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Research
Latest papers
SMOC2 promotes partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition and maladaptive repair in renal tubular epithelial cells.
JCI insight · 2026 · senior author
Matrix Gla Protein is a novel regulator of TGFβ-dependent fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis.
Molecular biomedicine · 2026 · senior author
Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment: methylmalonic acid at the intersection of ccRCC metabolism and macrophage polarization.
Cell death and differentiation · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $998,326
Novel mechanism of neutrophil mediated kidney fibrosis via ECM1
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $15,000
Canadian Kidney Discoveries Network Meeting 2026
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $1,067,175
Characterizing the Novel Role of Matrix Gla-Protein in Fibroblasts and Kidney Fibrosis
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
19 publications.
SMOC2 promotes partial epithelial-mesenchymal transition and maladaptive repair in renal tubular epithelial cells.
Cenatus S, Gao P, Henley N, Lamarche C, Liu XS, Mallette FA, Barrera-Chimal J, Gerarduzzi C
Matrix Gla Protein is a novel regulator of TGFβ-dependent fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis.
Barrera-Chimal J, López-Ramírez J, Henley N, Gao P, Ma Y, Desjardins-Lecavalier N, Costantino S, Royal V, Agten SM, Borrás T, Pichette V, Yuen DA, Schurgers LJ, Gerarduzzi C
Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment: methylmalonic acid at the intersection of ccRCC metabolism and macrophage polarization.
Barrera-Chimal J, Gerarduzzi C
Matricellular protein SMOC2 safeguards tubular integrity in acute kidney injury via integrin β3-dependent inhibition of CCND1-CDK4/6 axis.
Gao P, Cenatus S, Zhang D, Chu S, Henley N, Pichette V, Barrera-Chimal J, Gerarduzzi C
Impact of fluoride on antioxidant activity and mitochondrial homeostasis in fetal rat kidney.
Avila-Rojas SH, Montañez-Rodriguez E, Pantaleón-Gómez AK, Tostado-Fernández IA, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Gerarduzzi C, Medina-Campos ON, Marquina-Castillo B, León-Contreras JC, Hernández-Pando R, Barbier OC
Inhibition of MCL-1 to eliminate senescent cells and mitigate renal fibrosis in aristolochic acid nephropathy.
Gao P, Cenatus S, Henley N, Pichette V, Mallette FA, Barrera-Chimal J, Gerarduzzi C
FLT4 activation promotes acute lymphoid leukemia survival through stabilization of MDM2/MDMX and inactivation of p53.
Haferssas D, Dubuissez M, Barrera-Chimal J, Messmer C, Affar EB, Larrivée B, Liu XS, Gerarduzzi C
Morphological changes in the fetal kidney induced by exposure to fluoride during pregnancy.
Montañez-Rodriguez E, Avila-Rojas SH, Jimenez-Dorantes AG, León-Contreras JC, Hernandez-Pando R, Arreola-Guerra JM, Gerarduzzi C, Meléndez-Camargo ME, Del Razo LM, Barbier OC
Preventing bad behavior in academia.
da Cruz Albino R, Brimble MA, Zdenek C, Vandenbroeck K, Masud S, Zhang X, Cosentino M, Gupta A, Abdul-Ghani R, Gerarduzzi C, Jackson P, Oomen R, Servais B, Manjunatha A, Bulthuis N, Romero-Molina C, Teng D, Kosanic A, de Angeli Dutra D, Alekkou D, Venturini AM, Virguez E, Obasa AE
Identification of inflammatory biomarkers in IgA nephropathy using the NanoString technology: a validation study in Caucasians.
Gaumond L, Lamarche C, Beauchemin S, Henley N, Elftouh N, Gerarduzzi C, Laurin LP
Novel mechanism of neutrophil mediated kidney fibrosis via ECM1
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Ecm1; Extracellular Matrix; Fibroblast To Myofibroblast Transition; Inflammation; Kidney Fibrosis; Kidney Ischemia; Mouse Models; Neutrophils; Tissue Repair
Canadian Kidney Discoveries Network Meeting 2026
Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher R
Keywords: Capacity Building; Collaboration; Kidney Disease Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Learner Development; Networking
Characterizing the Novel Role of Matrix Gla-Protein in Fibroblasts and Kidney Fibrosis
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Keywords: Biomarker Science; Chronic Kidney Disease Patients; Extracelullar Matrix; Kidney Fibrosis; Kidney Fibrotic Mouse Models; Matrix Carboxyglutamic Protein (Mgp); Myofibroblasts; Posttranslational Modifications; Therapeutic Target; Tissue Repair
The Molecules and Mechanisms Mediating Kidney Health and Disease (M3K) Meeting and Investigator Summit
Principal investigators: Torban, Elena
Keywords: Biomarkers; Canadian; Disease Models; Diversity; Genetics; Kidney; Kidney Injury; Knowledge Translation; Mechanisms Of Disease; Molecular Biology
A novel pathway of VEGF-C/FLT4 signalling for Renal Cell Carcinoma development
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Keywords: Chemotherapy And Radiotherapy ; Kidney Cancer; Oncogenes And Tumour Suppressors ; Tumour Progression And Metastasis
Investigating the Dynamic Interplay between the Extracellular Matrix and Cellular Behaviour
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Targeting SMOC2-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition inhibits senescence in mouse models of kidney fibrosis
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Epithelial-To-Mesenchymal Transformation; Extracellular Matrix; Kidney Fibrosis; Kidney Regeneration; Kidney Repair; Matricellular Proteins; Senescence; Smoc2; Transgenic Mouse Models
Investigating the Dynamic Interplay between the Extracellular Matrix and Cellular Behaviour
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
The Molecules and Mechanisms Mediating Kidney Health and Disease (M3K) Meeting and Investigator Summit
Principal investigators: Burger, Dylan E
Keywords: Biomarkers; Canadian; Cell Biology; Fundamental Research; Kidney; Mechanisms; Molecular Biology; Pharmacology; Physiology; Sex Differences
The Role of Matricellular Proteins in Kidney Repair and Development
Principal investigators: Gerarduzzi, Casimiro
Keywords: Diabetic Nephropathy; Renal Cell Carcinoma
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- John Antoniou and John Antoniou: 95 shared papers
- Andras Kapus and Katalin Szaszi: 13 shared papers
- Tomoko Takano and Elena Torban: 3 shared papers
- Sunny Hartwig and Dylan Burger: 3 shared papers
- Sunny Hartwig and Leanne Stalker: 3 shared papers
- Casimiro Gerarduzzi and Caroline Lamarche: 3 shared papers
- Darren Bridgewater and Elena Torban: 2 shared papers
- Darren Bridgewater and Sunny Hartwig: 2 shared papers
- Darren Bridgewater and Dylan Burger: 2 shared papers
- Tomoko Takano and Sunny Hartwig: 2 shared papers
- Tomoko Takano and Lakshman Gunaratnam: 2 shared papers
- Elena Torban and Sunny Hartwig: 2 shared papers
- Elena Torban and Dylan Burger: 2 shared papers
- John Antoniou and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 2 shared papers
- John Antoniou and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 2 shared papers
- Darren Bridgewater and Andras Kapus: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Katalin Szaszi: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Lakshman Gunaratnam: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Barbara Ballermann: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Leanne Stalker: 1 shared paper
- Darren Bridgewater and Caroline Lamarche: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Pedro Geraldes: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Andras Kapus: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Katalin Szaszi: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Barbara Ballermann: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Leanne Stalker: 1 shared paper
- Tomoko Takano and Caroline Lamarche: 1 shared paper
- Pedro Geraldes and Dylan Burger: 1 shared paper
- Pedro Geraldes and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Andras Kapus and Lakshman Gunaratnam: 1 shared paper
- Andras Kapus and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Andras Kapus and Barbara Ballermann: 1 shared paper
- Elena Torban and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Sunny Hartwig and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Dylan Burger and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Katalin Szaszi and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Lakshman Gunaratnam and Casimiro Gerarduzzi: 1 shared paper
- Casimiro Gerarduzzi and Barbara Ballermann: 1 shared paper
- Casimiro Gerarduzzi and Andrew Leask: 1 shared paper
- Casimiro Gerarduzzi and Leanne Stalker: 1 shared paper
- Medicine
- Medicine/Nephrology
- Nephrology
- Experimental Surgery
- Department of Surgery
- Pathology & Molecular Medicine
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at Université de Montréal, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Caroline Lamarche
Nephrology
3 shared papers, latest 2026
John Antoniou
Experimental Surgery
2 shared papers, latest 2014
John Antoniou
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2014
Barbara Ballermann
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Andrew Leask
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Leanne Stalker
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Pedro Geraldes
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Andras Kapus
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Elena Torban
Medicine/Nephrology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Darren Bridgewater
Pathology & Molecular Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Dylan Burger
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Katalin Szaszi
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Lakshman Gunaratnam
Medicine/Nephrology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Sunny Hartwig
Biomedical Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Tomoko Takano
Medicine/Nephrology
1 shared papers, latest 2022
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