Lab Information
Elena Netchiporouk (MD/MSc)
ScientistCentre for Translational Biology
Department of Medicine (McGill)
Research Profile
Keywords
Chronic spontaneous urticaria • scleroderma • morphea • systemic sclerosis • skin fibrosisResearch Interests
The incidence of autoimmune diseases affecting the skin and/or internal organs is rising steadily, but at a rate that cannot be explained by genetics alone. This argues for the importance of environmental causes in disease initiation and, possibly, progression. Pollutants and microorganisms (e.g., viruses) may directly damage our cells and elicit production of auto-antibodies by our immune system against our own cells. My research program focuses on understanding the interaction between environment and autoimmune diseases affecting the skin, specifically chronic urticaria and systemic sclerosis. While both are autoimmune in nature, they are completely different with respect to their clinical presentation and prognosis, which makes them ideal to study in parallel.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Hundal, S., Cappelli, J., Zhu, C. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). Comparative value of botulinum toxin versus traditional systemic vasodilators for digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
- Peri, K., Prosty, C., Zhang Huang, H., Silotch, C., Javed, G., Joly-Chevrier, M., Ben-Shoshan, M., Rahme, E., Litvinov, I. V., Cutumisu, M., Yu, Q. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). Seasonal Peaks and Climatic Predictors of Chronic Urticaria: A Global Google Trends Analysis. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754261442958.
- Osman, M., Aldien, A. S. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). Systemic sclerosis. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, vol. 198, p. E553.
- Kelly, A. S. V., Moustaqim-Barrette, A., Xie, C., Shah, A., Moshutz, A., Dababneh, S., Dababneh, N., Fadel, P., Hasbani, A., Pootoo, S., Ilisituk, P., Sala, M., Kitishimik, P., Weetaltuk, S., Kumarluk, A., Moorhouse, R., Inukpuk, M., Netchiporouk, E., Peláez, S., Lagacé, F. & Litvinov, I. V. (2026). Evaluating Sun Safety Practices and Skin Cancer Awareness in Nunavik Inuit Communities: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754261431835.
- Udupa, M., Foulkes, W. D., Brimo, F. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). [Not Available]. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, vol. 198, p. E470-E471.
- Bendayan, E., Farzad, A., Zhu, C. K., Ben-Shoshan, M. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). Diagnosis and Management of Comorbid Autoimmune Disorders in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Journal of inflammation research, vol. 19, p. 558731.
- Kanou, M., Netchiporouk, E. & Litvinov, I. V. (2026). Circadian Regulation Contributes to Morning Stiffness in Psoriatic and Other Inflammatory Arthritides. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754261431811.
- Bendayan, E., Ton That, A., Zhu, C. K., Netchiporouk, E. & Ben-Shoshan, M. (2026). Challenges in Differentiating Chronic Inducible Urticaria from Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Journal of inflammation research, vol. 19, p. 546302.
- Saed Aldien, A., Litvinov, I. V., Muntyanu, A. & Netchiporouk, E. (2026). Ethical and Medico-Legal Considerations of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes in Canadian Dermatology. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, p. 12034754261427451.
- Whitelaw, S., Guerra Ordaz, D. J., Moustaqim-Barrette, A., Netchiporouk, E. & Litvinov, I. V. (2026). Assessment of H-index and research impact amongst academic medical oncologists in Canada. Frontiers in research metrics and analytics, vol. 11, p. 1743565.
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