Igor Stagljar
Igor Stagljar is a Croatian-born Canadian molecular biologist and an expert in the field of proteomics, cancer cell signalling and COVID-19 serological testing. He is a professor of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at Donnelly Centre at the Medical School of the University of Toronto, and is also a Co-Director and Laboratory Head at the Mediterranean Institute of Life Sciences in Split (Croatia). He received a BSc. (1990) from the University of Zagreb (Croatia), and a Ph.D. (1995) in molecular biology from ETH Zurich (Switzerland).In 2018, Stagljar announced that his lab had discovered a potential treatment for a subform of non-small cell lung cancer called lung adenocarcinoma, which is caused by a triple mutation in the EGFR gene. They found that two previously described kinase inhibitors, midostaurin and gilteritinib, inhibit the EGFR triple mutant, which was resistant to all known tyrosine kinase inhibitors, including osimertinib, the latest generation of TKIs, at that time. This discovery was published two years later in Nature Chemical Biology and elicited a lot of interest in the field of molecular oncology since it was the first time that scientists found that two FDA-approved drugs, midostaurin and gilteritinib, could be used to treat lung adenocarcinoma caused by the EGFR triple mutant. These two small molecule inhibitors are currently being tested in clinical settings to evaluate their efficacy and safety in treating patients with this resistant form of lung cancer.
Stagljar is known for the development and application of numerous techniques in the field of biomedical research, in order to understand how proteins interact with each other to produce either healthy or diseased cell states. Over the years, his lab has made significant contributions in the development and application of interaction proteomics methods such as the split-ubiquitin Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid (MYTH) Mammalian Membrane Two-Hybrid (MaMTH), Mammalian Membrane Two-Hybrid Drug Screening (MaMTH-DS), and Split Intein Mediated Protein Ligation (SIMPL) technologies. This has led to many ground breaking discoveries and the elucidation of functions of various proteins involved in human health and disease. In addition, his lab is developing a novel and proprietary serological test which will help detect, manage and reduce transmission of COVID-19. During COVID-19 pandemic Stagljar and colleagues recently developed a sensitive and innovative pinprick COVID-19 serological test named SATiN (for (Serological Assay based on split TrIpart Nanoluciferase) that accurately measures in under one hour concentration of coronavirus antibodies in blood of people either infected with SARS-CoV-2 or synthesized in their bodies post vaccination. SATiN is the first COVID-19 serology test that uses highly sensitive protein complementation chemistry which takes advantage of a modified form of luciferase – an enzyme that gives fireflies their light-emitting power through a biochemical reaction. Furthermore, in collaboration with Shawn Owen’s lab at the University of Utah, Stagljar and colleagues further modified SATiN and developed Neu-SATiN method that can be used to detect the presence and potency of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, including the wild-type and all major variants of concern Stagljar is a recipient of several prestigious national and international distinctions for his outstanding contributions to biomedicine including the Croatian Biological Society Plaque “Zdravko Lorkovic”, the highest accolade given by the Croatian Biological Society. In 2015, the University of Toronto honoured Igor Stagljar with "Inventor of the Year” award for his contribution to Canada's innovation agenda and the advancement of knowledge.
In 2022, Stagljar has been elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) as well as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honor that Canadian individuals can achieve in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Biomedicine
Stagljar is a co-founder of Dualsystems Biotech Inc (Schlieren, Switzerland;) and Perturba Therapeutics (Toronto, Canada).) Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Jessica Petko, Stephanie Justice-Bitner, Jay Jin, Victoria Wong, Saranya Kittanakom, Thomas N Ferraro, Igor Stagljar, Robert LevensonGet full text
Published 2013-01-01
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5by Zhong Yao, Farzaneh Aboualizadeh, Jason Kroll, Indira Akula, Jamie Snider, Anna Lyakisheva, Priscilla Tang, Max Kotlyar, Igor Jurisica, Mike Boxem, Igor StagljarGet full text
Published 2020-05-01
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6by Anthony B. Mak, Allison M.L. Nixon, Saranya Kittanakom, Jocelyn M. Stewart, Ginny I. Chen, Jasna Curak, Anne-Claude Gingras, Ralph Mazitschek, Benjamin G. Neel, Igor Stagljar, Jason MoffatGet full text
Published 2012-10-01
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7by Christiane Trimpert, Daniel Wesche, Theun de Groot, Martha M Pimentel Rodriguez, Victoria Wong, Dennis T M van den Berg, Lydie Cheval, Carolina A Ariza, Alain Doucet, Igor Stagljar, Peter M T DeenGet full text
Published 2017-01-01
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8by Anthony Arnoldo, Jasna Curak, Saranya Kittanakom, Igor Chevelev, Vincent T. Lee, Mehdi Sahebol-Amri, Becky Koscik, Lana Ljuma, Peter J. Roy, Antonio Bedalov, Guri Giaever, Corey Nislow, A. Rod Merrill, Stephen Lory, Igor StagljarGet full text
Published 2008-04-01
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9by Anthony Arnoldo, Jasna Curak, Saranya Kittanakom, Igor Chevelev, Vincent T. Lee, Mehdi Sahebol-Amri, Becky Koscik, Lana Ljuma, Peter J. Roy, Antonio Bedalov, Guri Giaever, Corey Nislow, A. Rod Merrill, Stephen Lory, Igor StagljarGet full text
Published 2008-04-01
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10by Anthony Arnoldo, Jasna Curak, Saranya Kittanakom, Igor Chevelev, Vincent T Lee, Mehdi Sahebol-Amri, Becky Koscik, Lana Ljuma, Peter J Roy, Antonio Bedalov, Guri Giaever, Corey Nislow, A Rod Merrill, Stephen Lory, Igor StagljarGet full text
Published 2008-02-01
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11by Ednalise Santiago-Cartagena, Sahily González-Crespo, Vladimir Vélez, Nelson Martínez, Jamie Snider, Matthew Jessulat, Hiroyuki Aoki, Zoran Minic, Pearl Akamine, Inoushka Mejías, Luis M. Pérez, Brian C. Rymond, Mohan Babu, Igor Stagljar, José R. Rodríguez-MedinaGet full text
Published 2019-04-01
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12by Dorota Kmiec, Bengisu Akbil, Swetha Ananth, Dominik Hotter, Konstantin M J Sparrer, Christina M Stürzel, Birthe Trautz, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Zhong Yao, Igor Stagljar, Vânia Passos, Thomas Zillinger, Christine Goffinet, Daniel Sauter, Oliver T Fackler, Frank KirchhoffGet full text
Published 2018-08-01
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13by Nelson Martínez-Matías, Nataliya Chorna, Sahily González-Crespo, Lilliam Villanueva, Ingrid Montes-Rodríguez, Loyda M. Melendez-Aponte, Abiel Roche-Lima, Kelvin Carrasquillo-Carrión, Ednalise Santiago-Cartagena, Brian C. Rymond, Mohan Babu, Igor Stagljar, José R. Rodríguez-MedinaGet full text
Published 2021-04-01
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14by Ednalise Santiago, Pearl Akamine, Jamie Snider, Victoria Wong, Matthew Jessulat, Viktor Deineko, Alla Gagarinova, Hiroyuki Aoki, Zoran Minic, Sadhna Phanse, Andrea San Antonio, Luis A. Cubano, Brian C. Rymond, Mohan Babu, Igor Stagljar, Jose R. Rodriguez-MedinaGet full text
Published 2016-05-01
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15by Kamran Rizzolo, Jennifer Huen, Ashwani Kumar, Sadhna Phanse, James Vlasblom, Yoshito Kakihara, Hussein A. Zeineddine, Zoran Minic, Jamie Snider, Wen Wang, Carles Pons, Thiago V. Seraphim, Edgar Erik Boczek, Simon Alberti, Michael Costanzo, Chad L. Myers, Igor Stagljar, Charles Boone, Mohan Babu, Walid A. HouryGet full text
Published 2017-09-01
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16by Shin-Haw Lee, Sina Hadipour-Lakmehsari, Harsha R. Murthy, Natalie Gibb, Tetsuaki Miyake, Allen C. T. Teng, Jake Cosme, Jessica C. Yu, Mark Moon, SangHyun Lim, Victoria Wong, Peter Liu, Filio Billia, Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Igor Stagljar, Parveen Sharma, Thomas Kislinger, Ian C. Scott, Anthony O. GramoliniGet full text
Published 2020-02-01
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17by Min Jeong Kim, Daniella Febbraro, Sofia Farkona, Taylor Gillmore, Joe Eun Son, Romario Regeenes, Huntley H. Chang, Evan Pollock-Tahiri, Jiaqi Yang, Yoo Jin Park, Tharini Sivasubramaniyam, Soo Jung Oh, Punit Saraon, Igor Stagljar, Jonathan V. Rocheleau, Chi-Chung Hui, Isabella Caniggia, Zhenyu Hao, Tak W. Mak, Ana Konvalinka, Minna WooGet full text
Published 2021-05-01
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18by Vladimir Vélez-Segarra, Sahily González-Crespo, Ednalise Santiago-Cartagena, Luis E. Vázquez-Quiñones, Nelson Martínez-Matías, Yamirelis Otero, Julián J. Zayas, Rafael Siaca, Jeanmadi del Rosario, Inoushka Mejías, José J. Aponte, Noelani C. Collazo, Francisco J. Lasso, Jamie Snider, Matthew Jessulat, Hiroyuki Aoki, Brian C. Rymond, Mohan Babu, Igor Stagljar, José R. Rodríguez-MedinaGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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19A homogeneous split-luciferase assay for rapid and sensitive detection of anti-SARS CoV-2 antibodiesby Zhong Yao, Luka Drecun, Farzaneh Aboualizadeh, Sun Jin Kim, Zhijie Li, Heidi Wood, Emelissa J. Valcourt, Kathy Manguiat, Simon Plenderleith, Lily Yip, Xinliu Li, Zoe Zhong, Feng Yun Yue, Tatiana Closas, Jamie Snider, Jelena Tomic, Steven J. Drews, Michael A. Drebot, Allison McGeer, Mario Ostrowski, Samira Mubareka, James M. Rini, Shawn Owen, Igor StagljarGet full text
Published 2021-03-01
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20by Susan A. Kennedy, Mohamed-Ali Jarboui, Sriganesh Srihari, Cinzia Raso, Kenneth Bryan, Layal Dernayka, Theodosia Charitou, Manuel Bernal-Llinares, Carlos Herrera-Montavez, Aleksandar Krstic, David Matallanas, Max Kotlyar, Igor Jurisica, Jasna Curak, Victoria Wong, Igor Stagljar, Thierry LeBihan, Lisa Imrie, Priyanka Pillai, Miriam A. Lynn, Erik Fasterius, Cristina Al-Khalili Szigyarto, James Breen, Christina Kiel, Luis Serrano, Nora Rauch, Oleksii Rukhlenko, Boris N. Kholodenko, Luis F. Iglesias-Martinez, Colm J. Ryan, Ruth Pilkington, Patrizia Cammareri, Owen Sansom, Steven Shave, Manfred Auer, Nicola Horn, Franziska Klose, Marius Ueffing, Karsten Boldt, David J. Lynn, Walter KolchGet full text
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