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Mathieu Ferron

ResearcherUniversité de Montréal

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Mathieu Ferron

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (10 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Vitamin K Endoplasmic Reticulum Pancreatic Beta Cells & Pancreatic Islets Insulin Chromosome Instability Aneuploidy Conditional Knockout Mice Transgenic Mice

Latest papers

A loss of function variant in SLC30A8/ZnT8 drives proteomic changes associated with lowered apoptosis in human stem cell-derived islets.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2026
GAS6 and AXL Promote Insulin Resistance by Rewiring Insulin Signaling and Increasing Insulin Receptor Trafficking to Endosomes.
Diabetes · 2024 · senior author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

The role of vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in beta cell function
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,377,000
Congrès CRCQ 2026 : pour la relève en recherche biomédicale
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$15,000
Role of the vitamin K reductase VKORC1L1 in NAFLD and hepatocellular carcinoma
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$973,846

All 13 grants and awards

14 publications.

A loss of function variant in SLC30A8/ZnT8 drives proteomic changes associated with lowered apoptosis in human stem cell-derived islets.

Gasser M, Cherkaoui I, Ostinelli G, Ferron M, Du Q, Egli D, Rutter GA

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.17.26351108 PMID: 42078397

Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.

Mahmoodi M, Berger C, Nabavi MH, Xiao Y, Canaff L, Pata M, Li J, Ferron M, Murshed M, Goltzman D, Morin SN, Kaartinen MT

Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2025.12.001 PMID: 41365401

GAS6 and AXL Promote Insulin Resistance by Rewiring Insulin Signaling and Increasing Insulin Receptor Trafficking to Endosomes.

Schott C, Germain A, Lacombe J, Pata M, Faubert D, Boulais J, Carmeliet P, Côté JF, Ferron M

Diabetes2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2337/db23-0802 PMID: 39046834

Exploring the phenotypic spectrum and osteopenia mechanisms in Yunis-Varón syndrome.

Beauregard-Lacroix É, Scott A, Nguyen TTM, Wierenga KJ, Purcarin G, Karstensen AB, Carvalho DR, Alessandri JL, Payet F, Girisha KM, Ferron M, Campeau PM

Genetics in medicine open2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101837 PMID: 39669591

Low vitamin K status in adults with cystic fibrosis is associated with reduced body mass index, insulin secretion, and increased pseudomonal colonization.

Bergeron C, Potter KJ, Boudreau V, Ouliass B, Bonhoure A, Lacombe J, Mailhot M, Lavoie A, Ferron M, Ferland G, Rabasa-Lhoret R

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2023

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2022-0163 PMID: 36680800

OCA-B does not act as a transcriptional coactivator in T cells.

Lombard-Vadnais F, Lacombe J, Chabot-Roy G, Ferron M, Lesage S

Immunology and cell biology2022

DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12543 PMID: 35285071

ERK3-MK5 signaling regulates myogenic differentiation and muscle regeneration by promoting FoxO3 degradation.

Soulez M, Tanguay PL, Dô F, Dort J, Crist C, Kotlyarov A, Gaestel M, Ferron M, Dumont NA, Meloche S

Journal of cellular physiology2022

DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30695 PMID: 35141958

Male but not female mice with severe osteogenesis imperfecta are partially protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity.

Tauer JT, Boraschi-Diaz I, Al Rifai O, Rauch F, Ferron M, Komarova SV

Molecular genetics and metabolism2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2021.03.014 PMID: 33814269

Targeting Bone Cells During Sexual Maturation Reveals Sexually Dimorphic Regulation of Endochondral Ossification.

Fairfield H, Costa S, DeMambro V, Schott C, Martins JDS, Ferron M, Vary C, Reagan MR

JBMR plus2020

DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10413 PMID: 33210065

PHOSPHO1 is a skeletal regulator of insulin resistance and obesity.

Suchacki KJ, Morton NM, Vary C, Huesa C, Yadav MC, Thomas BJ, Turban S, Bunger L, Ball D, Barrios-Llerena ME, Guntur AR, Khavandgar Z, Cawthorn WP, Ferron M, Karsenty G, Murshed M, Rosen CJ, MacRae VE, Millán JL, Farquharson C

BMC biology2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00880-7 PMID: 33092598

The role of vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in beta cell function

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Endoplasmic Reticulum; Intra-Islet Beta Cell Connectivity; Intracellular Calcium; Calcium Stores; Calcium Flux; Ip3 Receptor; Er Calcium Stores; Pancreatic Beta Cells & Pancreatic Islets; Store-Operated Calcium Entry; Stim1; Stim2; Type 2 Diabetes; Beta Cell Dysfunction; Vitamin K; Vitamin K-Dependent Carboxylation

$1,377,000

Congrès CRCQ 2026 : pour la relève en recherche biomédicale

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu; Geraldes, Pedro M; Hulea, Laura; Labbé, David; Lamarche-Vane, Nathalie; Laplante, Mathieu; Lavoie, Josée N; Mounier, Catherine; Tétreault, Pascal G

Keywords: Biochimie Et Biologie Moléculaire; Diabète; Formation; Francophone; Métabolisme Et Nutrition; Obésité; Recherche Biomédicale; Recherche Clinique; Recherche Fondamentale; Relève Scientifique

$15,000

Role of the vitamin K reductase VKORC1L1 in NAFLD and hepatocellular carcinoma

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Chromosome Instability; Aneuploidy; Conditional Knockout Mice; Transgenic Mice; Dna Dammage; Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Hcc); Liver; Hepatocytes; Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (Nash); Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld); Oxidative Stress; Mitochondrial Dysfunction; Vitamin K; Vitamin K Oxidoreductases

$973,846

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Network Grants in Skin Health, Bone Health, and Muscular Dystrophy - Bone Health

Principal investigators: Boyd, Steven K; Cheung, Angela M; Morin, Suzanne N

Keywords: Advanced Imaging; Bone Health; Clinical Guidelines; Diagnostics; Fracture Prediction; Knowledge Transfer; Musculoskeletal; Network; Personalized Medicine; Research

$1,200,000

Role of the vitamin K reductase VKORC1L1 in NAFLD and hepatocellular carcinoma

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Early Detection/Cancer Prevention

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

$100,000

Canadian Islet Research and Training Network - Réseau de Recherche et Formation sur les Ilots du Canada (CIRTN-R2FIC)

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Patrick PE

$744,000

Role of vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation in beta cell and diabetes

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Diabetes & Beta Cell Dysfunction; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Er Stress; Unfolded Protein Response; Gamma-Carboxylation & Ggcx; Glucose; High Fat Diet; Insulin; Insulin Secretion; Pancreatic Beta Cells & Pancreatic Islets; Protein Folding; Uggt1; Vitamin K; Vitamin K-Dependent Protein

$795,600

Role of vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation in beta cell and diabetes

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant - PA: Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Diabetes & Beta Cell Dysfunction; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Er Stress; Unfolded Protein Response; Gamma-Carboxylation & Ggcx; Glucose; Il-1 Beta Signaling; Anti-Apoptotic Response To Cytokines; Insulin; Insulin Secretion; Pancreatic Beta Cells & Pancreatic Islets; Protein Folding; Uggt1; Vitamin K; Vitamin K-Dependent Protein

$100,000

Vitamin K-dependent proteins and osteoblast functions

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Animal Models; Biochemistry; Bone & Bone Diseases (Osteoporosis); Bone Mineralization; Bone Resorption; Cell Differentiation & Cell Interactions; Gamma-Carboxylation & Gla Proteins; Osteoblasts & Osteoclasts; Protein Post-Translational Modifications; Vitamin K & Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins

$845,326

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2 - CIHR Funded

Nominated PICIHR2017Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Ferron, Mathieu

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

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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Mathieu Ferron

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A loss of function variant in SLC30A8/ZnT8 drives proteomic changes associated with lowered apoptosis in human stem cell-derived islets.

Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.

GAS6 and AXL Promote Insulin Resistance by Rewiring Insulin Signaling and Increasing Insulin Receptor Trafficking to Endosomes.

Exploring the phenotypic spectrum and osteopenia mechanisms in Yunis-Varón syndrome.

Low vitamin K status in adults with cystic fibrosis is associated with reduced body mass index, insulin secretion, and increased pseudomonal colonization.

OCA-B does not act as a transcriptional coactivator in T cells.

ERK3-MK5 signaling regulates myogenic differentiation and muscle regeneration by promoting FoxO3 degradation.

Male but not female mice with severe osteogenesis imperfecta are partially protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity.

Targeting Bone Cells During Sexual Maturation Reveals Sexually Dimorphic Regulation of Endochondral Ossification.

PHOSPHO1 is a skeletal regulator of insulin resistance and obesity.

The role of vitamin K-dependent carboxylation in beta cell function

Congrès CRCQ 2026 : pour la relève en recherche biomédicale

Role of the vitamin K reductase VKORC1L1 in NAFLD and hepatocellular carcinoma

OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network

Role of the vitamin K reductase VKORC1L1 in NAFLD and hepatocellular carcinoma

Canadian Islet Research and Training Network - Réseau de Recherche et Formation sur les Ilots du Canada (CIRTN-R2FIC)

Role of vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation in beta cell and diabetes

Role of vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation in beta cell and diabetes

Vitamin K-dependent proteins and osteoblast functions

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2 - CIHR Funded

Frequent collaborators

Monzur Murshed

Frank Rauch

Denis Richard

Fabrice Mac-Way

David Goltzman

Thierry Alquier

Sylvain Meloche

Laurent Biertho

Claudia Gagnon

Anne-Marie Carreau

Anne-Claude Gingras

Jean Vacher

Colin Crist

Guylaine Ferland

Vincent Poitout

Mathieu Ferron

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A loss of function variant in SLC30A8/ZnT8 drives proteomic changes associated with lowered apoptosis in human stem cell-derived islets.

Liver-derived, circulating plasma fibronectin regulates trabecular bone mass and bone formation in adult male mice and its levels in sera associates with bone density in aging men.

GAS6 and AXL Promote Insulin Resistance by Rewiring Insulin Signaling and Increasing Insulin Receptor Trafficking to Endosomes.

Exploring the phenotypic spectrum and osteopenia mechanisms in Yunis-Var&#xf3;n syndrome.

Low vitamin K status in adults with cystic fibrosis is associated with reduced body mass index, insulin secretion, and increased pseudomonal colonization.

OCA-B does not act as a transcriptional coactivator in T cells.

ERK3-MK5 signaling regulates myogenic differentiation and muscle regeneration by promoting FoxO3 degradation.

Male but not female mice with severe osteogenesis imperfecta are partially protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity.

Targeting Bone Cells During Sexual Maturation Reveals Sexually Dimorphic Regulation of Endochondral Ossification.

PHOSPHO1 is a skeletal regulator of insulin resistance and obesity.

Canadian Islet Research and Training Network - Réseau de Recherche et Formation sur les Ilots du Canada (CIRTN-R2FIC)

Frequent collaborators

Monzur Murshed

Frank Rauch

Denis Richard

Fabrice Mac-Way

David Goltzman

Thierry Alquier

Sylvain Meloche

Laurent Biertho

Claudia Gagnon

Anne-Marie Carreau

Anne-Claude Gingras

Jean Vacher

Colin Crist

Guylaine Ferland

Vincent Poitout

Exploring the phenotypic spectrum and osteopenia mechanisms in Yunis-Varón syndrome.