Claude Bhérer
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics
Email: claude.bherer@mcgill.ca
Phone: (514) 398-8364
740 Dr Penfield Ave, Room 7101
Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3A 0G4
Claude Bhérer is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Genetics at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University. She leads a population genomics research group within a mission-oriented multidisciplinary Canada Excellence Research Chair program, the McGill CERC in Genomic Medicine, covering all facets of genomic medicine. She was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher within the McGill CERC in genomic medicine advised by Dr Vincent Mooser. Before that, she was a FRQS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in New York. She worked at the New York Genome Center with Joseph K. Pickrell (now at Gencove) and Tuuli Lappalainen, and also with Adam Auton (now at 23andMe) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Université de Montréal, M.Sc. in Experimental Medicine (option Population Genetics) from Université Laval, and B.Sc. in Anthropology from Université de Montréal. Her research in the field of human population genetics addresses questions of broad interest in evolutionary biology, genomic medicine and biomedical sciences. Her expertise spans population scale computational analysis, data collection to methods development.
Research Interests
Claude Bhérer studies human evolution using statistical and computational tools applied to large-scale genomic data paired with other information, notably genealogical and phenotypic data. She is interested in understanding the genetic and evolutionary processes shaping genetic differences among us, and how these contribute to adaptation and disease. Her overreaching aim is to transform massive genomic data into improved knowledge of human biology and health.
Recent Publications
- Mignot, C, Weise, S, Podlesek, D, Leonhardt, G, Bensafi, M, Hummel, T et al.. What do brain oscillations tell about the human sense of smell?. J Neurosci Res. 2024;102 (4):e25335. doi: 10.1002/jnr.25335. PubMed PMID:38634155 .
- Raviol, J, Plet, G, Langlois, JB, Si-Mohamed, S, Magoariec, H, Pailler-Mattei, C et al.. In vivo mechanical characterization of arterial wall using an inverse analysis procedure: application on an animal model of intracranial aneurysm. R Soc Open Sci. 2024;11 (4):231936. doi: 10.1098/rsos.231936. PubMed PMID:38633347 PubMed Central PMC11022001.
- Bauermeister, JA, Horvath, KJ, Lin, WY, Golinkoff, JM, Claude, KF, Dowshen, N et al.. Enhancing routine HIV and STI testing among young men who have sex with men: primary outcomes of the get connected clinical randomized trial (ATN 139). BMC Public Health. 2024;24 (1):1072. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18522-w. PubMed PMID:38632603 .
- Holton, E, Grohn, J, Ward, H, Manohar, SG, O'Reilly, JX, Kolling, N et al.. Goal commitment is supported by vmPFC through selective attention. Nat Hum Behav. 2024; :. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01844-5. PubMed PMID:38632389 .
- Papeo, L. What is abstract about seeing social interactions?. Trends Cogn Sci. 2024; :. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.02.004. PubMed PMID:38632008 .
- Sonneville, R, Couffignal, C, Sigaud, F, Godard, V, Audibert, J, Contou, D et al.. Restrictive use of Restraints and Delirium Duration in the Intensive Care Unit (R2D2-ICU): protocol for a French multicentre parallel-group open-label randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (4):e083414. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083414. PubMed PMID:38631841 .
- Nolan, H, Perrine, D, Audrey, L, Irene, L, Pascal, P, Cloé, C et al.. Clinical spectrum and outcome of Takayasu's arteritis in children. Joint Bone Spine. 2024; :105735. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2024.105735. PubMed PMID:38631524 .
- Bachelard, A, Le Hingrat, Q, Ferré, VM, Lê, M, Peytavin, G, Damond, F et al.. Salvage Therapy Including Foscarnet and Ibalizumab for Multidrug-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2024;78 (4):1005-1010. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad695. PubMed PMID:38630945 .
- Nandi, S, Stenquist, A, Papoulia, A, Olofsson, E, Badano, L, Bertolino, M et al.. Generation of entanglement using a short-wavelength seeded free-electron laser. Sci Adv. 2024;10 (16):eado0668. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ado0668. PubMed PMID:38630815 .
- Bacchetta, J, Boyer, O, Hogan, J, Nobili, F, Faudeux, C, Lapeyraque, AL et al.. French pediatric nephrologists are in crisis: the consequences of paradoxical injunctions and a plea for action. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s00467-024-06337-1. PubMed PMID:38630295 .