.

Goulet ML, Olagnier D, Xu Z, Paz S, Belgnaoui SM, Lafferty EI, Janelle V, Arguello M, Paquet M, Ghneim K, Richards S, Smith A, Wilkinson P, Cameron M, Kalinke U, Qureshi S, Lamarre A, Haddad EK, Sekaly RP, Peri S, Balachandran S, Lin R, Hiscott J

PLoS pathogens2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003298 PMID: 23633948

NLRP7, a nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor protein, is required for normal cytokine secretion and co-localizes with Golgi and the microtubule-organizing center.

Messaed C, Akoury E, Djuric U, Zeng J, Saleh M, Gilbert L, Seoud M, Qureshi S, Slim R

The Journal of biological chemistry2011

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.306191 PMID: 22025618

TLR4 and MyD88 control protection and pulmonary granulocytic recruitment in a murine intranasal RSV immunization and challenge model.

Cyr SL, Angers I, Guillot L, Stoica-Popescu I, Lussier M, Qureshi S, Burt DS, Ward BJ

Vaccine2009

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.10.073 PMID: 19013492

Functional characterization of novel fungal host resistance genes

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Qureshi, Salman T

Keywords: Cellular Assays Of Phagocytosis And Killing; Congenic And Sub-Congenic Mice; Cryptococcus Neoformans; Forward Genetic Analysis; Gene Expression Analysis; Gene Knockdown; Gene Knockout Mice; Genome Editing With Crispr; Immune Activation And Polarization; Pneumonia And Lung Inflammation

$1,143,676

An international platform for finding the optimal therapies for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: The PCP Platform

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Benedetti, Andrea; Bhagani, Sanjay; Boyles, Tom; Butler-Laporte, Guillaume; Cheng, Matthew P; McDonald, Emily G; McGuinty, Michaeline; Nakashima, Kei; Schwartz, Ilan S; Slavin, Monica; So, Miranda; Tan, Darrell H; Yong, Michelle

Keywords: Immunomodulation; Platform Trial; Pneumocystis; Pneumonia; Randomized Controlled Trial; Secondary Prophylaxis; Treatment

$1,683,000

Functional and genetic susceptibility to progressive cryptococcal pneumonia

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Qureshi, Salman T

Keywords: Bone Marrow Chimera And Adoptive Cell Transfer; Candidate Gene Analysis; Complex Trait Analysis; Congenic And Subcongenic Mouse Strains; Cryptococcus Neoformans; Fungal Pneumonia And Lung Inflammation; Gene Expression Analysis; Genetic Susceptibility To Infection; Genome Editing; Mouse Models

$1,021,276

Acute bacterial infection promotes cancer metastasis through toll like receptor signal transduction

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ferri, Lorenzo

Keywords: Bacteria; Intravital Microscopy; Lung Cancer; Metastasis; Mice; Pneumonia; Signal Transduction; Toll Like Receptor

$497,573

Genetic and functional analysis of host resistance to cryptococcus

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Qureshi, Salman T

Keywords: Cryptococcus Neoformans; Fungal Infection; Genetic Analysis; Host Resistance; Inbred Mouse Strains; Innate Immunity

$848,984

Genetic and functional analysis of host resistance to cryptococcus

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity (Bridge Funding)

Principal investigators: Qureshi, Salman T

Keywords: Cryptococcus Neoformans; Fungal Infection; Genetic Analysis; Host Resistance; Inbred Mouse Strains; Innate Immunity

$100,000

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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Salman Qureshi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Long-term survival and functional outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: a Canadian multicenter prospective study

Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison trial.

The alarmins IL-1 and IL-33 differentially regulate the functional specialisation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells during mucosal inflammation.

RIPK3 interacts with MAVS to regulate type I IFN-mediated immunity to Influenza A virus infection.

Cyclosporine A Treatment Inhibits Abcc6-Dependent Cardiac Necrosis and Calcification following Coxsackievirus B3 Infection in Mice.

Th1-Like ICOS+ Foxp3+ Treg Cells Preferentially Express CXCR3 and Home to &#x3b2;-Islets during Pre-Diabetes in BDC2.5 NOD Mice.

Toll-like receptor 4 ablation in mdx mice reveals innate immunity as a therapeutic target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Systems analysis of a RIG-I agonist inducing broad spectrum inhibition of virus infectivity.

NLRP7, a nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor protein, is required for normal cytokine secretion and co-localizes with Golgi and the microtubule-organizing center.

TLR4 and MyD88 control protection and pulmonary granulocytic recruitment in a murine intranasal RSV immunization and challenge model.

Functional characterization of novel fungal host resistance genes

An international platform for finding the optimal therapies for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: The PCP Platform

Functional and genetic susceptibility to progressive cryptococcal pneumonia

Acute bacterial infection promotes cancer metastasis through toll like receptor signal transduction

Genetic and functional analysis of host resistance to cryptococcus

Genetic and functional analysis of host resistance to cryptococcus

Frequent collaborators

Maziar Divangahi

Margaret Herridge

Derek MacFadden

Michael Detsky

Nicole Ezer

Michaeline McGuinty

Ranjani Somayaji

Sheldon Magder

Sangeeta Mehta

Laveena Munshi

Sylvain Lother

Derek MacFadden

Guillaume Butler-Laporte

Emilie Trinh

Miranda So

Lucy Gilbert

Andrew Smith

Rima Slim

Aaron Schimmer

Darrell Tan

Rongtuan Lin

Andrea Benedetti

Danielle Malo

Yan Burelle

Maya Saleh

Bryan Coburn

Andrea Benedetti

Bram Rochwerg

Mark Minden

Th1-Like ICOS+ Foxp3+ Treg Cells Preferentially Express CXCR3 and Home to β-Islets during Pre-Diabetes in BDC2.5 NOD Mice.