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Martin Pelletier

ResearcherMicrobiology and ImmunologyUniversité Laval

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Martin Pelletier

Researcher

Microbiology and Immunology

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 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 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Inflammation Cytokine Energy Metabolism Arthritis Autoimmunity Rheumatic Diseases Metabolomics Neutrophil

Latest papers

Metabolic energy expenditure in human blood long-lived neutrophils reprogrammed with inflammatory cytokines.
Free radical biology & medicine · 2026 · senior author
Late gestational exposure to flutamide alters stromal composition and immune landscape in the rat mammary gland during pre-puberty, peri-puberty, and adulthood.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026
Mitochondrial Transplantation in the Eye: A Review and Evaluation of Surgical Approaches.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026

All 44 publications

Latest funding

Investigating the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the stroma during mammary gland development.
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Metabolic mechanisms of pro-resolutive neutrophils in chronic inflammatory diseases
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$944,775
Mechanisms Involved in the Modulation of Cellular Metabolism and Functional Responses by Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$80,000

All 10 grants and awards

44 publications.

Metabolic energy expenditure in human blood long-lived neutrophils reprogrammed with inflammatory cytokines.

Breton Y, Gignac J, Lam TK, Fortin CM, Mortazavi H, Allaeys I, Bourgoin SG, Poubelle PE, Pelletier M

Free radical biology & medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2026.05.279 PMID: 42097321

Late gestational exposure to flutamide alters stromal composition and immune landscape in the rat mammary gland during pre-puberty, peri-puberty, and adulthood.

Tovar Parra D, McDermott A, Cardot J, Juarez MN, Joao F, El Omri-Charai R, Berthiaume L, Dhawan B, Aghigh A, Breton Y, Légaré F, Delbès G, Pelletier M, Audet-Walsh É, Plante I

Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfag053 PMID: 42155037

Mitochondrial Transplantation in the Eye: A Review and Evaluation of Surgical Approaches.

Cakir B, Yeh TC, Lin CH, Wu MR, Boilard É, Pelletier M, Singh AM, Breton Y, Patel S, Benson T, Almeida DR, Wang S, Mahajan VB

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.06.716722 PMID: 41993457

Immunomodulatory effects of Tritan copolyester on human neutrophils.

Goulet SM, Chalifour M, Gignac J, Leblanc PO, Breton Y, Pelletier M

Environmental research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.123966 PMID: 41667017

The selective estrogen receptor modulator bazedoxifene affects the metabolism and functions of human neutrophils.

Lonina E, Léveillé F, Leblanc PO, Breton Y, Audet-Walsh É, Pelletier M

Journal of leukocyte biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jleuko/qiag007 PMID: 41503636

Targeting DHODH reveals a metabolic vulnerability in AR-positive and AR-negative prostate cancer cells via pyrimidine synthesis and metabolic crosstalk with the TCA and urea cycles.

Labroy M, Paré MO, Berthiaume L, Thomas M, Jobin C, Veilleux A, Pelletier M, Pouliot F, Masson JY, Audet-Walsh É

Molecular metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102316 PMID: 41506347

An in utero exposure to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol affects the fat pad composition in post-natal mammary glands.

Tovar-Parra D, McDermott A, Cardot J, Juarez MN, Joao F, El Omri-Charai R, Berthiaume L, Dhawan B, Aghigh A, Breton Y, Légaré F, Delbès G, Pelletier M, Audet-Walsh É, Plante I

Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaf157 PMID: 41208031

PapMV nanoparticles: A novel pathway to SARS-CoV-2 protection, distinct from Imidazoquinolines.

Bolduc M, Saint-Louis P, Carignan D, Garneau C, Breton Y, Pelletier M, Rancourt A, Satoh MS, Sato S, Gilbert M, Rabezanahary H, Baz M, Dubuc I, Flamand L, Leclerc D

Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2025.102887 PMID: 41354257

Megakaryocytes as mitochondria factories: potential donors for mitochondria transplantation.

Mercure É, Pelletier M, Boilard É

Current opinion in hematology2025

DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000889 PMID: 40662306

The rat mammary gland undergoes dynamic transcriptomic and lipidomic modifications from pre-puberty to adulthood.

Tovar-Parra D, McDermott A, Juarez MN, Cardot J, Sylla MS, Berthiaume L, Delbès G, Pelletier M, Audet-Walsh É, Plante I

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97532-z PMID: 40210913

Investigating the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the stroma during mammary gland development.

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Tovar Parra, Jose D

Keywords: Cytokines; Endocrine Disruptor Chemical; Epithelial; Immune Cells; Lipidomic; Organoid; Stroma; Transcriptomic

$120,000

Metabolic mechanisms of pro-resolutive neutrophils in chronic inflammatory diseases

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Martin

Keywords: Cytokine; Energy Metabolism; Inflammation; Metabolomics; Neutrophil; Resolution Of Inflammation

$944,775

Mechanisms Involved in the Modulation of Cellular Metabolism and Functional Responses by Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Martin

Keywords: Bioenergetics; Bladder; Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals; Energy Metabolism; Environment; Fibroblasts; Glycolysis; Monocytes; Neutrophils; Oxidative Phosphorylation

$80,000

The 35th Canadian Society for Immunology annual conference.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rangachari, Manu

Keywords: Adaptive Immune System; Immune System; Inflammation; Innate Immune System; Personalized Medicine

$10,000

Surveillance des réponses immunitaires au vaccin contre la COVID-19 chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH-1

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerging COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities - HIV and SARS-CoV-2

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Caroline; Pelletier, Martin; Pouliot, Marc; Tessier, Philippe A

Keywords: Cytokines; Immunité Cellulaire; Inflammation; Net; Neutrophile; Sars-Cov-2; Sérologie; Tlr7/8; Vaccin; Vih-1

$500,000

Role of glycogen in the metabolic responses of cytokine-activated neutrophils

SupervisorCIHR2017Undergraduate: Summer Studentship Award - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brisebois, Benjamin

Keywords: Arthritis; Cytokine; Energy Metabolism; Glucose; Glycogen; Inflammation; Neutrophil

$5,000

Determining the effects of carbohydrates on metabolism and functions of activated polymorphonuclear neutrophils

SupervisorCIHR2016Undergraduate: Mobility, musculoskeletal health and arthritis - ICS

Principal investigators: Leclerc, Maude

Keywords: Arthritis; Autoimmunity; Cytokine; Energy Metabolism; Ics Studentship; Inflammation; Neutrophils; Rheumatic Diseases

$5,000

Defining the role of immune cells' energy metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant - PA: IMHA - New Invest.- Musculoskeletal Health Bridge Funding

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Martin

Keywords: Arthritis; Autoimmunity; Cytokine; Energy Metabolism; Inflammation; Rheumatic Diseases

$100,000

Defining the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the Cellular Metabolism of Inflammatory Cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Martin

$224,000

Characterizing the role of immune cells' bioenergetics in the pathophysiology of inflammatory arthritis

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant - PA: IMHA New investigators - Bridge Funding

Principal investigators: Pelletier, Martin

Keywords: Arthritis; Autoimmunity; Cytokine; Energy Metabolism; Inflammation; Rheumatic Diseases

$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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Martin Pelletier

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Metabolic energy expenditure in human blood long-lived neutrophils reprogrammed with inflammatory cytokines.

Late gestational exposure to flutamide alters stromal composition and immune landscape in the rat mammary gland during pre-puberty, peri-puberty, and adulthood.

Mitochondrial Transplantation in the Eye: A Review and Evaluation of Surgical Approaches.

Immunomodulatory effects of Tritan copolyester on human neutrophils.

The selective estrogen receptor modulator bazedoxifene affects the metabolism and functions of human neutrophils.

Targeting DHODH reveals a metabolic vulnerability in AR-positive and AR-negative prostate cancer cells via pyrimidine synthesis and metabolic crosstalk with the TCA and urea cycles.

An in utero exposure to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol affects the fat pad composition in post-natal mammary glands.

PapMV nanoparticles: A novel pathway to SARS-CoV-2 protection, distinct from Imidazoquinolines.

Megakaryocytes as mitochondria factories: potential donors for mitochondria transplantation.

The rat mammary gland undergoes dynamic transcriptomic and lipidomic modifications from pre-puberty to adulthood.

Mechanisms Involved in the Modulation of Cellular Metabolism and Functional Responses by Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Defining the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on the Cellular Metabolism of Inflammatory Cells

Frequent collaborators

Isabelle Plante

Eric Boilard

Chantal Guillemette

Philippe Tessier

Lambert Busque

Nathalie Labrecque

Steven Kerfoot

Alain Veilleux

Maria Fernandes

Sylvie Lesage

Sachiko Sato

Joyce Rauch

Catherine Larochelle

Lihi Eder

Jean-Philippe Lambert

Paul Toren

Fawzi Aoudjit

Denis Soulet

Jean-Claude Tardif

Jean-Claude Tardif

Guy Boivin

Denis Leclerc

Arnaud Droit

Jean-Yves Masson

Louis Flamand