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Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

ResearcherUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

Researcher

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.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (7 NSERC, 1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Affections Post-Covid Application Des Connaissances Essai Randomisé Contrôlé Microbiote Nutrition Probiotiques Sars-Cov-2 Virus

Latest papers

Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).
Gut microbes · 2026
SS-VIME: a single-source virome-microbiome extraction protocol toward comprehensive soil community analysis.
Microbiology spectrum · 2026
Impact of maternal, infant, and household factors on early-life gut microbiome development in a rural setting.
The ISME journal · 2026

All 29 publications

Latest funding

Intégration des signaux bidirectionnels des racines et des feuilles dans l'étude des interactions plante-microbes
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Outils d'aide à la décision en temps réel pour le développement responsable en matière de biodiversité
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$585,839
Applied Microbial Ecology / Écologie microbienne appliquée
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 16 grants and awards

29 publications.

Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).

Pasquier JC, Chaillet N, Plourde M, Boivin G, Hamelin MÈ, Allard-Chamard H, Piché A, Baron G, Laforest-Lapointe I, Généreux M, Mâsse B, Robitaille J, Beaulieu JF, Fülöp T, Bilodeau S, Ramanathan S

Gut microbes2026

DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2026.2699456 PMID: 42520140

SS-VIME: a single-source virome-microbiome extraction protocol toward comprehensive soil community analysis.

Poursalavati A, Laforest-Lapointe I, Fall ML

Microbiology spectrum2026

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03323-25 PMID: 41874177

Impact of maternal, infant, and household factors on early-life gut microbiome development in a rural setting.

Parizadeh M, Laforest-Lapointe I, Serrano-Vázquez A, Morán-Silva P, Rojas-Velázquez L, Torres J, Ximénez-García C, Arrieta MC

The ISME journal2026

DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag124 PMID: 42127418

A field-based study of phyllosphere mycobiomes in apple orchards under varying agricultural management strategies.

Boutin S, Rondeau-Leclaire J, Roy A, Laforest-Lapointe I

ISME communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag203 PMID: 42630587

Season and city shape urban bioaerosol composition beyond vegetation and socioeconomic gradients.

Poirier S, Rondeau-Leclaire J, Faticov M, Roy A, Lajeunesse G, Lucier JF, Tardif S, Kembel SW, Ziter C, Laprise C, Paquette A, Girard C, Laforest-Lapointe I

The Science of the total environment2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181623 PMID: 41785576

Influence of CTG repeats from the human DM1 locus on murine gut microbiota.

Mahdavi M, Kim TY, Prévost K, Balthazar P, Gagné-Ouellet V, Hus IF, Duchesne É, Harvey S, Gagnon C, Laforest-Lapointe I, Dumont NA, Massé E

Computational and structural biotechnology journal2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2025.02.016 PMID: 40092662

Co-occurrence of chloroplastic ROS production and salicylic acid induction in plant immunity.

Roussin-Léveillée C, St-Amand M, Desbiens-Fortin P, Perreault R, Pelletier A, Gauthier S, Gaudreault-Lafleur F, Laforest-Lapointe I, Moffett P

The New phytologist2025

DOI: 10.1111/nph.70569 PMID: 40948314

Reproducing plant microbiome research reveals site and time as key drivers of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial communities.

Boutin S, Laforest-Lapointe I

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-10729-0 PMID: 40664985

P robiotics i nfluencing r esponse of a ntibodies over t ime in s eniors after CO VID-19 v accine (PIRATES-COV): a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Pasquier JC, Plourde M, Ramanathan S, Chaillet N, Boivin G, Laforest-Lapointe I, Allard-Chamard H, Baron G, Beaulieu JF, Fülöp T, Généreux M, Mâsse B, Robitaille J, Valiquette L, Bilodeau S, H Buch D, Piche A

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088231 PMID: 40107677

Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards.

Boutin S, Lussier E, Laforest-Lapointe I

Canadian journal of microbiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2023-0215 PMID: 38452350

Intégration des signaux bidirectionnels des racines et des feuilles dans l'étude des interactions plante-microbes

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle ILL

Keywords: Colonization competence; Ecology models; Experimental niche evolution; Growth-to-defense trade-off; Metabolic capacity; Plant-microbe interactions; Priority effects; Rhizosphere and phyllosphere; Root-shoot bidirectional axis; Synthetic community

$90,000

Outils d'aide à la décision en temps réel pour le développement responsable en matière de biodiversité

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gravel, Dominique D

Keywords: ADN environnemental; Aires protégées; Biodiversité; Changements climatiques; Communication; Conservation; Espèces menacées; Études d'impact; Finances responsables; Informatique

$585,839

Applied Microbial Ecology / Écologie microbienne appliquée

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle

Keywords: microbiome; microbial ecology; bioinformatics; host-microbe interactions; community ecology; climate change; ecosystem functions; genomics; synthetic communities; plant biology

$25,000

Urban pollen: sampling, identification, and forecasting

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Paquette, Alain

$126,107

Évaluation de l'efficacité des probiotiques sur les affections post-COVID-19.

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

Principal investigators: Pasquier, Jean Charles; Beaulieu, Jean-François; Chaillet, Nils; Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle; Piche, Alain; Robitaille, Julie

Keywords: Affections Post-Covid; Application Des Connaissances; Essai Randomisé Contrôlé; Microbiote; Nutrition; Probiotiques; Sars-Cov-2; Virus

$997,273

There's something in the air: disentangling the role of airborne microbes and pollutants in the inflammatory response of asthma along a latitudinal gradient in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Girard, Catherine

$120,600

Acquisition of a focused-ultrasonicator system

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gévry, Nicolas

$124,105

Modulation des réponses immunitaires à la vaccination contre la COVID-19 par une intervention sur le microbiote intestinal : un essai randomisé contrôlé.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerging COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities (July 2021) - Immune Responses

Principal investigators: Pasquier, Jean Charles; Plourde, Mélanie; Ramanathan, Sheela

Keywords: Essai Randomisé Contrôlé; Microbiote; Personnes Âgées; Probiotiques; Sars-Cov-2; Vaccin; Virus

$999,810

Do urban trees affect human respiratory health and autoimmune diseases through microbiomes, air contaminants, and allergens?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle

$250,000

Metabolic and genetic elements controlling plant-microbe interactions _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Moffett, Peter

$30,000

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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Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Effect of probiotics on humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccination in older adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (PIRATES-COV study).

SS-VIME: a single-source virome-microbiome extraction protocol toward comprehensive soil community analysis.

Impact of maternal, infant, and household factors on early-life gut microbiome development in a rural setting.

A field-based study of phyllosphere mycobiomes in apple orchards under varying agricultural management strategies.

Season and city shape urban bioaerosol composition beyond vegetation and socioeconomic gradients.

Influence of CTG repeats from the human DM1 locus on murine gut microbiota.

Co-occurrence of chloroplastic ROS production and salicylic acid induction in plant immunity.

Reproducing plant microbiome research reveals site and time as key drivers of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial communities.

P robiotics i nfluencing r esponse of a ntibodies over t ime in s eniors after CO VID-19 v accine (PIRATES-COV): a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of apple tree phyllosphere bacterial and fungal communities across cultivars in orchards.

Intégration des signaux bidirectionnels des racines et des feuilles dans l'étude des interactions plante-microbes

Outils d'aide à la décision en temps réel pour le développement responsable en matière de biodiversité

Applied Microbial Ecology / Écologie microbienne appliquée

Urban pollen: sampling, identification, and forecasting

Évaluation de l'efficacité des probiotiques sur les affections post-COVID-19.

There's something in the air: disentangling the role of airborne microbes and pollutants in the inflammatory response of asthma along a latitudinal gradient in Canada

Acquisition of a focused-ultrasonicator system

Modulation des réponses immunitaires à la vaccination contre la COVID-19 par une intervention sur le microbiote intestinal : un essai randomisé contrôlé.

Do urban trees affect human respiratory health and autoimmune diseases through microbiomes, air contaminants, and allergens?

Metabolic and genetic elements controlling plant-microbe interactions _x000d_ _x000d_

Frequent collaborators

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Malcolm Sears

Padmaja Subbarao

Julie Robitaille

Sheela Ramanathan

Hugues Allard-Chamard

Guy Boivin

Cynthia Gagnon

Ranjani Somayaji

Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe

Christina Thornton

Alain Piche

Michelle Scott

Catherine Laprise

Nicolas Dumont

Michael Surette