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Pierre Drapeau

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Professeur associéDépartement des sciences biologiquesUniversité du Québec à Montréal

Pierre Drapeau

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Département des sciences biologiques

Université du Québec à Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 19 research grants (15 NSERC, 4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervisor on 6 trainee awards (6 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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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

Leveraging existing data to establish indigenous protected areas
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$59,953
Mapping habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services in old-growth boreal forests with Airborne Laser Scanning
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$298,190
Can we bring back biodiversity through restoration of a forested ecosystem resilient to global changes
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$221,960

All 42 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

Leveraging existing data to establish indigenous protected areas

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fenton, Nicole NJ

Keywords: boreal forest; carbon; conservation; meta analysis; peatlands; woodland caribou

$59,953

Mapping habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services in old-growth boreal forests with Airborne Laser Scanning

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Martin, Maxence M

Keywords: airborne laser scanning; boreal forest; boreal woodpeckers; deadwood; forest biodiversity; forest carbon; forest disturbances; old-growth forest; remote sensing; tree-related microhabitats

$298,190

Can we bring back biodiversity through restoration of a forested ecosystem resilient to global changes

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kneeshaw, Daniel D

Keywords: carbon; climate change; resilience to global change drivers; restoration ecology; road noise; stucturally diverse tree plantations; wildlife indicators

$221,960

Sustainable silvicultural systems and management strategies for boreal old-growth forests and their key attributes

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Martin, Maxence M

Keywords: biodiversity; boreal forest; deadwood; ecosystem-based management; forest disturbances; forest dynamics; old-growth forest; tree cavity; tree-related microhabitats; uneven-aged silvicultural systems

$23,153

Analyse, Modélisation et Gestion du risque des dommages causés par les pics sur les lignes de distribution d'électricité

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre P

Keywords: cavités d'alimentation; cavités de reproduction; diagnostic des cavités avec chambre; domaine vital; gestion de risque; Grand Pic; modélisation de qualité de l'habitat; Pic flamboyant; poteaux-distribution d'électricité; résistance mécanique des poteaux

$882,000

Risks of introduction and damage from forest insect pests in the boreal forest

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Work, Timothy T

Keywords: Boreal forests; Defoliating insects; Forest management; Forest Pests; Invasion pathways; Invasive species; Plantations; Woodboring insects

$322,125

Scaling habitat loss and fragmentation of old forests on bird communities in boreal landscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

Keywords: bird communities; biodiversity indicators; woodpeckers; open cup nesters; cavity nesters; old forests; habitat loss; habitat degradation; habitat connectivity; forest management

$240,000

Analyse de la végétalisation des chemins forestiers et de leur utilisation par les prédateurs et compétiteurs du caribou des bois dans le nord du Québec

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

$111,000

Productivité, biodiversité et résistance aux insectes et maladies en plantations intensives monospécifiques et mixtes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

$25,000

Étude de la sélection d'habitat du pékan en forêt feuillue

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Imbeau, Louis L

$100,800

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.

Leveraging existing data to establish indigenous protected areas

Mapping habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services in old-growth boreal forests with Airborne Laser Scanning

Can we bring back biodiversity through restoration of a forested ecosystem resilient to global changes

Sustainable silvicultural systems and management strategies for boreal old-growth forests and their key attributes

Analyse, Modélisation et Gestion du risque des dommages causés par les pics sur les lignes de distribution d'électricité

Risks of introduction and damage from forest insect pests in the boreal forest

Scaling habitat loss and fragmentation of old forests on bird communities in boreal landscapes

Analyse de la végétalisation des chemins forestiers et de leur utilisation par les prédateurs et compétiteurs du caribou des bois dans le nord du Québec

Productivité, biodiversité et résistance aux insectes et maladies en plantations intensives monospécifiques et mixtes

Étude de la sélection d'habitat du pékan en forêt feuillue

Frequent collaborators

Laurent Mottron

Zoha Kibar

Ridha Joober

Eric Samarut

Richard Robitaille

Patrick Cossette

Philippe Gros

Mathieu Lapointe

Xiao-Yan Wen

Jean-Pierre Julien

Peng Huang

Joanna Wilson

Lawrence Korngut

Brian Ciruna

Victor Rafuse

Sarah McFarlane

Sarah Childs

Rhain Louis

Vincent Tropepe

Jean-Francois Poulin