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Philip Awadalla

ResearcherPediatrics/Human GeneticsUniversité de Montréal

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Philip Awadalla

Researcher

Pediatrics/Human Genetics

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (6 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

Air Pollution Built Environment Dna Methylation Endophenotype Geographic Information System Metabolic Syndrome Micro Rna Population-Based Study

Latest papers

Genetic dissection of stool frequency implicates vitamin B1 metabolism and other actionable pathways in the modulation of gut motility.
Gut · 2026
Meta-GWAS Reveals Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2022
Effect of Cognitive Reserve on the Association of Vascular Brain Injury With Cognition
Neurology · 2021

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Determining the genetic and environmental factors associated with metabolic phenotypes across Canada
CIHR · 2015 · Nominated PI
The co-regulatory dynamics of gene regulation among Plasmodium spp. and their mammalian hosts
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$4,172
Population Biobanks, Big Data and Next-Generation Technologies in the Era of Personalized Medicine
CIHR · 2014 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 11 grants and awards

22 publications.

Genetic dissection of stool frequency implicates vitamin B1 metabolism and other actionable pathways in the modulation of gut motility.

Díaz-Muñoz C, Bozzarelli I, Lopera-Maya EA, Belbasis L, Lo Faro V, Camargo Tavares L, Heredia-Fernández F, Di Lorenzo B, Sinha T, Esteban Blanco C, Favé MJ, Awadalla P, Walters RG, Bonfiglio F, Zhernakova A, Sanna S, D'Amato M

Gut2026

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2025-337059 PMID: 41558814

Meta-GWAS Reveals Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin

Joseph CB, Mariniello M, Yoshifuji A, Schiano G, Lake J, Marten J, Richmond A, Huffman JE, Campbell A, Harris SE

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology202233 citations

DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021040491

Effect of Cognitive Reserve on the Association of Vascular Brain Injury With Cognition

Durrani R, Friedrich MG, Schulze KM, Awadalla P, Balasubramanian K, Black SE, Broet P, Busseuil D, Desai D, Dummer T

Neurology202132 citations

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012765

Gene-by-environment interactions in urban populations modulate risk phenotypes.

Favé MJ, Lamaze FC, Soave D, Hodgkinson A, Gauvin H, Bruat V, Grenier JC, Gbeha E, Skead K, Smargiassi A, Johnson M, Idaghdour Y, Awadalla P

Nature communications2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03202-2 PMID: 29511166

A haplotype-based normalization technique for the analysis and detection of allele specific expression.

Hodgkinson A, Grenier JC, Gbeha E, Awadalla P

BMC bioinformatics2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-1238-8 PMID: 27618913

Impact of the X Chromosome and sex on regulatory variation.

Kukurba KR, Parsana P, Balliu B, Smith KS, Zappala Z, Knowles DA, Favé MJ, Davis JR, Li X, Zhu X, Potash JB, Weissman MM, Shi J, Kundaje A, Levinson DF, Awadalla P, Mostafavi S, Battle A, Montgomery SB

Genome research2016

DOI: 10.1101/gr.197897.115 PMID: 27197214

Gain-of-function missense variant in SLC12A2, encoding the bumetanide-sensitive NKCC1 cotransporter, identified in human schizophrenia.

Merner ND, Mercado A, Khanna AR, Hodgkinson A, Bruat V, Awadalla P, Gamba G, Rouleau GA, Kahle KT

Journal of psychiatric research2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.016 PMID: 26955005

Clinical, Genetic, and Urinary Factors Associated with Uromodulin Excretion.

Troyanov S, Delmas-Frenette C, Bollée G, Youhanna S, Bruat V, Awadalla P, Devuyst O, Madore F

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2016

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.04770415 PMID: 26683887

Replication study of MATR3 in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Leblond CS, Gan-Or Z, Spiegelman D, Laurent SB, Szuto A, Hodgkinson A, Dionne-Laporte A, Provencher P, de Carvalho M, Orrù S, Brunet D, Bouchard JP, Awadalla P, Dupré N, Dion PA, Rouleau GA

Neurobiology of aging2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.09.013 PMID: 26493020

Aortic Dilatation Associated With a De Novo Mutation in the SOX18 Gene: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Hypotrichosis-Lymphedema-Telangiectasia Syndrome.

Wünnemann F, Kokta V, Leclerc S, Thibeault M, McCuaig C, Hatami A, Stheneur C, Grenier JC, Awadalla P, Mitchell GA, Andelfinger G, Preuss C

The Canadian journal of cardiology2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.04.004 PMID: 26148450

Determining the genetic and environmental factors associated with metabolic phenotypes across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Awadalla, Philip; Spinelli, John Joseph

Keywords: Air Pollution; Built Environment; Dna Methylation; Endophenotype; Geographic Information System; Metabolic Syndrome; Micro Rna; Population-Based Study; Rna Sequencing; Urban Form

The co-regulatory dynamics of gene regulation among Plasmodium spp. and their mammalian hosts

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Awadalla, Philip

$4,172

Population Biobanks, Big Data and Next-Generation Technologies in the Era of Personalized Medicine

Nominated PICIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Awadalla, Philip

Keywords: Data Integration Challenges; Workshop Meeting

$25,000

Next generation sequencing approaches for functional characterization of undefined primary immune deficiencies

Nominated PICIHR2011Operating Grant - PA: Institute of Genetics (Bridge Funding)

Principal investigators: Awadalla, Philip; Haddad, Elie; Le Deist, Francoise L

Keywords: Exome Sequencing; Genomics; Primary Immunodeficiency; Rnaseq; Transcriptomics

$100,000

Investigation of the genomic determinants of childhood leukemia using next-generation sequencing

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Sinnett, Daniel

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biostatistics; Cancer Genomics; Childhood Leukemia; Epigenetics; Functional Analysis; Next-Generation Sequencing; Snp Arrays

$647,040

Genomic and Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

SupervisorCIHR2010Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Principal investigators: Idaghdour, Youssef

Keywords: Arterial Stifness; Cardiovascular Disease; Environment; Gene Expression; Genomics; Hypertension; Network Analysis; Next-Generation Sequencing; Statistical Genomics

$140,000

Genome-wide exon capture for targeted resequencing in patients with familial amyotropic lateral sclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Rouleau, Guy A

Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Gene Identification; Mutation Detection; Whole Exome Sequencing

$516,138

Genomic determinants of childhood leukemia

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Team Grant: Terry Fox New Frontiers Program in Cancer (LOI)

Principal investigators: Sinnett, Daniel; Avard, Denise M; Awadalla, Philip; Krajinovic, Maja; Pastinen, Tomi; Roy-Gagnon, Marie-Hélène

Keywords: Biostatistics; Childhood Leukemia; Deep Re-Sequencing; Oncogenomics; Pharmacogenomics

The global genomics of human malaria parasites: deep resequencing to identify genetic control points of transmission, drug resistance and immune evasion in Plasmodium falciparum

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Awadalla, Philip

Keywords: Drug Resistance; Genetic Recombination; Genomics; Infectious Disease; Malaria; Transcriptome

$460,550

Quebec training program in genetic epidemiology (QGEP)

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Training Grant in Genetic Epidemiology - Letter of Intent

Principal investigators: Dubé, Marie-Pierre; O'Loughlin, Jennifer L

Keywords: Genetic Epidemiology; Genomic Medicine; Graduate Diploma; Scholarship Competition; Workshop

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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Philip Awadalla

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Genetic dissection of stool frequency implicates vitamin B1 metabolism and other actionable pathways in the modulation of gut motility.

Meta-GWAS Reveals Novel Genetic Variants Associated with Urinary Excretion of Uromodulin

Effect of Cognitive Reserve on the Association of Vascular Brain Injury With Cognition

Gene-by-environment interactions in urban populations modulate risk phenotypes.

A haplotype-based normalization technique for the analysis and detection of allele specific expression.

Impact of the X Chromosome and sex on regulatory variation.

Gain-of-function missense variant in SLC12A2, encoding the bumetanide-sensitive NKCC1 cotransporter, identified in human schizophrenia.

Clinical, Genetic, and Urinary Factors Associated with Uromodulin Excretion.

Replication study of MATR3 in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Aortic Dilatation Associated With a De Novo Mutation in&#xa0;the&#xa0;SOX18 Gene: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of&#xa0;Hypotrichosis-Lymphedema-Telangiectasia Syndrome.

The co-regulatory dynamics of gene regulation among Plasmodium spp. and their mammalian hosts

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Philip Awadalla

Philip Awadalla

Julie Hussin

Gregor Andelfinger

Jacek Majewski

Sara Mostafavi

Ridha Joober

Anish Kirpalani

Audrey Smargiassi

Audrey Smargiassi

Trevor Dummer

Daniel Sinnett

Paul Poirier

Jonathon Leipsic

Koon Teo

Sonia Anand

David Conen

Michael Noseworthy

Ridha Joober

Elie Haddad

Paul Poirier

Jean-Claude Tardif

Pierre Drapeau

Jean-Claude Tardif

Bartha Knoppers

Jean-Claude Tardif

Laurent Mottron

Pavel Hamet

Grace Parraga

Salim Yusuf

Salim Yusuf

Aortic Dilatation Associated With a De Novo Mutation in the SOX18 Gene: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Hypotrichosis-Lymphedema-Telangiectasia Syndrome.