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Nicolas Pilon
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Research
Latest papers
Dietary modulation of intestinal microbes prolongs survival in a Hirschsprung disease mouse model.
Gastroenterology · 2026
Compromised striatal structure and function in mouse models of RARB-related disorder.
Brain : a journal of neurology · 2026
Untargeted microLC-HRMS/MS for Measuring Endogenous Steroids in Mouse Plasma and Human Serum Samples Applied to Studying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2026
Latest funding
- $1,101,600
Preclinical development and safety evaluation of NEU-001: a potential one-fits-all drug for multiple gastrointestinal conditions
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $975,375
Elucidating the multiple nuclear roles of the CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
- $100,000
Elucidating the multiple nuclear roles of the CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
27 publications.
Dietary modulation of intestinal microbes prolongs survival in a Hirschsprung disease mouse model.
Butler Tjaden NE, Liou MJ, Sax SE, Lassoued N, Lou M, Schneider S, Beigel K, Eisenberg JD, Loeffler E, Anderson SE, Yan G, Litichevskiy L, Dohnalová L, Dai D, Jing Che Jin DM, Raab J, Zhu Y, Furth EE, Rubenstein RC, Pilon N, Thaiss CA, Heuckeroth RO
Compromised striatal structure and function in mouse models of RARB-related disorder.
Zinter N, Shah D, Artot V, Lemmetti N, Semaan H, Soret R, Pilon N, Nassif C, Birling MC, Raja-Ravi-Shankar A, Fraulob V, Caron V, Tremblay A, Zapata G, Danik M, Michaud JL, Krezel W
Untargeted microLC-HRMS/MS for Measuring Endogenous Steroids in Mouse Plasma and Human Serum Samples Applied to Studying Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Ghafari N, Brukner D, Nawaito SA, Berbrier DE, Usselman CW, Pilon N, Sleno L
RFC1 regulates the expansion of neural progenitors in the developing zebrafish cerebellum.
Nobilleau F, Audet S, da Silva Babinet A, Tork S, Zaouter C, Liao M, Pilon N, Tétreault M, Patten SA, Samarut É
Brain-Specific Gata4 Downregulation in Greywick Female Mice Models the Metabolic Subtype of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Nawaito SA, Esmael M, Souchkova O, Cardinal T, Bernas G, Bergeron KF, Gayda F, Bergeron F, Bouchard MF, Zhou X, Ongaro L, Bernard DJ, Short J, Wray S, Viger RS, Mounier C, Pilon N
Efficient enzyme-free method to assess the development and maturation of the innate and adaptive immune systems in the mouse colon.
Lassoued N, Yero A, Jenabian MA, Soret R, Pilon N
Harnessing the Power of Enteric Glial Cells' Plasticity and Multipotency for Advancing Regenerative Medicine.
Lefèvre MA, Soret R, Pilon N
The CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A controls AGO2 nuclear import.
Sallis S, Bérubé-Simard FA, Grondin B, Leduc E, Azouz F, Bélanger C, Pilon N
Neural Crest Development in Health and Disease.
Pilon N
Vegetal diamine oxidase alleviates histamine-induced contraction of colonic muscles.
Neree AT, Soret R, Marcocci L, Pietrangeli P, Pilon N, Mateescu MA
Preclinical development and safety evaluation of NEU-001: a potential one-fits-all drug for multiple gastrointestinal conditions
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Butyrate; Gdnf; Gut Motility; Gut-First Parkinson Disease; Hirschsprung Disease; Immune Activation; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Intestinal Permeability; Neurodegeneration; Ulcerative Colitis
Elucidating the multiple nuclear roles of the CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Alternative Splicing; Charge Syndrome; Chromatin; Developmental Genetics; Epigenetics; Gene Expression; Mouse Models; R-Loops; Rna Pol.Ii Pausing; Transcription
Elucidating the multiple nuclear roles of the CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Alternative Splicing; Charge Syndrome; Developmental Genetics; Dna Damage; Gene Expression; Mouse Models; Neural Crest Cells; R-Loops
Elucidating the multiple nuclear roles of the CHARGE syndrome-associated protein FAM172A
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Alternative Splicing; Charge Syndrome; Developmental Genetics; Dna Damage; Gene Expression; Mouse Models; R-Loops
Mechanism of GDNF-based treatment of Hirschsprung disease
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Enteric Nervous System; Hirschsprung Disease; Mouse Models; Neural Crest Cells; Regenerative Therapy
Development of the enteric nervous system
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
A new Argonaute-2 binding protein with key roles in neural crest cells
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Charge Syndrome; Developmental Genetics; Male-To-Female Sex Reversal; Mouse Models; Neural Crest Cells; Rare Genetic Disease; Regulation Of Gene Expression
Curing Hirschsprung disease with neurotrophic factors
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Keywords: Enteric Nervous System; Hirschsprung Disease; Mouse Models; Neural Crest Cells; Regenerative Therapy
Development of the enteric nervous system
Principal investigators: Pilon, Nicolas
Flow cytometer for cellular analysis
Principal investigators: AverillBates, Diana
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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