{"id":34760,"date":"2026-08-31T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=34760"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T15:52:30","slug":"cdtrp-udem-research-innovation-grant-dr-julian-hercun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/cdtrp-udem-research-innovation-grant-dr-julian-hercun\/","title":{"rendered":"CDTRP UdeM Research Innovation Grant: Dr. Julian Hercun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" title=\"2026 Innovation Grant_UdeM_ Winners\" src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-300x169.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-34763\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201600%20900%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Innovation-Grant_UdeM_-Winners.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>CDTRP 2026 Research Innovation Grant Competition Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CDTRP is thrilled to announce the results of the <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/announcing-the-results-of-the-2026-cdtrp-research-innovation-grant-competition-7-new-projects-funded\/\">CDTRP 2026 Research Innovation Grant Competition<\/a>, made possible through our partnership with various esteemed organizations. We are proud to showcase all of the exciting projects that have been funded in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to <strong>Dr. Julian Hercun<\/strong> and his team for being awarded the <strong>CDTRP UdeM Research Innovation Grant<\/strong>. We wish them all the best as they embark on their innovative project!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333c4e;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><em>\u201cI warmly congratulate Dr. Julian Hercun on winning the CDTRP Innovation Grant in the 2026 competition for his project entitled \u201cEvaluation of the gut\u2013liver axis in post-transplant recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This project is perfectly aligned with the mission of the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al Transplant Program to improve the care of transplant donors, families and patients through research and clinical innovation. We are proud to contribute to the CDTRP grant competitions and thus participate in transplantation and organ donation research in Canada.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ekat Kritikou, Vice-Dean, Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\"><strong>CDTRP UdeM Research Innovation Grant<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>: Dr. Julian Hercun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Title: <\/strong>Evaluation of the gut\u2013liver axis in post-transplant recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main affiliation: <\/strong>Centre hospitalier de l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theme: 5 \u2013 <\/strong>Restore Long-Term Health<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lay Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-2\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333c4e;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) causes chronic inflammation of the bile ducts. PSC is often seen with inflammatory bowel disease, which impacts the gut. PSC has no cure and a liver transplant is often the only solution. In some cases, PSC can even return on the transplanted liver. In this study, we are trying to understand if changes in the gut can cause PSC to return. This trial will focus on two components of the gut : bacteria, called the microbiome, and bile acids.<\/p>\n<p>This study will take place at the Centre hospitalier de l\u2019Universite de Montreal (CHUM). Adult patients with a liver transplant for PSC can be candidates. A one-time visit will combine imaging of the liver (with MRI) and blood and stool tests. The tests will check for microbiome and bile acid composition. The results will compare people with and without recurrence of PSC on the MRI. To see if this has an impact on quality of life, a questionnaire will look at PSC symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>This study will identify if there are changes in the gut in PSC recurrence after transplant. This can be a target for PSC treatment in the future. The findings of this study will help researchers understand why PSC recurs. The ultimate goal is to improve quality of life after liver transplant in PSC.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/announcing-the-results-of-the-2026-cdtrp-research-innovation-grant-competition-7-new-projects-funded\/\"><strong>View the results of the 2026 CDTRP Research Innovation Grant Competition.<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"20\" data-lineheight=\"30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/cdtrp-innovation-grant-winners\/\">View past CDTRP Innovation Grants recipients here.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":34763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34765,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34760\/revisions\/34765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}