Publications


Glutamate signaling and filopodiagenesis of astrocytoma cells in brain cancers: survey and questions. 
Tabatabaee M, Menard F.  Cells  2022, 11, 2657.  [link]

Tunable methacrylated hyaluronic acid-based hybrid bioinks for stereolithography 3D bioprinting. 
Rakin RH, Kumar H, Rajeev A, Natale G, Menard F, Li ITS, Kim K.  Biofabrication. 2021 e044109.  [link]

Quantitative interpretation of cell rolling velocity distribution. 
​Yasunaga AB, Murad Y, Kapras V, Menard F, Li ITS.  Biophys. J. 2021, 2511.  [link]

​Aminooxadiazolylkainic acid reveals that kainic acid receptors contribute to astrocytoma glutamate signaling.   Tabatabaee MS, Tian Z, Gibon J, Menard F.  BioRxiv 2021 online preprint.  [link]

Design of an imaging probe to monitor real-time redistribution of L-type voltage gated calcium channels in astrocytic glutamate signalling.  Tabatabaee MS, Kerkovius JK, Menard F.  Mol. Imaging Biol. 2021, 407.  [link]

Optical control of Ca2+-mediated morphological response in glial cells with visible light using a photocaged kainoid.  
Tian Z, Tabatabaee MS, Edelmann S, Gibon J, Menard F.  ChemRxiv 2020 online preprint.  [link]

L-type voltage-gated calcium channel modulators inhibit glutamate-induced morphology in astrocytoma cells.  Tabatabaee MS, Menard F.  Cell. Mol. Neurobiology 2020, 1429.  [link]

A cycloRGDf(Me-V) analog as chemical probe to study integrins function in living cells.
Kapras V, Slattery WT, Menard F.  ChemRxiv 2020 online preprint.  [link]

Early-earth nonprotein amino acid metabolites in modern cyanobacterial microbialites.  Bishop SL, Tymm FJM, Perry K, Kerkovius JK, Menard F, Brady A, Slater G, Lim DSS, Metcalf JS, Banack SA, Cox PA, Murch SJ.  Environ. Chem. Letters 2019, 467-473.  [link]

Kainic acid-based agonists of glutamate receptors: SAR analysis and guidelines for analog design.  
Tian Z, Clark BLM, Menard F.  ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2019, 4190.  [link]

Synthesis and evaluation of novel pyrazole ethandiamide compounds as inhibitors of human THP-1 monocytic cell neurotoxicity.   McKenzie JA, Barghash RF, Alsaggaf AT, Kulkarni O, Boudreau K, Menard F, Neeland EG, Klegeris A.  Cells 2019, 8, 655.  [link]

Characterization of novel kainic acid analogs as inhibitors of select microglial functions.  Alford MA, Tian Z, Menard F, Klegeris A.  Eur. J. Pharmacol 2019, 851, 25.  [link]

Synthesis of kainoids and C4 derivatives.  Tian Z, Menard F.  J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 6162.  [link]

A novel, well-resolved direct laser bioprinting system for rapid cell encapsulation and microwell fabrication.  Wang Z, Jin X, Tian Z, Menard F, Holzman JF, Kim K.  Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2018, 7, 1701249.  [link]

N-β-Methylamino-L-alanine and its naturally occurring isomers in cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Winnipeg.  Bishop SL, Kerkovius JK, Menard F Murch SJ.  Neurotoxicity Research 2018, 133.  [link]

Comparative study of gelatine methacrylate hydrogels from different sources for bio fabrication applications.  
Wang Z, Tian Z, Menard F, Kim K.  Biofabrication 2017, 044101.  [link]

A practical synthesis of 6,8-difluoro-7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives for fluorescence applications.  
Kerkovius JK, Menard F.  Synthesis 2016, 1622.  [link]

Inhibition of sodium ion channel function with truncated forms of batrachotoxin.  
Toma T, Logan MM, Menard F, Devlin AS, Du Bois J  ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2016, 1463.  [link]

Batrachotoxin Analogues, Compositions, Uses, and Preparation Thereof.  Du Bois J, Menard F, Devlin AS, Logan MM, Toma T.  (2015) PCT US 9,090,627 B2. [link]

Aconitine Compounds, Compositions, Uses, and Preparation Thereof.  Du Bois J, Andresen BM, Menard F.  (2012) PCT US 9,085,536; US 20120238526A1; WO 2012125871A2.  [link]

Apertured impedance microchips: Surface modification and evaluation using HPLC.  Sagamura H, Menard F, Dhirani AA, Lautens M.  Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 2012, 173, 562. 

Ligand-controlled selectivity in the desymmetrization of meso cyclopenten-1,4-diols via rhodium(I)-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids.  Menard F, Perez D, Roman DS, Chapman TM, Lautens M.   J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4056.

Regioselective rhodium(I)-catalyzed hydroarylation of protected allylic amines with arylboronic acids.  Tsui GC, Menard F, Lautens M.  Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2456.

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel 4-aminomethyl-4-fluoropiperidine as a T-type Ca2+ channel antagonist.
Menard F.  Chemtracts 2009, 21, 190.

Synthesis of homoallylic alcohols via Lewis acid-assisted enantioselective desymmetrization.  Yu BM, Menard F, Isono N, Lautens M.  Synthesis 2009, 853. 

Ligand-control in enantioselective desymmetrizations of bicyclic hydrazines: Rhodium(I)-catalyzed ring-opening or hydroarylation.  Panteleev J, Menard F, Lautens M. Adv. Synth. Cat. 2008, 350, 2893.

Chemodivergence in enantioselective desymmetrization of diazabicycles: Ring-opening versus reductive arylation.  Menard F, Lautens M.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 46, 2085.

Rh(I)-catalyzed allylic substitution with acyl anion nucleophiles: Direct, catalytic acyl anion generation.  Menard F, Weise CF, Lautens M.  Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 5365. 

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution with boronic acid nucleophiles.  Menard F, Chapman TM, Dockendorff C, Lautens M.  Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4569.

Highly chemoselective formation of aldehydic enamines in very mild reaction conditions.  Bélanger G, Menard F, Doré M, Darsigny V.   J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7481.

Intramolecular additions of various π-nucleophiles to chemoselectively activated amides and application to the synthesis of (±)-Tashiromine.  Bélanger G, Larouche-Gauthier R, Menard F, Nantel M, Barabé F.   J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 704.

Addition of tethered nonaromatic carbon nucleophiles to chemoselectively activated amides.  Bélanger G, Larouche-Gauthier R, Menard F, Nantel M, Barabé F.  Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4431.

Phosphine-mediated [4+2] annulation of bis(enones): A Lewis base catalyzed ‘Mock Diels-Alder’ reaction.  Couturier MA, Menard F, Ragan JA, Riou M, Dauphin E, Andresen BM, Ghosh A, Dupont-Gaudet K, Girardin M.  Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1857.

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