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Guylain Boissonneault

ResearcherBiochemistryUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Guylain Boissonneault

Researcher

Biochemistry

Health Sciences

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (7 NSERC, 5 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Dna Repair Mutation Autism Double-Strand Breaks Exonuclease Neurodevelopment Spermatids Topoisomerase

Latest papers

Induction of postmeiotic DNA double-strand breaks by the Pnu1 endonuclease in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Molecular biology of the cell · 2025 · senior author
DNA methylation dynamic in male rat germ cells during gametogenesis.
Development (Cambridge, England) · 2023
Oxidative versus reductive stress: a delicate balance for sperm integrity.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine · 2023

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Multiparametric detection and preventive approaches of cancer treatment-induced epigenetic instability in the male germline
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,009,800
Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$669,376
Nuclear activity of carnitine acetyltransferase
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$198,000

All 14 grants and awards

23 publications.

Induction of postmeiotic DNA double-strand breaks by the Pnu1 endonuclease in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Mourrain L, Cavé T, Boissonneault G

Molecular biology of the cell2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e25-05-0246 PMID: 40901732

DNA methylation dynamic in male rat germ cells during gametogenesis.

El Omri-Charai R, Gilbert I, Prunier J, Desmarais R, Ghinet MG, Robert C, Boissonneault G, Delbes G

Development (Cambridge, England)2023

DOI: 10.1242/dev.201606 PMID: 37283046

Oxidative versus reductive stress: a delicate balance for sperm integrity.

Sadeghi N, Boissonneault G, Tavalaee M, Nasr-Esfahani MH

Systems biology in reproductive medicine2023

DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2022.2119181 PMID: 36215401

Functional Characterization of a Phf8 Processed Pseudogene in the Mouse Genome.

St-Germain J, Khan MR, Bavykina V, Desmarais R, Scott M, Boissonneault G, Brunet MA, Laurent B

Genes2023

DOI: 10.3390/genes14010172 PMID: 36672913

DNA Repair in Haploid Context.

Mourrain L, Boissonneault G

International journal of molecular sciences2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212418 PMID: 34830299

pH-induced variations in the TK1 gene model.

Massonneau J, Lacombe-Burgoyne C, Boissonneault G

Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2019.503128 PMID: 32087849

Genetic Instability and Chromatin Remodeling in Spermatids.

Cavé T, Desmarais R, Lacombe-Burgoyne C, Boissonneault G

Genes2019Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/genes10010040 PMID: 30646585

The DNA double-strand "breakome" of mouse spermatids.

Grégoire MC, Leduc F, Morin MH, Cavé T, Arguin M, Richter M, Jacques PÉ, Boissonneault G

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2769-0 PMID: 29417179

Post-meiotic DNA double-strand breaks are conserved in fission yeast.

Cavé T, Grégoire MC, Brazeau MA, Boissonneault G

The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.02.012 PMID: 29474927

Suboptimal extracellular pH values alter DNA damage response to induced double-strand breaks.

Massonneau J, Ouellet C, Lucien F, Dubois CM, Tyler J, Boissonneault G

FEBS open bio2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12384 PMID: 29511618

Multiparametric detection and preventive approaches of cancer treatment-induced epigenetic instability in the male germline

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Delbes, Geraldine

Keywords: Anthracyclines; Chemotherapy; Chromatin Remodelling; Dna Double Strand Breaks; Dna Methylation; Epigenomic; Histone Retention; Male Mediated Developmental Toxicicty; Prevention; Spermatogenesis

$1,009,800

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

Keywords: Autism; Chromatin Remodeling; Dna Repair; Double-Strand Breaks; Exonuclease; Mutation; Neurodevelopment; Spermatids; Topoisomerase

$669,376

Nuclear activity of carnitine acetyltransferase

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

$198,000

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

Keywords: Aging; Autism; Chromatin Remodelling; Dna Repair; Double-Strand Breaks; Exonuclease; Mutation; Neurodevelopment; Spermatids; Topoisomerase

$100,000

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Nominated PICIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

Keywords: Dna Breaks; Dna Repair; Evolution; Genetic Diseases; Genetic Instability; Huntington Disease; Mutation; Non-Homologous End-Joining; Polymorphism; Spermiogenesis

$342,576

Direct determination of genetic integrity in bull semen

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

$24,670

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Reproductive Biology

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Murphy, Bruce

$1,650,000

Integrated service platform for assessment of emerging environmental reprotoxins: PINE team (Plateforme INtegrative en Environnement)

Principal investigatorCIHR2008Team Grant: Environment and Reproductive Health (LOI)

Principal investigators: Takser, Larissa; Boissonneault, Guylain; Devine, Patrick; Pasquier, Jean Charles

Keywords: Developmental Models; Environmental Exposure; Integrative Approach; Low Dose Exposure; Pregnancy; Reproductive Effects

$8,439

Genetic integrity of the haploid male germ cells

Nominated PICIHR2008Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

Keywords: Chromatin Remodeling; Dna Repair; Dna Strand Breaks; Genetic Integrity; Mutation; Spermatids

$492,712

Histone acetyltransferase and genetic integrity of the male gamete

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Boissonneault, Guylain

$135,000

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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Guylain Boissonneault

Research

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Induction of postmeiotic DNA double-strand breaks by the Pnu1 endonuclease in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

DNA methylation dynamic in male rat germ cells during gametogenesis.

Oxidative versus reductive stress: a delicate balance for sperm integrity.

Functional Characterization of a Phf8 Processed Pseudogene in the Mouse Genome.

DNA Repair in Haploid Context.

pH-induced variations in the TK1 gene model.

Genetic Instability and Chromatin Remodeling in Spermatids.

The DNA double-strand "breakome" of mouse spermatids.

Post-meiotic DNA double-strand breaks are conserved in fission yeast.

Suboptimal extracellular pH values alter DNA damage response to induced double-strand breaks.

Multiparametric detection and preventive approaches of cancer treatment-induced epigenetic instability in the male germline

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Nuclear activity of carnitine acetyltransferase

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Genetic instability of the haploid male germ cells

Direct determination of genetic integrity in bull semen

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Reproductive Biology

Integrated service platform for assessment of emerging environmental reprotoxins: PINE team (Plateforme INtegrative en Environnement)

Genetic integrity of the haploid male germ cells

Histone acetyltransferase and genetic integrity of the male gamete

Frequent collaborators

Benoit Laurent

Martin Richter