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May Griffith

ResearcherPharmacologie - PhysiologieUniversité de Montréal

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May Griffith

Researcher

Pharmacologie - Physiologie

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (6 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Cornea Biomaterials Drop-On-Demand Bioprinting In-Vivo Bioprinting Laser-Assisted Bioprinting Ophthalmology Optical Coherence Tomogrpahy Tissue Engineering

Latest papers

Nortriptyline-targeted siRNA-loaded liposomes: Design, affinity, biodistribution, and bioactivity in a murine Herpes Simplex Virus 1 corneal infection model.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2026
Angiogenesis-promoting properties of phosphorylcholine mimetic nanoparticles.
Angiogenesis · 2026
Collagen Analogs Promote Tissue Regeneration in HSV-1-Infected Corneas in Animal Models.
Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025 · senior author

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Pioneering design and advancement of a one-piece soft Keratoprosthesis (KPro) for human corneal restoration
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Harnessing Laser Bioprinting and Robotics for In-Situ Repair of Corneal Wounds with Regeneration Biomaterials
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$795,600
Biomaterials-stimulated tissue regeneration and extracellular vesicles
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$80,000

All 15 grants and awards

34 publications.

Nortriptyline-targeted siRNA-loaded liposomes: Design, affinity, biodistribution, and bioactivity in a murine Herpes Simplex Virus 1 corneal infection model.

Jbara-Agbaria D, Thathapudi NC, Groleau M, Agbaria M, Robert MC, Da Silva NC, Talbot S, Laganiere J, Griffith M, Golomb G

European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2025.107388 PMID: 41318007

Angiogenesis-promoting properties of phosphorylcholine mimetic nanoparticles.

Moradi M, Poudel BK, Hooker E, Aghajanzadeh-Kiyaseh M, Rusu D, Griffith M, Larrivée B

Angiogenesis2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10456-026-10094-0 PMID: 42776284

Collagen Analogs Promote Tissue Regeneration in HSV-1-Infected Corneas in Animal Models.

Buznyk O, Goodarzi H, Gómez Laguna J, Reddy J, Liszka A, Edin E, Boutopoulos C, Chodosh J, Islam MM, Griffith M

Journal of functional biomaterials2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/jfb16100377 PMID: 41149723

Biosynthetic Collagen-Analog Hydrogels Stimulate Endogenous Regrowth of Rabbit Corneas: A Pilot Study.

Timmerman I, Robert MC, Vergneau-Grosset C, Juette T, Benito J, Garbin M, Zamani-Roudbaraki M, Moradi M, Goodarzi H, Boutopoulos C, Benoit-Biancamano MO, Griffith M, Vanore M

Veterinary sciences2025

DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12080785 PMID: 40872735

Synthesis and characterization of photo-cross-linkable quince seed-based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications.

Jafari A, Bhatt K, Niknezhad SV, Ajji A, Griffith M, Andelfinger G, Bencherif SA, Savoji H

Carbohydrate polymers2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.123140 PMID: 39843050

Molecular characterization and sub-retinal transplantation of hypoimmunogenic human retinal sheets in a minipig model of severe photoreceptor degeneration.

Barabino A, Mellal K, Hamam R, Polosa A, Griffith M, Bouchard JF, Kalevar A, Hanna R, Bernier G

Development (Cambridge, England)2024

DOI: 10.1242/dev.203071 PMID: 39633598

An in vitro 3-dimensional Collagen-based Corneal Construct with Innervation Using Human Corneal Cell Lines.

Islam MM, Saha A, Trisha FA, Gonzalez-Andrades M, Patra HK, Griffith M, Chodosh J, Rajaiya J

Ophthalmology science2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2024.100544 PMID: 39139547

Cell therapy in the cornea: The emerging role of microenvironment.

Suanno G, Genna VG, Maurizi E, Dieh AA, Griffith M, Ferrari G

Progress in retinal and eye research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101275 PMID: 38797320

Inflammation-suppressing cornea-in-a-syringe with anti-viral GF19 peptide promotes regeneration in HSV-1 infected rabbit corneas.

Simoliunas E, Ruedas-Torres I, Jiménez-Gómez Y, Edin E, Aghajanzadeh-Kiyaseh M, Zamani-Roudbaraki M, Asoklis R, Alksne M, Thathapudi NC, Poudel BK, Rinkunaite I, Asoklis K, Iesmantaite M, Ortega-Llamas L, Makselis A, Munoz M, Baltriukiene D, Bukelskiene V, Gómez-Laguna J, González-Andrades M, Griffith M

NPJ Regenerative medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41536-024-00355-1 PMID: 38429307

Modified host defence peptide GF19 slows TNT-mediated spread of corneal herpes simplex virus serotype I infection.

Thathapudi NC, Callai-Silva N, Malhotra K, Basu S, Aghajanzadeh-Kiyaseh M, Zamani-Roudbaraki M, Groleau M, Lombard-Vadnais F, Lesage S, Griffith M

Scientific reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53662-4 PMID: 38374240

Pioneering design and advancement of a one-piece soft Keratoprosthesis (KPro) for human corneal restoration

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

Principal investigators: Aghajanzadeh Kiyaseh, Mozhgan

Keywords: Artificial Corneal Transplants; Biocompatibility; Core-And-Skirt Design; High Storage Modulus; Human Corneal; Keratoprosthesis (Kpro); Rabbit In-Vivo Evaluation; Suturability And Felexibility; Transparency; Vision

$120,000

Harnessing Laser Bioprinting and Robotics for In-Situ Repair of Corneal Wounds with Regeneration Biomaterials

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boutopoulos, Christos; Griffith, May C

Keywords: Biomaterials; Cornea; Drop-On-Demand Bioprinting; In-Vivo Bioprinting; Laser-Assisted Bioprinting; Ophthalmology; Optical Coherence Tomogrpahy; Tissue Engineering

$795,600

Biomaterials-stimulated tissue regeneration and extracellular vesicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Griffith, May

Keywords: biomaterials; cells; communication; diagnostic; exosomes; extracellular vesicles; inflammation; mouse model; profiling; regeneration

$80,000

Modelling cell dynamics and epigenetic changes in 3D spheroids with custom-made hydrogels

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Raynal, Noël J; Craig, Morgan; Griffith, May C; Savoji, Houman

Keywords: Anti-Cancer Drugs; Biomechanical Models; Cancer Spheroids; Co-Culture; Epigenetics; Hydrogels; Mathematical Modelling; Pharmacological Responses; Transcriptomics; Tri-Dimensional Cell Culture

$868,276

INterdisciplinary Training in BIOmedical TECHnologies (INTBIOTECH)

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Alarcon, Emilio

$733,440

Sound-Induced 3D Biofabrication and Morphogenesis

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Savoji, Houman

$128,240

Bringing a Liquid Cornea for treating corneal blindness into the clinic

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Griffith, May

$321,089

Collagen-like peptide-based implants as an alternative to donor corneal transplantation in high-risk corneal blindness

SupervisorCIHR2020CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Bostan, Cristina

Keywords: Biomaterials; Clinical Trial; Cornea; Corneal Transplantation; Regeneration

$275,000

A system for automated high-content screening and laser manipulation of single cells.

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Costantino, Santiago

$127,074

The Liquid Cornea as an alternative to corneal transplantation: Pathway to Clinical trials

Nominated PICIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Griffith, May C; Munger, Réjean J; Boutopoulos, Christos; Robert, Marie-Claude

Keywords: Anti-Scarring; Biomaterials; Clinical Translation; Collagen-Like Peptides; Cornea; Delivery System; Glp; Mini-Pigs; Optical Evaluation; Pre-Clinical

$306,789

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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May Griffith

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nortriptyline-targeted siRNA-loaded liposomes: Design, affinity, biodistribution, and bioactivity in a murine Herpes Simplex Virus 1 corneal infection model.

Angiogenesis-promoting properties of phosphorylcholine mimetic nanoparticles.

Collagen Analogs Promote Tissue Regeneration in HSV-1-Infected Corneas in Animal Models.

Biosynthetic Collagen-Analog Hydrogels Stimulate Endogenous Regrowth of Rabbit Corneas: A Pilot Study.

Synthesis and characterization of photo-cross-linkable quince seed-based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications.

Molecular characterization and sub-retinal transplantation of hypoimmunogenic human retinal sheets in a minipig model of severe photoreceptor degeneration.

An in vitro 3-dimensional Collagen-based Corneal Construct with Innervation Using Human Corneal Cell Lines.

Cell therapy in the cornea: The emerging role of microenvironment.

Inflammation-suppressing cornea-in-a-syringe with anti-viral GF19 peptide promotes regeneration in HSV-1 infected rabbit corneas.

Modified host defence peptide GF19 slows TNT-mediated spread of corneal herpes simplex virus serotype I infection.

Pioneering design and advancement of a one-piece soft Keratoprosthesis (KPro) for human corneal restoration

Harnessing Laser Bioprinting and Robotics for In-Situ Repair of Corneal Wounds with Regeneration Biomaterials

Biomaterials-stimulated tissue regeneration and extracellular vesicles

Modelling cell dynamics and epigenetic changes in 3D spheroids with custom-made hydrogels

INterdisciplinary Training in BIOmedical TECHnologies (INTBIOTECH)

Sound-Induced 3D Biofabrication and Morphogenesis

Bringing a Liquid Cornea for treating corneal blindness into the clinic

Collagen-like peptide-based implants as an alternative to donor corneal transplantation in high-risk corneal blindness

A system for automated high-content screening and laser manipulation of single cells.

The Liquid Cornea as an alternative to corneal transplantation: Pathway to Clinical trials

Frequent collaborators

Marie-Claude Robert

Isabelle Brunette

Isabelle Brunette

Christos Boutopoulos

Sylvie Lesage

Gilbert Bernier

Houman Savoji

Sébastien Talbot

Thien-Fah Mah

Heather Sheardown

Hasan Uludag

Gregor Andelfinger

May Griffith

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nortriptyline-targeted siRNA-loaded liposomes: Design, affinity, biodistribution, and bioactivity in a murine Herpes Simplex Virus 1 corneal infection model.

Angiogenesis-promoting properties of phosphorylcholine mimetic nanoparticles.

Collagen Analogs Promote Tissue Regeneration in HSV-1-Infected Corneas in Animal Models.

Biosynthetic Collagen-Analog Hydrogels Stimulate Endogenous Regrowth of Rabbit Corneas: A Pilot Study.

Synthesis and characterization of photo-cross-linkable quince seed-based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications.

Molecular characterization and sub-retinal transplantation of hypoimmunogenic human retinal sheets in a minipig model of severe photoreceptor degeneration.

An in&#xa0;vitro 3-dimensional Collagen-based Corneal Construct with Innervation Using Human Corneal Cell Lines.

Cell therapy in the cornea: The emerging role of microenvironment.

Inflammation-suppressing cornea-in-a-syringe with anti-viral GF19 peptide promotes regeneration in HSV-1 infected rabbit corneas.

Modified host defence peptide GF19 slows TNT-mediated spread of corneal herpes simplex virus serotype I infection.

Pioneering design and advancement of a one-piece soft Keratoprosthesis (KPro) for human corneal restoration

Harnessing Laser Bioprinting and Robotics for In-Situ Repair of Corneal Wounds with Regeneration Biomaterials

Biomaterials-stimulated tissue regeneration and extracellular vesicles

Modelling cell dynamics and epigenetic changes in 3D spheroids with custom-made hydrogels

INterdisciplinary Training in BIOmedical TECHnologies (INTBIOTECH)

Sound-Induced 3D Biofabrication and Morphogenesis

Bringing a Liquid Cornea for treating corneal blindness into the clinic

Collagen-like peptide-based implants as an alternative to donor corneal transplantation in high-risk corneal blindness

A system for automated high-content screening and laser manipulation of single cells.

The Liquid Cornea as an alternative to corneal transplantation: Pathway to Clinical trials

Frequent collaborators

Marie-Claude Robert

Isabelle Brunette

Isabelle Brunette

Christos Boutopoulos

Sylvie Lesage

Gilbert Bernier

Houman Savoji

Sébastien Talbot

Thien-Fah Mah

Heather Sheardown

Hasan Uludag

Gregor Andelfinger

An in vitro 3-dimensional Collagen-based Corneal Construct with Innervation Using Human Corneal Cell Lines.