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Tomoko Takano

ResearcherMedicine/NephrologyMcGill University

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Tomoko Takano

Researcher

Medicine/Nephrology

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.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (7 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Research

Nephrotic Syndrome Minimal Change Disease Lymphocytes Rituximab Podocytes Proteinuria Rho Gtpases Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome

Latest papers

Identification of intradialytic hemodynamic phenotypes using latent profile analysis.
Clinical kidney journal · 2026
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies APOM and TNXB as actionable mediators of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
USP40 protects podocytes by deubiquitylating integrin β1.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2026

All 76 publications

Latest funding

Toward Equitable Genetic Services for Hereditary Kidney Disease: A Canadian Needs Assessment and Implementation Toolkit
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$95,608
Autosomal recessive variants in TNS1 constitute a novel cause of proteinuric renal disease due to mesangial cell dysfunction.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,101,600
Mechanistic landscape of Rho GTPase regulation in the kidney
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$47,000

All 16 grants and awards

76 publications.

Identification of intradialytic hemodynamic phenotypes using latent profile analysis.

Baroz F, Suri RS, Sharma A, Tom A, Takano T, Brophy JM, Beaubien-Souligny W, Mavrakanas TA

Clinical kidney journal2026

DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfag247 PMID: 42682856

Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies APOM and TNXB as actionable mediators of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome.

Heydari D, Langlois S, Norouzi M, Myette RL, Samuel S, Zhou S, Takano T, Butler-Laporte G, Downie ML

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00467-026-07280-z PMID: 41961272

USP40 protects podocytes by deubiquitylating integrin β1.

Mikami N, Fukushima T, Takematsu H, Kiuchi Z, Fukuhara D, Tanaka E, Kimura T, Suehiro J, Fukutomi T, Kobayashi K, Pastan I, Nagata M, Takano T, Matsusaka T, Akimoto Y, Kawanishi K, Yan K

Biochemical and biophysical research communications2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2026.153840 PMID: 42068752

Clusterin marks maladaptive regenerative responses throughout the kidney following ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Masztalerz A, Joumier L, Zhen S, Takano T, Lemay S, Malleshaiah M, Gregorieff A

iScience2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116077 PMID: 42239725

Recurrent Neuro-Renal Syndrome With Acute Kidney Injury From Anti-Pan-Neurofascin Antibody Resurgence: A Case Report.

De Saint Gilles D, Rafat C, Devaux JJ, Marois C, Leclerc S, Takano T, Brochériou I, Elatram N, Husser F, Mesnard L, Buob D, Mousseaux C

Kidney medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2026.101355 PMID: 42206208

Proximity-based proteomics (BioID) uncovers the Rho GTPase interactome in kidney podocytes.

Ibrahim S, Matsuda J, Nurcombe ZW, Boulais J, Aoudjit L, Foxman E, Kazan C, Suzuki S, Leclerc S, Shimada N, Kitzler T, Coté JF, Takano T

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1625950 PMID: 41306285

Mouse nephron formation is impaired by moderate dose arsenical exposure.

Alonso CAI, Haverfield J, Regalado G, Sellami S, Gagnon N, Rajaram A, Fiset PO, Takano T, Ryan AK, Mann KK, Gupta IR

Toxicology and applied pharmacology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2025.117355 PMID: 40311702

Rac1 Suppression by the Focal Adhesion Protein GIT ArfGAP2 and Podocyte Protection.

Shimada N, Matsuda J, Asano-Matsuda K, Tokuchi M, Aoudjit L, Masztalerz A, Lemay S, Takano T, Isaka Y

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN2025

DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000614 PMID: 40019803

Enhanced Gαq Signaling in TSC2-Deficient Cells Is Required for Their Neoplastic Behavior.

Tréfier A, Tousson-Abouelazm N, Yamani L, Ibrahim S, Joung KB, Pietrobon A, Yockell-Lelievre J, Hébert TE, Ladak RJ, Takano T, Nellist M, Namkung Y, Chatenet D, Stanford WL, Laporte SA, Kristof AS

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology2025

DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2024-0111oc PMID: 39514407

The autoimmune architecture of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

Al-Aubodah TA, Piccirillo CA, Trachtman H, Takano T

Kidney international2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.10.027 PMID: 39571906

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Tomoko Takano

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Identification of intradialytic hemodynamic phenotypes using latent profile analysis.

Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies APOM and TNXB as actionable mediators of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome.

USP40 protects podocytes by deubiquitylating integrin &#x3b2;1.

Clusterin marks maladaptive regenerative responses throughout the kidney following ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Recurrent Neuro-Renal Syndrome With Acute Kidney Injury From Anti-Pan-Neurofascin Antibody Resurgence: A Case Report.

Proximity-based proteomics (BioID) uncovers the Rho GTPase interactome in kidney podocytes.

Mouse nephron formation is impaired by moderate dose arsenical exposure.

Rac1 Suppression by the Focal Adhesion Protein GIT ArfGAP2 and Podocyte Protection.

Enhanced G&#x3b1;q Signaling in TSC2-Deficient Cells Is Required for Their Neoplastic Behavior.

The autoimmune architecture of childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

Mechanistic landscape of Rho GTPase regulation in the kidney

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Marie Hudson

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Casimiro Gerarduzzi

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Nader Khalidi

Darren Bridgewater

Margaret Larche

James Scholey

Catherine Clase

Shannon Scott

USP40 protects podocytes by deubiquitylating integrin β1.

Enhanced Gαq Signaling in TSC2-Deficient Cells Is Required for Their Neoplastic Behavior.