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Masad J. Damha

Masad J. Damha

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Chemistry

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61
Citations
11108
World Ranking
9409
National Ranking
244

Biology and Biochemistry

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62
Citations
11421
World Ranking
10987
National Ranking
382

Overview

Masad J. Damha is a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their primary area of study falls under Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology. The work also extends into Materials Chemistry, Ecology, Infectious Diseases, and Organic Chemistry to a lesser extent.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Masad J. Damha has published multiple papers in prominent scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "In-cell NMR suggests that DNA i-motif levels are strongly depleted in living human cells," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications," 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Challenges and Opportunities for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics," 2021, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
  • "2'-Fluoro-arabinonucleic Acid (FANA): A Versatile Tool for Probing Biomolecular Interactions," 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "A mechanism for the extension and unfolding of parallel telomeric G-quadruplexes by human telomerase at single-molecule resolution," 2020, eLife

Frequent publication venues for Damha include:

  • RNA
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborative work is also a notable part of their career, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Roberto El-Khoury
  • Adam Katolik
  • Carlos González
  • Daniel O'Reilly
  • James D. Thorpe

Best Publications

  • Designing Chemically Modified Oligonucleotides for Targeted Gene Silencing

    Glen F. Deleavey;Masad J. Damha

  • Chemically modified siRNA: tools and applications

    Jonathan K Watts;Glen F Deleavey;Masad J Damha

  • i-Motif DNA: structural features and significance to cell biology.

    Hala Abou Assi;Miguel Garavís;Carlos González;Masad J Damha

  • Fiber-Optic DNA Sensor for Fluorometric Nucleic Acid Determination

    Paul A. E. Piunno;Ulrich J. Krull;Robert H. E. Hudson;Masad J. Damha

  • Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications.

    Luke K. McKenzie;Roberto El-Khoury;James D. Thorpe;Masad J. Damha

  • HYBRIDS OF RNA AND ARABINONUCLEIC ACIDS (ANA AND 2'F-ANA) ARE SUBSTRATES OF RIBONUCLEASE H

    M. J. Damha;C. J. Wilds;A. Noronha;I. Brukner

  • Improvements in siRNA properties mediated by 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-β- d -arabinonucleic acid (FANA)

    Thomas Dowler;Denis Bergeron;Anna-Lisa Tedeschi;Luc Paquet

  • 2′-Deoxy-2′-fluoro-β-d-arabinonucleosides and oligonucleotides (2′F-ANA): synthesis and physicochemical studies

    Christopher J. Wilds;Masad J. Damha

  • An improved procedure for derivatization of controlled-pore glass beads for solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis

    Masad J. Damha;Paul A. Giannaris;Steven V. Zabarylo

  • Fiber optic biosensor for fluorimetric detection of DNA hybridization

    Paul A.E. Piunno;Ulrich J. Krull;Robert H.E. Hudson;Masad J. Damha

  • Nucleic acid dendrimers: novel biopolymer structures

    Robert H. E. Hudson;Masad J. Damha

  • G-quadruplex induced stabilization by 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-d-arabinonucleic acids (2′F-ANA)

    Chang Geng Peng;Masad J. Damha

  • Allele-selective inhibition of mutant huntingtin expression with antisense oligonucleotides targeting the expanded CAG repeat.

    Keith T. Gagnon;Hannah M. Pendergraff;Glen F. Deleavey;Eric E. Swayze

  • 2′-Deoxy-2′-fluoro-β-d-arabinonucleic acid (2′F-ANA) modified oligonucleotides (ON) effect highly efficient, and persistent, gene silencing

    A. Kalota;L. Karabon;C. R. Swider;E. Viazovkina

  • Synthesis and biophysical properties of arabinonucleic acids (ANA): circular dichroic spectra, melting temperatures, and ribonuclease H susceptibility of ANA.RNA hybrid duplexes.

    Anne M. Noronha;Christopher J. Wilds;Chun-Nam Lok;Katya Viazovkina

  • Structure of human IFIT1 with capped RNA reveals adaptable mRNA binding and mechanisms for sensing N1 and N2 ribose 2′-O methylations

    Yazan M. Abbas;Beatrice Theres Laudenbach;Saúl Martínez-Montero;Regina Cencic

  • Oligoribonucleotides containing 2′,5′-phosphodiester linkages exhibit binding selectivity for 3′,5′-RNA over 3′,5′-ssDNA

    Paul A. Giannaris;Masad J. Damha

  • Inborn Errors of RNA Lariat Metabolism in Humans with Brainstem Viral Infection

    Shen Ying Zhang;Shen Ying Zhang;Shen Ying Zhang;Nathaniel E. Clark;Catherine A. Freije;Elodie Pauwels

  • Synergistic effects between analogs of DNA and RNA improve the potency of siRNA-mediated gene silencing

    Glen F. Deleavey;Jonathan K. Watts;Tommy Alain;Francis Robert

  • Oligoribonucleotide synthesis. The silyl-phosphoramidite method.

    M J Damha;K K Ogilvie

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos González
Carlos González Spanish National Research Council
P. John Hart
P. John Hart The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Tak Hang Chan
Tak Hang Chan McGill University
Kelvin K. Ogilvie
Kelvin K. Ogilvie McGill University
Kalle Gehring
Kalle Gehring McGill University
Jerry Pelletier
Jerry Pelletier McGill University
Stewart Shuman
Stewart Shuman Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alan M. Gewirtz
Alan M. Gewirtz University of Pennsylvania
Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou
Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou University of Paris-Saclay

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