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Warren Lee

MD, PhD

Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science

Email: warren.lee@utoronto.ca
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Biography

Dr. Lee received his MD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and was awarded the Cody Gold Medal. He completed residencies in Internal Medicine, Respirology, and Critical Care Medicine in Toronto. He then undertook research training in the Programme in Cell Biology at the Hospital for Sick Children in the laboratory of Dr. Sergio Grinstein, completing a doctorate in 2006. This was followed by postdoctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York, NY) in the laboratory of Dr. Carl F. Nathan. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on the mechanisms of endothelial permeability, a process that determines how fluid, cells and molecules are retained inside blood vessels. In 2016, Dr. Lee was named the Canada Research Chair in Mechanisms of Endothelial Permeability.

Recent Publications

  1. Philip, AM, Wang, Y, Mauro, A, El-Rass, S, Marshall, JC, Lee, WL et al.. Development of a zebrafish sepsis model for high-throughput drug discovery. Mol. Med. 2017;23 :. doi: 10.2119/molmed.2016.00188. PubMed PMID:28598490 .
  2. Kraehling, JR, Chidlow, JH, Rajagopal, C, Sugiyama, MG, Fowler, JW, Lee, MY et al.. Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells. Nat Commun. 2016;7 :13516. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13516. PubMed PMID:27869117 PubMed Central PMC5121336.
  3. Goldenberg, NM, Steinberg, BE, Rutka, JT, Chen, R, Cabral, V, Rosenblum, ND et al.. Research projects in the Surgeon-Scientist and Clinician-Investigator programs at the University of Toronto (1987-2016): a cohort study. CMAJ Open. ;4 (3):E444-E447. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160062. PubMed PMID:27730108 PubMed Central PMC5047840.
  4. Lee, WL, Klip, A. Endothelial Transcytosis of Insulin: Does It Contribute to Insulin Resistance?. Physiology (Bethesda). 2016;31 (5):336-45. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00010.2016. PubMed PMID:27511460 .
  5. Han, B, Li, M, Xu, Y, Islam, D, Khang, J, Del Sorbo, L et al.. Tsr Chemoreceptor Interacts With IL-8 Provoking E. coli Transmigration Across Human Lung Epithelial Cells. Sci Rep. 2016;6 :31087. doi: 10.1038/srep31087. PubMed PMID:27506372 PubMed Central PMC4978974.
  6. Schmidt, EP, Kuebler, WM, Lee, WL, Downey, GP. Adhesion Molecules: Master Controllers of the Circulatory System. Compr Physiol. 2016;6 (2):945-73. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c150020. PubMed PMID:27065171 .
  7. Batchu, SN, Majumder, S, Bowskill, BB, White, KE, Advani, SL, Brijmohan, AS et al.. Prostaglandin I2 Receptor Agonism Preserves β-Cell Function and Attenuates Albuminuria Through Nephrin-Dependent Mechanisms. Diabetes. 2016;65 (5):1398-409. doi: 10.2337/db15-0783. PubMed PMID:26868296 .
  8. Kuebler, WM, Wittenberg, C, Lee, WL, Reppien, E, Goldenberg, NM, Lindner, K et al.. Thrombin stimulates albumin transcytosis in lung microvascular endothelial cells via activation of acid sphingomyelinase. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 2016;310 (8):L720-32. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00157.2015. PubMed PMID:26851257 .
  9. Sugiyama, MG, Gamage, A, Zyla, R, Armstrong, SM, Advani, S, Advani, A et al.. Influenza Virus Infection Induces Platelet-Endothelial Adhesion Which Contributes to Lung Injury. J. Virol. 2015;90 (4):1812-23. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02599-15. PubMed PMID:26637453 PubMed Central PMC4733979.
  10. Steinberg, BE, Goldenberg, NM, Fairn, GD, Kuebler, WM, Slutsky, AS, Lee, WL et al.. Is basic science disappearing from medicine? The decline of biomedical research in the medical literature. FASEB J. 2016;30 (2):515-8. doi: 10.1096/fj.15-281758. PubMed PMID:26467794 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Physician, Critical Care Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Cross-appointed to the Departments of Biochemistry, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
  • Associate Member, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University