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Yu Xia

ResearcherDepartment of Bioengineering - McGill UniversityMcGill University

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Yu Xia

Researcher

Department of Bioengineering - McGill University

Engineering

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.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 NSERC), most recently in 2021.

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bioinformatics computational biology systems biology biological networks molecular modelling computational network biology computational structural biology computational systems biology

Latest papers

Relationship between perturbation specificity and functional dispensability in yeast phosphoproteome.
Biophysical journal · 2026 · senior author
The relationship between interfacial overlap and functional divergence in the yeast protein-protein interaction network.
Structure (London, England : 1993) · 2025 · senior author
The Impact of Disorder-Order Switching on Protein Sequence Evolution.
Biochemistry · 2025 · senior author

All 40 publications

Latest funding

An integrated approach for the discovery and production of novel bioactive agents for neurological and mental health disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$757,350
An integrated upstream platform for sustainable biomanufacturing
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,770
An integrative approach for biotechnological production of next-generation anticancer agents
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$669,376

All 13 grants and awards

40 publications.

Relationship between perturbation specificity and functional dispensability in yeast phosphoproteome.

Han Y, Xia Y

Biophysical journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2026.01.055 PMID: 41620825

The relationship between interfacial overlap and functional divergence in the yeast protein-protein interaction network.

Han Y, Ghadie M, Xia Y

Structure (London, England : 1993)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2025.08.019 PMID: 40967213

The Impact of Disorder-Order Switching on Protein Sequence Evolution.

Sharir-Ivry A, Xia Y

Biochemistry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5c00026 PMID: 40549344

A quantitative comparison of the deleteriousness of missense and nonsense mutations using the structurally resolved human protein interactome.

Su TY, Xia Y

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/pro.70155 PMID: 40384578

Virus targeting as a dominant driver of interfacial evolution in the structurally resolved human-virus protein-protein interaction network.

Su WC, Xia Y

Cell systems2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2025.101202 PMID: 40023148

Structure-guided Evolutionary Analysis of Interactome Network Rewiring at Single Residue Resolution in Yeasts.

Pollet L, Xia Y

Journal of molecular biology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2024.168641 PMID: 38844045

Predicting depression risk in early adolescence via multimodal brain imaging.

Gracia-Tabuenca Z, Barbeau EB, Xia Y, Chai X

NeuroImage. Clinical2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103604 PMID: 38603863

Comparative Transcriptomic Analyses of a Vero Cell Line in Suspension versus Adherent Culture Conditions.

Sène MA, Xia Y, Kamen AA

International journal of cell biology2023

DOI: 10.1155/2023/9364689 PMID: 37680537

PREDICTING DEPRESSION RISK IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE VIA MULTIMODAL BRAIN IMAGING.

Gracia-Tabuenca Z, Barbeau EB, Xia Y, Chai X

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2023

DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.10.536286 PMID: 37162823

Structural Determinants of Yeast Protein-Protein Interaction Interface Evolution at the Residue Level.

Pollet L, Lambourne L, Xia Y

Journal of molecular biology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2022.167750 PMID: 35850298

An integrated approach for the discovery and production of novel bioactive agents for neurological and mental health disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biological Activity; Biosynthetic Pathways; Gpcrs; Metabolic Engineering; Precision Fermentation; Psychedelics; Synthetic Biology; Yeast

$757,350

An integrated upstream platform for sustainable biomanufacturing

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta

Keywords: aptamers; biomanufactoring; cell factories; genomics; metabolic engineering; next generation sequencing; nucleic acids; synthetic biology; transcriptomics; viral vectors

$149,770

An integrative approach for biotechnological production of next-generation anticancer agents

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta

Keywords: Gene Mining; Metabolic Engineering; Metabolic Pathways; Protein Engineering; Specilized Metabolism; Synthetic Biology; Terpenoids; Yeast Cell Factory

$669,376

ACE2D: Accelerated exploration of the untapped nature’s chemical diversity for the discovery of novel bioactive compounds

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta

Keywords: metabolic engineering ; biosynthetic pathways; specialized metabolism; flux balance analysis ; stoichiometic modeling; high-throughput screening; bioactivity assays; yeast cell factories

$125,000

Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology approaches for sustainable and efficient production of carotenoids in yeast

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta C

Keywords: bioingredients; bioproduction; biotechnology; carotenoids; cell factories; metabolic engineering; saccharomyces cerevisiae; specialized metabolism; synthetic biology; terpene biosynthesis

$226,233