Benoit Barbeau, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

Human Endogenous Retroviruses Biomarkers Cellular Binding Envv And Envp(B)Exosomes Human Trophoblasts Immunosuppression Placenta

Latest papers

Role of biofilm during groundwater biofiltration of manganese.
Scientific reports · 2025 · senior author
HTLV-I Basic Leucine Zipper Factor (sHBZ) Actively Associates with Nucleophosmin (B23) in the Nucleolus.
Viruses · 2025 · senior author
A revised digestion method to characterize manganese content in solids.
MethodsX · 2024 · senior author

All 53 publications

Latest funding

Development of multifunctional coatings with virucidal and antibacterial activity on hard surfaces, textiles and fabrics
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$90,000
Regulation of expression and functions of endogenous retrovirus envelope proteins
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$252,000
Detection of HIV-1 ASP and characterization of its modulation of viral replication through induced autophagy
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 13 grants and awards

53 publications.

01

Role of biofilm during groundwater biofiltration of manganese.

Ducret J, Manceau A, Lacroix C, Ménard D, Dejoie C, Barbeau B

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-25228-5 PMID: 41272116

02

HTLV-I Basic Leucine Zipper Factor (sHBZ) Actively Associates with Nucleophosmin (B23) in the Nucleolus.

Moghadam N, Xiao Y, Dragon F, Barbeau B

Viruses2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/v17050727 PMID: 40431738

03

A revised digestion method to characterize manganese content in solids.

Ducret J, Barbeau B

MethodsX2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2024.102731 PMID: 38707215

04

Climate change and future water demand: Implications for chlorine and trihalomethanes management in water distribution systems.

Absalan F, Hatam F, Prévost M, Barbeau B, Bichai F

Journal of environmental management2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120470 PMID: 38422852

05

Isolation of Human Villous Cytotrophoblastic Cells from Term Placenta for Transfection.

Toudic C, Barbeau B

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3495-0_2 PMID: 38019388

06

Article Application of neural network in metal adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): a review.

Nighojkar A, Zimmermann K, Ateia M, Barbeau B, Mohseni M, Krishnamurthy S, Dixit F, Kandasubramanian B

Environmental science. Advances2023

DOI: 10.1039/d2va00200k PMID: 36992951

07

Removal of Zwitterionic PFAS by MXenes: Comparisons with Anionic, Nonionic, and PFAS-Specific Resins.

Dixit F, Munoz G, Mirzaei M, Barbeau B, Liu J, Duy SV, Sauvé S, Kandasubramanian B, Mohseni M

Environmental science & technology2022

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03780 PMID: 35533009

08

Application of MXenes for water treatment and energy-efficient desalination: A review.

Dixit F, Zimmermann K, Dutta R, Prakash NJ, Barbeau B, Mohseni M, Kandasubramanian B

Journal of hazardous materials2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127050 PMID: 34534806

09

A photo-Fenton nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced dye removal with self-cleaning properties.

Yue R, Raisi B, Rahmatinejad J, Ye Z, Barbeau B, Rahaman MS

Journal of colloid and interface science2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.157 PMID: 34273782

10

Modeling the efficiency of UV at 254 nm for disinfecting the different layers within N95 respirators.

Abdalrhman AS, Wang C, Manalac A, Weersink M, Yassine AA, Betz V, Barbeau B, Lilge L, Hofmann R

Journal of biophotonics2021

DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202100135 PMID: 34189862

Development of multifunctional coatings with virucidal and antibacterial activity on hard surfaces, textiles and fabrics

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Girard-Lauriault, Pierre-Luc PL

$90,000

Regulation of expression and functions of endogenous retrovirus envelope proteins

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

$252,000

Detection of HIV-1 ASP and characterization of its modulation of viral replication through induced autophagy

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant - PA: HIV/AIDS Bridge Funding - Biomedical/Clinical Stream

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

Keywords: Antisense Protein; Antisense Transcription; Autophagy; Electron Microscopy; Elisa Detection; Hiv-1; Leukapheresis; Magnetic Bead-Based Cell Sorting; Monocytes And Macrophages; Multimerisation

$100,000

Regulation of the expression of Human Endogenous Retrovirus envelope genes and analysis of their function

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

$180,000

Characterization and functional analyses of incorporated HERV envelope proteins in placenta-derived exosomes

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cellular Binding; Envv And Envp(B); Exosomes; Human Endogenous Retroviruses; Human Trophoblasts; Immunosuppression; Placenta; Pre-Eclampsia; Syncytin-1 And Syncytin-2; Uptake And Fusion

$450,928

Flow cytometer for cellular analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: AverillBates, Diana

$47,190

16th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses

Nominated PICIHR2012Dissemination Events

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

Keywords: Conference; Htlv-1 And Htlv-2; Htlv-3 And Htlv-4; Human Endogenous Retroviruses; Mmtv-Like Retrovirus

$25,000

Regulation of the Expression of Human Endogenous Retrovirus envelope genes in human trophoblasts and analysis of their function

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

$28,000

Manganese in drinking water affects children's IQ: knowledge transfer for primary prevention

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Mergler, Donna

Keywords: Children; Drinking Water; Intellectual Capaciy; Manganese

$37,542

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHER DU CANADA - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2009Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

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.

Frequent collaborators

Sciences biologiques
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Steve Bourgault

Sciences biologiques

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Vaughn Betz

Physics

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Lothar Lilge

Physics

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Donna Mergler

Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Caroline Gilbert

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Michèle Prévost

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Sachiko Sato

Infection and Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Role of biofilm during groundwater biofiltration of manganese.

HTLV-I Basic Leucine Zipper Factor (sHBZ) Actively Associates with Nucleophosmin (B23) in the Nucleolus.

A revised digestion method to characterize manganese content in solids.

Climate change and future water demand: Implications for chlorine and trihalomethanes management in water distribution systems.

Isolation of Human Villous Cytotrophoblastic Cells from Term Placenta for Transfection.

Article Application of neural network in metal adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): a review.

Removal of Zwitterionic PFAS by MXenes: Comparisons with Anionic, Nonionic, and PFAS-Specific Resins.

Application of MXenes for water treatment and energy-efficient desalination: A review.

A photo-Fenton nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced dye removal with self-cleaning properties.

Modeling the efficiency of UV at 254&#x2009;nm for disinfecting the different layers within N95 respirators.

Development of multifunctional coatings with virucidal and antibacterial activity on hard surfaces, textiles and fabrics

Regulation of expression and functions of endogenous retrovirus envelope proteins

Detection of HIV-1 ASP and characterization of its modulation of viral replication through induced autophagy

Regulation of the expression of Human Endogenous Retrovirus envelope genes and analysis of their function

Characterization and functional analyses of incorporated HERV envelope proteins in placenta-derived exosomes

Flow cytometer for cellular analysis

16th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses

Regulation of the Expression of Human Endogenous Retrovirus envelope genes in human trophoblasts and analysis of their function

Manganese in drinking water affects children's IQ: knowledge transfer for primary prevention

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRHOLDER - TITULAIRE DE CHAIRE DE RECHER DU CANADA - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

Steve Bourgault

Vaughn Betz

Lothar Lilge

Donna Mergler

Caroline Gilbert

Michèle Prévost

Sachiko Sato

Modeling the efficiency of UV at 254 nm for disinfecting the different layers within N95 respirators.