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Alfredo Menendez

ResearcherMicrobiologie et d'infectiologieUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Alfredo Menendez

Researcher

Microbiologie et d'infectiologie

Health Sciences

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (7 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Cancer Cytokines Obesity Epithelial Cells Interleukin-15 (Il-15)Intestinal Inflammation Intestinal Organoids Myeloid Cells

Latest papers

HNF4A intestinal ablation positively influences the fate of ileal goblet cells during Salmonella typhimurium infection.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026
Quantifying the intra- and inter-species community interactions in microbiomes by dynamic covariance mapping.
Nature communications · 2025
Impact of a tailored exercise regimen on physical capacity and plasma proteome profile in post-COVID-19 condition.
Frontiers in physiology · 2024

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Mechanisms of SOCS1-dependent tissue homeostasis and tumor suppression in the prostate gland
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$975,376
Immunopathogenic mechanisms of IL-15 in intestinal inflammation
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,055,700
CIACCO- a multidisciplinary symposium on Cytokines, Immunity, Ageing, CanCer and Obesity
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$12,000

All 21 grants and awards

28 publications.

HNF4A intestinal ablation positively influences the fate of ileal goblet cells during Salmonella typhimurium infection.

Gómez DP, Nicolás VR, Marrero GC, De Castro AC, Jones C, Leon Chirino LM, Perreault N, Menendez A, Boudreau F

American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2026

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00224.2025 PMID: 41452599

Quantifying the intra- and inter-species community interactions in microbiomes by dynamic covariance mapping.

Gencel M, Cofino GM, Hui C, Sahaf Z, Gauthier L, Matta C, Gagné-Leroux D, Tsang DKL, Philpott DP, Ramathan S, Menendez A, Bershtein S, Serohijos AWR

Nature communications2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61368-y PMID: 40628719

Impact of a tailored exercise regimen on physical capacity and plasma proteome profile in post-COVID-19 condition.

Chowdhury MMH, Fontaine MN, Lord SE, Quenum AJI, Limoges MA, Rioux-Perreault C, Lucier JF, Cliche DO, Levesque D, Boisvert FM, Cantin AM, Allard-Chamard H, Menendez A, Ilangumaran S, Piché A, Dionne IJ, Ramanathan S

Frontiers in physiology2024

DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1416639 PMID: 39234310

Regulation of High-fat Diet-induced Liver Fibrosis by SOCS1 Expression in Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Kandhi R, Menendez A, Ramanathan S, Ilangumaran S

Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2023.09.001 PMID: 38076369

Hepatic stellate cell-intrinsic role of SOCS1 in controlling hepatic fibrogenic response and the pro-inflammatory macrophage compartment during liver fibrosis.

Kandhi R, Yeganeh M, Yoshimura A, Menendez A, Ramanathan S, Ilangumaran S

Frontiers in immunology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1259246 PMID: 37860002

SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen-specific B cell and antibody responses in pre-vaccination period COVID-19 convalescent males and females with or without post-covid condition.

Limoges MA, Quenum AJI, Chowdhury MMH, Rexhepi F, Namvarpour M, Akbari SA, Rioux-Perreault C, Nandi M, Lucier JF, Lemaire-Paquette S, Premkumar L, Durocher Y, Cantin A, Lévesque S, Dionne IJ, Menendez A, Ilangumaran S, Allard-Chamard H, Piché A, Ramanathan S

Frontiers in immunology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1223936 PMID: 37809081

From anatomy to immunity in the gastrointestinal system.

Menendez A, Guttman JA

Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)2023First author

DOI: 10.1002/ar.25188 PMID: 36866415

Defects in the expression of colonic host defense factors associate with barrier dysfunction induced by a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet.

Valdes J, Gagné-Sansfaçon J, Reyes V, Armas A, Marrero G, Moyo-Muamba M, Ramanathan S, Perreault N, Ilangumaran S, Rivard N, Fortier LC, Menendez A

Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ar.25083 PMID: 36196983

Interleukin 15 in murine models of colitis.

Kautzman AM, Mobulakani JMF, Marrero Cofino G, Quenum AJI, Cayarga AA, Asselin C, Fortier LC, Ilangumaran S, Menendez A, Ramanathan S

Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)2023

DOI: 10.1002/ar.25044 PMID: 35899872

IL-15 Prevents the Development of T-ALL from Aberrant Thymocytes with Impaired DNA Repair Functions and Increased NOTCH1 Activation.

Nandi M, Ghosh A, Akbari SA, Bobbala D, Boucher MJ, Menendez A, Hoang T, Ilangumaran S, Ramanathan S

Cancers2023

DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030671 PMID: 36765626

Mechanisms of SOCS1-dependent tissue homeostasis and tumor suppression in the prostate gland

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ilangumaran, Subburaj

Keywords: Cytokines; Growth Factors; Prostate Cancer; Prostate Epithelium; Prostate Gland; Prostate Homeostasis; Prostate Hyperplasia; Socs1; Urogenital Infection; Uropathogenic E.Coli

$975,376

Immunopathogenic mechanisms of IL-15 in intestinal inflammation

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Menendez, Alfredo; Ramanathan, Sheela

Keywords: Epithelial Cells; Interleukin-15 (Il-15); Intestinal Inflammation; Intestinal Organoids; Myeloid Cells

$1,055,700

CIACCO- a multidisciplinary symposium on Cytokines, Immunity, Ageing, CanCer and Obesity

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Menendez, Alfredo; Ferbeyre, Gerardo

Keywords: Ageing; Cancer; Cytokines; Immunity; Infection; Infllammation; Obesity; Senescence

$12,000

CIACCO-2024 (11th Annual symposium on Cytokines in Inflammation, Ageing, CanCer and Obesity)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rafei, Moutih; Del Rincon, Sonia V; Ferbeyre, Gerardo; Fritz, Jorg H; Ilangumaran, Subburaj; Lee, Seung-Hwan; Menendez, Alfredo; Rangachari, Manu; Saucier, Caroline

Keywords: Ageing; Basic Research; Cancer; Cytokines; Immune Response; Infectious Diseases; Inflammation; Novel Therapies; Obesity; Translational Medicine

$10,000

Replacement for Anaerobic Workstations

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Fortier, Louis-Charles

$145,503

Tailored exercise interventions to improve the quality of life in individuals with post-COVID-19 condition: The impact on patient's functionality and their immune and plasma proteome parameters

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Ramanathan, Sheela; Dionne, Isabelle; Piche, Alain

Keywords: Exercise; Immune Responses; Inflammatory Parameters; Long Covid; Oxidative Stress Parameters; Post-Covid Condition

$100,000

CIACCO-2023 (10th Annual symposium on Cytokines in Inflammation, Ageing, CanCer and Obesity)

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Fritz, Jorg H; Del Rincon, Sonia V; Ferbeyre, Gerardo; Ilangumaran, Subburaj; Lee, Seung-Hwan; Menendez, Alfredo; Rafei, Moutih; Ramanathan, Sheela; Rodrigue-Gervais, Ian Gaël; Saucier, Caroline

Keywords: Ageing; Basic Research; Cancer; Cytokines; Immune Response; Infectious Diseases; Inflammation; Novel Therapies; Obesity; Translational Medicine

$10,000

Clinicopatholgical correlates of long COVID and potential interventions for improving the quality of life

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Post COVID-19 condition

Principal investigators: Ramanathan, Sheela; Piche, Alain

Keywords: Fatigue; Immune Responses; Inflammation; Long Covid; Physical Exercise

$490,000

Role of SOCS1 in maintaining prostate homeostasis and in suppressing malignant growth

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project - PA: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection of Hard to Treat Cancers

Principal investigators: Ilangumaran, Subburaj

Keywords: Environmental Risk Factors; High Fat Diet; Homeostasis; Inflammation; Prostate Cancer; Prostate Gland; Socs1; Tissue Repair & Regeneration; Tumor Suppression; Urogenital Infections

$100,000

Replacement for Microbial Growth Assay Cluster

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: AbouElela, Sherif

$143,350

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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Alfredo Menendez

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

HNF4A intestinal ablation positively influences the fate of ileal goblet cells during Salmonella typhimurium infection.

Quantifying the intra- and inter-species community interactions in microbiomes by dynamic covariance mapping.

Impact of a tailored exercise regimen on physical capacity and plasma proteome profile in post-COVID-19 condition.

Regulation of High-fat Diet-induced Liver Fibrosis by SOCS1 Expression in Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Hepatic stellate cell-intrinsic role of SOCS1 in controlling hepatic fibrogenic response and the pro-inflammatory macrophage compartment during liver fibrosis.

SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen-specific B cell and antibody responses in pre-vaccination period COVID-19 convalescent males and females with or without post-covid condition.

From anatomy to immunity in the gastrointestinal system.

Defects in the expression of colonic host defense factors associate with barrier dysfunction induced by a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet.

Interleukin 15 in murine models of colitis.

IL-15 Prevents the Development of T-ALL from Aberrant Thymocytes with Impaired DNA Repair Functions and Increased NOTCH1 Activation.

Replacement for Anaerobic Workstations

Replacement for Microbial Growth Assay Cluster

Frequent collaborators

Subburaj Ilangumaran

Sheela Ramanathan

Louis-Charles Fortier

Julie Fradette

Nathalie Perreault

Marie-France Langlois

Caroline Saucier

Hugues Allard-Chamard

François Boudreau

Marek Rola-Pleszczynski

Nathalie Rivard

Adel Schwertani

Trang Hoang

Vincent Burrus

Fernand-Pierre Gendron

Jana Stankova

Gerardo Ferbeyre