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Tomi Pastinen

ResearcherHuman GeneticsMcGill University

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Tomi Pastinen

Researcher

Human Genetics

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2009.

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108

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1,932

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Research

Epigenetics Epigenomics Rheumatoid Arthritis Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis Functional Genomics Genetics Genomics

Latest papers

Targeted epigenome sequencing of eosinophils reveals CpG sites and regulatory variants associated with asthma.
Genomics · 2026
Expanded methylome and quantitative trait loci detection by long-read profiling of personal DNA.
Genome research · 2025
Epigenetic variation impacts individual differences in the transcriptional response to influenza infection.
Nature genetics · 2024

All 108 publications

Latest funding

Accessing chromatin interactions by high-resolution analyses of correlated regulatory element variation
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$800,000
Multidimensional Epigenomics Mapping Centre (EMC) at McGill
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI
$4,210,000
Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Folic Acid Supplementation: Gene-environment Interactions and Neurodevelopmental and Metabolic Outcomes in Children
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator

All 20 grants and awards

108 publications.

Targeted epigenome sequencing of eosinophils reveals CpG sites and regulatory variants associated with asthma.

Dionne-Gagné R, Madore AM, Boucher-Lafleur AM, Pastinen T, Laprise C

Genomics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2026.111235 PMID: 41856296

Expanded methylome and quantitative trait loci detection by long-read profiling of personal DNA.

Groza C, Ge B, Cheung WA, Pastinen T, Bourque G

Genome research2025

DOI: 10.1101/gr.279240.124 PMID: 40113263

Epigenetic variation impacts individual differences in the transcriptional response to influenza infection.

Aracena KA, Lin YL, Luo K, Pacis A, Gona S, Mu Z, Yotova V, Sindeaux R, Pramatarova A, Simon MM, Chen X, Groza C, Lougheed D, Gregoire R, Brownlee D, Boye C, Pique-Regi R, Li Y, He X, Bujold D, Pastinen T, Bourque G, Barreiro LB

Nature genetics2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01668-z PMID: 38424460

EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access.

Lougheed DR, Liu H, Aracena KA, Grégoire R, Pacis A, Pastinen T, Barreiro LB, Joly Y, Bujold D, Bourque G

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)2024

DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btae136 PMID: 38449289

EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access.

Lougheed DR, Liu H, Aracena KA, Grégoire R, Pacis A, Pastinen T, Barreiro LB, Joly Y, Bujold D, Bourque G

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2023

DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.03.551309 PMID: 37577719

Transposable elements are associated with the variable response to influenza infection.

Chen X, Pacis A, Aracena KA, Gona S, Kwan T, Groza C, Lin YL, Sindeaux R, Yotova V, Pramatarova A, Simon MM, Pastinen T, Barreiro LB, Bourque G

Cell genomics2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100292 PMID: 37228757

Epimutations in both the TESK2 and MMACHC promoters in the Epi-cblC inherited disorder of intracellular metabolism of vitamin B12.

Oussalah A, Siblini Y, Hergalant S, Chéry C, Rouyer P, Cavicchi C, Guerrini R, Morange PE, Trégouët D, Pupavac M, Watkins D, Pastinen T, Chung WK, Ficicioglu C, Feillet F, Froese DS, Baumgartner MR, Benoist JF, Majewski J, Morrone A, Rosenblatt DS, Guéant JL

Clinical epigenetics2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01271-1 PMID: 35440018

Non-CG methylation and multiple histone profiles associate child abuse with immune and small GTPase dysregulation.

Lutz PE, Chay MA, Pacis A, Chen GG, Aouabed Z, Maffioletti E, Théroux JF, Grenier JC, Yang J, Aguirre M, Ernst C, Redensek A, van Kempen LC, Yalcin I, Kwan T, Mechawar N, Pastinen T, Turecki G

Nature communications2021

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21365-3 PMID: 33602921

Thousands of CpGs Show DNA Methylation Differences in ACPA-Positive Individuals.

Zeng Y, Zhao K, Oros Klein K, Shao X, Fritzler MJ, Hudson M, Colmegna I, Pastinen T, Bernatsky S, Greenwood CMT

Genes2021

DOI: 10.3390/genes12091349 PMID: 34573331

Eosinophil microRNAs Play a Regulatory Role in Allergic Diseases Included in the Atopic March.

Bélanger É, Madore AM, Boucher-Lafleur AM, Simon MM, Kwan T, Pastinen T, Laprise C

International journal of molecular sciences2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239011 PMID: 33260893

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Tomi Pastinen

Research

Latest papers

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Targeted epigenome sequencing of eosinophils reveals CpG sites and regulatory variants associated with asthma.

Expanded methylome and quantitative trait loci detection by long-read profiling of personal DNA.

Epigenetic variation impacts individual differences in the transcriptional response to influenza infection.

EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access.

EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access.

Transposable elements are associated with the variable response to influenza infection.

Epimutations in both the TESK2 and MMACHC promoters in the Epi-cblC inherited disorder of intracellular metabolism of vitamin B12.

Non-CG methylation and multiple histone profiles associate child abuse with immune and small GTPase dysregulation.

Thousands of CpGs Show DNA Methylation Differences in ACPA-Positive Individuals.

Eosinophil microRNAs Play a Regulatory Role in Allergic Diseases Included in the Atopic March.

Frequent collaborators

Guillaume Bourque

Elin Grundberg

Jacek Majewski

Yann Joly

Mark Lathrop

Catherine Laprise

Marie Hudson

Sasha Bernatsky

Ines Colmegna

Daniel Sinnett

Mathieu Blanchette

Marie-Claude Vohl

Constantin Polychronakos

Robert Sladek

Guillaume Pare

Salim Yusuf

Arnaud Droit

Bernard Robaire

Jacques Drouin

Martin O'Donnell

Nada Jabado

Jacques Simard

Catherine Laprise

Marie-Claude Vohl

Luigi Bouchard

Jerry Pelletier

Philip Awadalla

David Goltzman

Carl Ernst

Naguib Mechawar

Martin Hirst

Thomas Duchaine

Sonia Anand

Murray Baron

Anita Bane

Marie-France Hivert

Adam Fleming

Anne-Claude Gingras

Guillaume Lettre