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Pierre Drapeau

ResearcherNeurosciencesUniversité de Montréal

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Pierre Drapeau

Researcher

Neurosciences

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (4 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 6 trainee awards (6 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Zebrafish Als C9orf72 Ftld Genetics Motoneuron Proteomics Tdp-43

Latest papers

Targeting glucagon signaling in metabolic disorders, functional insights from zebrafish receptor knockouts.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
Characterization of a C9orf72 Knockout Danio rerio model for ALS and cross-species validation of potential therapeutics screened in Caenorhabditis elegans.
PloS one · 2026
Synergistic deficits in parvalbumin interneurons and dopamine signaling drive ACC dysfunction in chronic pain.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025

All 48 publications

Latest funding

Simple genetic models of neurodegeneration
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
$864,450
Development of the zebrafish lateral line sensory system
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$260,000
Chloride homeostasis in neural development and disease
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$763,056

All 14 grants and awards

48 publications.

Targeting glucagon signaling in metabolic disorders, functional insights from zebrafish receptor knockouts.

Al Madhoun A, Malik MZ, Al-Beloushi S, Abukhalaf N, Miranda L, Jacob S, Nizam R, John S, George P, Channanath A, Bahman F, Liao M, Ahmad R, Chen W, Bekri A, Drapeau P, Thanaraj TA, Al-Mulla F

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00018-026-06275-1 PMID: 42332291

Characterization of a C9orf72 Knockout Danio rerio model for ALS and cross-species validation of potential therapeutics screened in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Emond A, Laflamme C, Therrien M, Liao M, Maios C, Labarre A, Drapeau P, Parker JA

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346613 PMID: 41961863

Synergistic deficits in parvalbumin interneurons and dopamine signaling drive ACC dysfunction in chronic pain.

Lançon K, Tian J, Bach H, Drapeau P, Poulin JF, Séguéla P

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2502558122 PMID: 40569386

Planar cell polarity zebrafish models of congenital scoliosis reveal underlying defects in notochord morphogenesis.

Wang M, Zhao S, Shi C, Guyot MC, Liao M, Tauer JT, Willie BM, Cobetto N, Aubin CÉ, Küster-Schöck E, Drapeau P, Zhang J, Wu N, Kibar Z

Development (Cambridge, England)2024

DOI: 10.1242/dev.202829 PMID: 39417583

The risk of contact between visitors and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks is associated with fine-scale landscape features in a southeastern Canadian nature park.

Dumas A, Bouchard C, Drapeau P, Lindsay LR, Ogden NH, Leighton PA

BMC public health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18673-w PMID: 38671429

Transmission patterns of tick-borne pathogens among birds and rodents in a forested park in southeastern Canada.

Dumas A, Bouchard C, Dibernardo A, Drapeau P, Lindsay LR, Ogden NH, Leighton PA

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266527 PMID: 35390092

Correction to: The Novel Small Molecule TRVA242 Stabilizes Neuromuscular Junction Defects in Multiple Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Bose P, Tremblay E, Maios C, Narasimhan V, Armstrong GAB, Liao M, Parker JA, Robitaille R, Wen XY, Barden C, Drapeau P

Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13311-021-01061-2 PMID: 34100189

Interpericyte tunnelling nanotubes regulate neurovascular coupling.

Alarcon-Martinez L, Villafranca-Baughman D, Quintero H, Kacerovsky JB, Dotigny F, Murai KK, Prat A, Drapeau P, Di Polo A

Nature2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2589-x PMID: 32788726

The Novel Small Molecule TRVA242 Stabilizes Neuromuscular Junction Defects in Multiple Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Bose P, Tremblay E, Maios C, Narasimhan V, Armstrong GAB, Liao M, Parker JA, Robitaille R, Wen XY, Barden C, Drapeau P

Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13311-019-00765-w PMID: 31342410

Corrigendum: The Dietary Flavonoid, Luteolin, Negatively Affects Neuronal Differentiation.

Swaminathan A, Basu M, Bekri A, Drapeau P, Kundu TK

Frontiers in molecular neuroscience2019

DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00122 PMID: 31156386

Simple genetic models of neurodegeneration

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

Keywords: Als; C9orf72; Ftld; Genetics; Motoneuron; Proteomics; Tdp-43; Zebrafish

$864,450

Development of the zebrafish lateral line sensory system

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

$260,000

Chloride homeostasis in neural development and disease

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

Keywords: Chloride Transport; Epigenetics; Gene Expression; Interneurons; Microarray; Neural Development; Neuropathy; Notch; Stem Cell; Zebrafish Embryo

$763,056

Comparison of gene expression patterns between different genetic models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

SupervisorCIHR2013Doctoral Research Award - Priority Announcement: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Principal investigators: Lissouba Tatarinoff, Alexandra

Keywords: Als; Central Nervous System; Fus; Motor Neuron Disease; Multigenic Analysis; Neurodegenerative Disorder; Next-Generation Rna Sequencing; Tdp-43; Zebrafish

Investigating the Role of TDP-43 in Polyglutamine Toxicity

SupervisorCIHR2012CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Julien, Carl

Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Drug Screening; Exome Sequencing; Functional Studies; Gene Identification; Genetic Testing; Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia; Huntington'S Disease; Mutation Detection; Standardisation Of Diagnosis

$108,750

Synaptic targets for therapeutic protection of motor function in a genetic model of ALS

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

Keywords: Als/Ftld; Fus/Tls; Genetic Network; Molecular Mechanisms; Motor Function And Movement; Neurodegenerative Genes; Neurophysiology; Synaptic Transmission; Tardbp Tdp-43; Zebrafish

$664,370

Cellular and synaptic mechanisms of TDP-43 proteinopathy using zebrafish.

SupervisorCIHR2012CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Armstrong, Gary A

Keywords: Cell Biology; Cellular Imaging; Electrophysiology; Neuropharmacology; Patch-Clamp

$105,000

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - Tier 1 / TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHERCHE DU CANADA - Niveau 1

Nominated PICIHR2012Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Emerging Team to identify and characterize novel and existing Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) disease genes.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Emerging Team Grant: Rare Diseases - Basic/Clinical

Principal investigators: Rouleau, Guy A

Keywords: Drug Screening; Exome Sequencing; Functional Studies; Gene Identification; Genetic Testing; Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia; Mutation Detection; Standardisation Of Diagnosis

$2,498,718

Role of progranulin in the TDP-43/FUS pathway in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) pathogenesis

SupervisorCIHR2011CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Aroonassala Patten, Shunmoogum

Keywords: Amyotriophic Lateral Sclerosis (Als); Gene Interactions And Cell Signaling; Gene Knockdown Technology; Motor Neurons; Zebrafish Als Model

$90,000

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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Pierre Drapeau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Targeting glucagon signaling in metabolic disorders, functional insights from zebrafish receptor knockouts.

Characterization of a C9orf72 Knockout Danio rerio model for ALS and cross-species validation of potential therapeutics screened in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Synergistic deficits in parvalbumin interneurons and dopamine signaling drive ACC dysfunction in chronic pain.

Planar cell polarity zebrafish models of congenital scoliosis reveal underlying defects in notochord morphogenesis.

The risk of contact between visitors and Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks is associated with fine-scale landscape features in a southeastern Canadian nature park.

Transmission patterns of tick-borne pathogens among birds and rodents in a forested park in southeastern Canada.

Correction to: The Novel Small Molecule TRVA242 Stabilizes Neuromuscular Junction Defects in Multiple Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Interpericyte tunnelling nanotubes regulate neurovascular coupling.

The Novel Small Molecule TRVA242 Stabilizes Neuromuscular Junction Defects in Multiple Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Corrigendum: The Dietary Flavonoid, Luteolin, Negatively Affects Neuronal Differentiation.

Development of the zebrafish lateral line sensory system

Frequent collaborators

Laurent Mottron

Ridha Joober

Zoha Kibar

Ridha Joober

Patrick Cossette

Eric Samarut

Richard Robitaille

Richard Robitaille

Philippe Gros

Xiao-Yan Wen

Michel Boivin

Victor Rafuse

Sarah McFarlane

Sarah Childs

Philip Awadalla

Rhain Louis

Vincent Tropepe

Jean-Francois Poulin

Stephanie Fulton

Alexandre Prat

Nathalie Lepage

Ian Scott

Florina Moldovan

Stephanie Fulton

Michel Boivin

Christine Vande Velde

Joanna Wilson

Adriana Di Polo