PUBLICATIONS

Publications

* denotes lab members

• 34. Millet-Boureima C.*, Selber-Hnatiw S.*, and Gamberi C. “Drugging flies for drug discovery and chemical probing”. Genome, special issue on Canadian Fly Research. 2020. In press.
• 33. Chartrand P., Jaramillo M., and Gamberi C. “Editorial: RNA regulation in development and disease”. Frontiers in Genetics, 2020. In press. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00430.
• 32. Millet-Boureima C.*, Chingle R, Lubell W. D. and Gamberi C. “Cyst reduction in a polycystic kidney disease fly model using Smac mimics”. Biomedicines, 2019, 7(4), 82; 17 pages, doi: 10.3390/biomedicines7040082.
• 31. Selber-Hnatiw S.*, Sultana T.+, Tse W.+, …. Paul-Cole K.*…Porras Marroquin J.*….93 authors, and Gamberi C. Metabolic networks of the human microbiota. 2020. Microbiology, 166(2), 96-119.
  • Concordia University press release.
  • Microbiology Society feature.
  • Microbiology journal EiC features.
• 30. Yang E., Gamberi C., Chaurand P. Lipidomics of the wild type Drosophila melanogaster Malpighian tubule. 2019. J Mass Spectrom, 54(6):557-566. doi: 10.1002/jms.4366.
• 29. Gamberi C. “Drosophila for drug discovery: useful tool or wishful thinking?” 2018. Dros Inf Serv 101, 108-110 http://www.ou.edu/journals/dis/DIS101/DIS101.pdf.
• 28. Gamberi C. (corresponding author), Hall K. 2018. “Undergraduates can publish too! A case of scientific team writing assignment leading to publication”. Intern J Sci Educ. 41: 48-63, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2018.1531439.
• 27. Millet-Boureima, C.*, Porras-Marroquin J.* and Gamberi C. 2018. “Modeling human renal disease ”on the fly”” special issue on Drosophila models of disease, Daniela Grifoni, Louise Cheng, Antonio Baonza Editors. BioMed Research International, Article ID 5697436 31. 31 May 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5697436
• 26. Selber-Hnatiw S.*, Rukundo B.+, … Ben Soussan H.,* ……. et al. (103 authors), and Gamberi C.. 2017. “Human gut microbiota: toward an ecology of disease”. Front. Microbiol., 8:1265-84. 17 July 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01265. 
  • Top 5% article for the first quarter since publication.
  • Featured in Eurekalert.org: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/cu-rtb050217.php
  • Featured in Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-latest-gut-microbiota-concordia-microbiology.html.
• 25. Gamberi C. (corresponding author), Hipfner D. R., Trudel M., Lubell W. D. 2017. “Bicaudal C mutation causes myc and TOR pathway up-regulation and Polycystic Kidney Disease-like phenotypes”, PLOS Genetics, 2017 Apr 13;13(4):e1006694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006694. 
• Recommendation: Burdine R: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Gamberi C et al., PLoS Genet 2017, 13(4):e1006694]. In F1000Prime, 04 Aug 2017; https://f1000.com/prime/727503862
• 24. Valzania L., Ono H., Ignesti M., Cavaliere V., Bernardi F., Gamberi C (co-corresponding author), Lasko, P. and Gargiulo G. 2016. “Drosophila 4EHP is essential for the larval-pupal transition and required in the prothoracic gland for ecdysone biosynthesis”. Dev Biol,410(1):14-23. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.12.021.
• 23. Gamberi C. 2015. “Efficient high-throughput cuticle preparations from fly lines yielding both viable and unviable embryos” Dros Inf Serv 98, 147-9. http://www.ou.edu/journals/dis/DIS98/Techniques/Gamberi.pdf
• 22. Gamberi C., Hipfner D. R., Trudel M. 2014. “Dissecting Renal Tubule Physiology in a Drosophila Model System” 2014 Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, USA J Am Soc Nephrol 25:539A, 2014.
• 21. Solana J., Gamberi C., Mihaylova Y., Grossvendt Grossvendt S., Chen C., Lasko P., Rajewsky N. and Aboobaker A. 2013. “CCR4-NOT complex-mediated stem cell specific deadenylation and degradation of mRNAs promotes planarian stem cell differentiation” PLOS Genetics 9(12):e1004003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004003.
• 20. Gamberi C. (corresponding author), Lasko P. 2012. The Bic-C family of developmental translational regulators. Comparative and Functional Genomics, special issue “Translational Control Across Eukaryotes”, Volume 2012, Article ID 141386, doi:10.1155/2012/141386.
• 19. Maurizii M. G., Cavaliere V., Gamberi C., Gargiulo G., Lasko P., Taddei C. Vasa protein is localized in the germ cells and in the oocyte-associated pyriform follicle cells during early oogenesis in the lizard Podarcis sicula. 2009. Development Genes Evolution 219(7): 361-7.
• 18. Chicoine J., Benoit P., Gamberi C., Paliouras M., Simonelig M., Lasko, P. 2007. Bicaudal C recruits CCR4-NOT deadenylase to target mRNAs and regulates oogenesis, cytoskeletal organization and its own expression. Dev Cell 13: 691-704.
• 17. Cho P. F., Gamberi C., Cho-Park Y. A., Cho-Park I. B., Lasko P., Sonenberg N 2006. Cap-dependent translational inhibition establishes two opposing morphogen gradients in Drosophila embryos. Curr Biol 16: 2035-41.
• 16. Gamberi C., Johnstone O., Lasko P. 2006. Drosophila RNA binding proteins. Int Rev Cytol 248:43-139.
• 15. Lin S-Y., Choi E-Y., Johnson S.M., Abraham M., Pasquinelli A., Gamberi C., Gottlieb E., Slack F. 2003. The C. elegans hunchbackhomolog hbl-1 controls temporal patterning and is a probable micro RNA target. Dev. Cell 4: 639-50.
• 14. Gamberi C., Gottlieb E. 2002. Internally controlled Poly(A) Tail Assays to study gene regulation. BioTechniques, 33 (3): 476-480.
• 13. Gamberi C., Peterson D. S., He L., Gottlieb E. 2002. An anterior function for the Drosophila posterior determinant Pumilio. Development, 129 (11):2699-2710.
• Featured by Tadros and Lipshitz Dev. Dynam. 232: 593-608.
• 12. Gamberi C., Izaurralde, E., Beisel, C., Mattaj, I.W. Interaction between the human nuclear cap-binding complex and hnRNP F. 1997. Mol Cell Biol 17: 2587-2597.
• The first “three-hybrid” screen for studying interactions within protein complexes and first indication for hnRNPF roles in splicing.
• 11. Izaurralde E., Lewis J., Gamberi C., Jarmolowski A., McGuigan C., Mattaj I.W. 1995. A cap-binding protein complex mediating U snRNA export. Nature 376: 709-712.
• 10. Raimondi E., Romanelli M.G., Moralli D., Gamberi C., Russo M.P., Morandi C. 1995. Assignment of the human gene encoding heterogeneous nuclear RNA nucleoprotein I to chromosome 14q23-q24.1. Genomics 27: 553-555.
• 9. Gamberi C., Contreas G., Romanelli M.G., Morandi C. 1994. Analysis of the yeast NSR1 gene and protein domain comparison between Nsr1 and human hnRNP type A1. Gene 148: 59-66.
• 8. De Checchi M.C., Rolfini R., Tamanini A., Gamberi C., Berton G., Cabrini G. 1992. Effect of modulation of protein kinase C on the cAMP-dependent chloride conductance in T84 cells. FEBS Lett. 311 (1): 25-8.
• 7. Riva S., Cobianchi F., Buvoli M., Gamberi C., Romanelli M.G., Morandi C 1992. hnRNP proteins. Minerva Biotecnologica 4 (3): 141-152.
• 6. Ferretti L., Raimondi E., Gamberi C., Young B. D., De Carli L., Sgaramella V. 1991. Molecular cloning of a human sorted minichromosome. Gene 99: 229-234.
• The first successful isolation and characterization of a minichromosome “too small for sorting”. Ferretti and Sgaramella discovered T4 DNA ligase. Also see #3 below.
• 5. De Checchi C., Rolfini E., Tamanini A., Gamberi C., Berton G., Cabrini G. 1991. Effect of modulation of protein kinase C on the cAMP-dependent chloride conductance in T84 cells Pediatric Pulmonology suppl. 6 (1991). p. 259 Wiley & Liss Editions.
• 4. Ghetti A., Padovani C., Gamberi C., Bestagno M., Morandi C. 1990. Identification of a 55 kDa nuclear protein sharing homology with hnRNP type L. Molecular Biology Reports 14: 89-90.
• 3. Raimondi E., Ferretti, L. Gamberi C., Decarli L., Sgaramella V. 1989. Isolation and chromosomal localization of probes derived from a sorted human minichromosome. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 51 (1-4), 1063.
• 2. Damiani G., Ferretti L., Gamberi C., Sgaramella V. 1989. Molecular bases of breeding (Italian). Reda L’Italia Agricola 3: 23-33.
• 1. Sgaramella V., Ferretti L., Gamberi C., Damiani G., Panzeri L., Sora S. 1989. CABIOS.

Other publications

5. Hall K., and Gamberi C. “Undergraduates can publish too! Biology writing assignments leading to publication.” Published program of the 2020 Conference Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education (SALTISE), Montreal June.

4. Gamberi C., Hallett M., Despland E. et al. 25 March 2020. COVID-19. A primer into the literature [powerpoint slides].

• This primer was selected as a resource for inclusion on the Concordia University Library COVID-19 Research Guide: concordia.ca/library/guides/COVID19.html.

3. Gamberi C. 2018. Commentary of The Science Café “Perspectives on PKD”. PKD Foundation, Montreal Chapter site.

2. Gamberi C. 2007. Postdocket 5 (1): 7.

1. Gamberi C. NPA-IPC Survival Guide for Postdocs (conception, design and various chapters).

• Featured in Science. (2007). 315: 695-9.

Selected conference presentations

Talks

• 15. Hall K., and Gamberi C. “Undergraduates can publish too! Biology writing assignments leading to publication”. 2020 Conference Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education (SALTISE), Montreal, June (cancelled for the COVID-19 pandemic). Proceedings in press.
• 14. Millet-Boureima C.*, Selber-Hnatiw S.*, Ben Soussan H.*, Oliver J.*, Porras Marroquin J.*, Paul-Cole K.*, Fulton D., Yang E., Chingle R., Rozencweig R., Tayar S., Polyak F., Chaurand P., Lubell W.D., Hipfner D and Gamberi C. (presenting). 2019. Bicaudal C mutation reveals core conserved mechanisms of renal cyst formation. CanFly 2019. Toronto, Canada, June 9-13.
• 13. Yang E. (presenting), Gamberi C., Chaurand P. Applications of MALDI-TOF Imaging Mass Spectrometry for Lipidomic Studies. 2019. The 63rd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, Montreal, QC, Canada, June 26.
• 12. Yang E. (presenting), Gamberi C., Chaurand P. Analyzing Lipids from Drosophila Malpighian Tubules by Imaging Mass Spectrometry. 2018. Ourcon VI and IMSS II Joint Conference, Charleston, SC, USA, November 14.
• 11. Drosophila Research Conference, Fly Pharmacology Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 11-15 2018.
• 10. 5ème Carrefour de la récherche sur le medicament, Montréal, Canada December 1, 2017.
• 9. The Eleventh Canadian Drosophila Research Conference, Ste Catherine, Ontario, Canada, 2015.
• 8. Germ Cells, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY, USA, 2010.
• 7. The Tenth Canadian Drosophila Research Conference, Jasper, AB, Canada, 2008.
• 6. Translational Control Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2008.
• 5. Drosophila Research Conference, RNA Biology Workshop, San Diego, CA, USA, 2008.
• 4. Drosophila Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2007.
• 3. Drosophila Research Conference, Houston, TX, USA, 2006.
• 2. Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 2003.
• 1. Translational Control Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2000.

Selected poster presentations

• 8. Millet-Boureima C.*, Chingle R., Lubell W.D., Gamberi C. 2018. Pharmacological screens in a fly model of polycystic kidney disease. Drosophila Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 11-15.
• 7. Gamberi C, Hipfner D.R., Trudel M., Lubell W.D. 2018. Modeling polycystic kidney disease in the fly. Drosophila Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA, April 11-15. Selected for oral presentation in the Fly Pharmacology Workshop.
• 6. Porras-Marroquin J.*, Selber-Hnatiw S.*, Millet-Boureima C.*, Paul-Cole K.*, Lubell W.D., Gamberi C. 2017. Toward a Drosophila drug-discovery pipeline. 5ème Carrefour de la récherche sur le medicament, Montréal, Canada December 1.
• 5. Millet-Boureima C.*, Chingle R., Lubell W.D., Gamberi C. 2017. Probing therapeutic strategies in a fly model of polycystic kidney disease. 5ème Carrefour de la récherche sur le medicament, Montréal, Canada December 1.
• 4. Gamberi C., Hipfner D.R., Lubell W.D., Trudel M. 2017. Polycystic kidney disease-like phenotypes in Drosophila. Polycystic Kidney Disease: Challenges, Differing Viewpoints and Ways Forward. FASEB, Big Sky, MT June 25-30.
• 2. Gamberi C., Hipfner D.R., Trudel M., Lubell W.D. 2016 The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC), Drosophila Genetics. Bicaudal Cmutation causes myc and TOR pathway upregulation and polycystic kidney disease-like phenotypes. Orlando, FL, USA July 13-17.
• 2. Ben Soussan H.*, Millet-Boureima C.*, Lubell W.D., Gamberi C. 2015. Characterization and further development of a Drosophila model of human renal cystic disease. 3ème Carrefour de la récherche sur le medicament, Montréal, Canada, November 20.
• 1. Gamberi C, Hipfner D.H., Trudel M. 2014. Dissecting renal tubule physiology and functions in a Drosophila model system. American Society for Nephrology Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, USA. November 11-16.