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Research
Latest papers
Transcription factors as essential regulators of myometrial smooth muscle cell function during pregnancy and labor.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026 · senior author
Rapid purification of DNA samples from dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) contaminants.
Analytical biochemistry · 2026 · senior author
The interplay between hormonal vitamin D and lipopolysaccharide signaling on human neutrophil transcriptional responses.
Frontiers in immunology · 2025
Latest funding
- $906,526
Regulation and function of NFE2L3: linking transcription factor activity to colorectal cancer
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
- $684,675
Cytokine dependent regulatory networks in myometrial cells - link to preterm labor
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
- $10,000
11th Meeting of the Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
30 publications.
Transcription factors as essential regulators of myometrial smooth muscle cell function during pregnancy and labor.
Martini S, Gujral P, Orozco-Alonso E, Saliba J, Blank V
Rapid purification of DNA samples from dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) contaminants.
Yeh A, Saliba J, Blank V
The interplay between hormonal vitamin D and lipopolysaccharide signaling on human neutrophil transcriptional responses.
Ismailova A, Salehi-Tabar R, Ismailova N, Dumas O, Saliba J, Blank V, White JH
The NFE2L2 (NRF2) transcription factor controls genes involved in the oxidative stress response and inflammation in myometrial cells.
Gujral P, Orozco-Alonso E, Saliba J, Yan X, Blank V
NFE2L3 regulates inflammation and oxidative stress-related genes in the colon.
Yaker L, Saliba J, Scott LPC, Sood AK, Gujral P, Orozco-Alonso E, Yan X, Yeh A, Blank V
NRF3 suppresses squamous carcinogenesis, involving the unfolded protein response regulator HSPA5.
Gurri S, Siegenthaler B, Cangkrama M, Restivo G, Huber M, Saliba J, Dummer R, Blank V, Hohl D, Werner S
Loss of NFE2L3 protects against inflammation-induced colorectal cancer through modulation of the tumor microenvironment.
Saliba J, Coutaud B, Makhani K, Epstein Roth N, Jackson J, Park JY, Gagnon N, Costa P, Jeyakumar T, Bury M, Beauchemin N, Mann KK, Blank V
Profound downregulation of neural transcription factor Npas4 and Nr4a family in fetal mice neurons infected with Zika virus.
Alpuche-Lazcano SP, Saliba J, Costa VV, Campolina-Silva GH, Marim FM, Ribeiro LS, Blank V, Mouland AJ, Teixeira MM, Gatignol A
New Insights into CDK Regulators: Novel Opportunities for Cancer Therapy.
Bury M, Le Calvé B, Ferbeyre G, Blank V, Lessard F
Correction to: Nrf3 promotes UV-induced keratinocyte apoptosis through suppression of cell adhesion.
Siegenthaler B, Defila C, Muzumdar S, Beer HD, Meyer M, Tanner S, Bloch W, Blank V, Schäfer M, Werner S
Regulation and function of NFE2L3: linking transcription factor activity to colorectal cancer
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Keywords: Cnc Proteins; Colorectal Cancer; Gene Regulation; Human Models; Inflammation; Mouse Models; Next Generation Sequencing; Sidedness; Transcription Factor; Tumor Microenvironment
Cytokine dependent regulatory networks in myometrial cells - link to preterm labor
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Keywords: Cell Culture Models; Cytokines; Human Models; Labor; Mouse Models; Myometrial Cells; Preterm Birth; Signaling Pathways; Transcription Factors; Uterus
11th Meeting of the Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium
Principal investigators: Averill-Bates, Diana A
Keywords: Aging; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Cell Signaling And Metabolism; Diabetes; Knowledge Translation; Neurodegeneration; Nutrition And Health; Oxidative Stress; Transcriptional Regulation
Molecular mechanisms governing small MAF protein function in mammals
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Regulation and function of NFE2L3: linking transcription factor activity to tumorigenesis
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Keywords: Cell Cycle; Cnc Proteins; Colorectal Cancer; Gene Regulation; Human Cancer Models; Mouse Models; Next Generation Sequencing; Protein-Protein Interactions; Transcription Factor; Tumorigenesis
Regulation and function of NFE2L3: linking transcription factor activity to carcinogenesis.
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Keywords: Carcinogen; Cnc Proteins; Detoxification; Dna Damage; Gene Regulation; Hematopoiesis; Lymphoma; Mouse Models; Thymus; Transcription Factors
Role of the Nrf3 transcription factor in lymphomagenesis.
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
Keywords: Detoxifying Enzymes; Gene Regulation; Lymphoma; Mouse Knock Out Model; Transcription Factors; Tumor Suppressor
The CIHR/FRSQ Training Program in Cancer Research at McGill
Principal investigators: Tremblay, Michel L; Miller, Wilson H
Keywords: Cancer Research; Collaborative; Ethics; Multidisciplinary Program; Scientific Management; Training; Translational Research
Regulators mediating the proinflammatory cytokine response in uterine smooth muscle cells
Principal investigators: Blank, Volker
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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- Medicine
- Biochimie et médecine moléculaire
- Microbiology
- Oncology
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