| Address |
Department of Anatomy-Physiology
CRML, office RC 9502,
Laval University Medical Research Center
Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1V 4G2 |
| Telephone |
+1-418-656-4141 Ext. 47549 |
| Fax |
+1-418-654-2176 |
| E-mail |
[email protected] |
Education |
| 1985 |
B. Sc. in Biochemistry Université du Québec
à Montréal |
| 1987 |
M. Sc. in Nutrition Université de Montréal |
| 1990 |
Ph. D. in Physiology & Endocrinology Université
Laval (Québec City) |
Postgraduate Experience |
| 1990-1993 |
Post-doctoral fellow, Division of
Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children
555, University Ave, Toronto
Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Supervisors : Dr. A Klip, Dr. M. Vranic |
Work Experience |
| 07/1993 - 06/1999 |
Assistant Professor Laval University |
| 06/1999 - 05/2002 |
Associate Professor Laval University |
| 06/2002 - present |
Full Professor Laval University |
Other Functions |
| 2001-2004 |
Director of Research Medictus Research inc |
| 2003-2005 |
President and Director of Research Medictus Research
inc |
| 2005-present |
Scientific Director, Nutrition and Health Branch
of the Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Laval
University |
Administration and Internal
Committees |
| 2002 - 2005 |
Committee member Faculty of Medicine Council,
Laval University |
| 1998 - 2001 |
Member of supervision committee Physiology-Endocrinology
program,
Laval University |
| 1996 - 2000 |
Committee member Laboratory Animal Care Committee,
Laval University |
Consulting Activities |
| 2005 - |
Consultant Merck Frosst |
| 2005 - |
Consultant and Scientific advisor Bexel Pharmaceuticals
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| 2004 - |
Consultant and Scientific advisor Innodia inc. |
| 2000 - 2003 |
Consultant Endorecherche inc. |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Consultant Dupont inc. |
Honors and Awards |
| May 1988-1990 |
Doctoral Studentship from the "Fonds de la
Recherche en Santé du Québec". |
| September 1989 |
Finalist for the "Young Investigator Award"
of the "North American Association for the Study of Obesity".
Washington D.C. |
| October 1990 |
Finalist for the "Young Investigator Award"
of the "North American Association for the Study of Obesity",
Kobe, Japan |
| September 1990-1992 |
Post-Doctorat fellowship from the Medical Research
Council of Canada. |
| May 1992 |
"Banting and Best Diabetes Centre Award"
for the best scientific communication Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto. |
| November 1996 |
Research Award of the the Association Diabète
Québec |
| June 1993-1998 |
Scholarship award of the Medical Research Council
of Canada. |
| July 1998-2001 |
Scholarship award of the Fonds de la Recherche
en Santé du Québec. |
| July 2001-2006 |
CIHR Investigator Award (Scholarship) |
| November 2001 |
Research Award of the Association Diabète
Québec |
| April 2001 |
Davignon & Lupien Founders Award of the Quebec
Society of Lipidology, Nutrition and Metabolism |
| October 2005 |
Young Scientist Award of the Canadian Diabetes
Association |
Scientific Societies |
| 2003- |
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology |
| 2001- |
The Endocrine Society |
| 1998- |
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science |
| 1995- |
American Diabetes Association (ADA) |
| 1991- |
European Association for the Study of Diabetes
(EASD). |
| 1990- |
Association de Langue Française pour l'Etude
du Diabète et des Maladies Métaboliques (ALFEDIAM) |
| Membership on Major Scientific
Committees |
| 1999-2002 |
CIHR - Internal member, Nutrition & Metabolism
Grant Committee |
| 2003-present |
CIHR - Scientific Officer , Metabolism Grant Committee |
| 1996-1998 |
Can. Diabetes Assoc - Internal member, Grants
Committee |
| 1998-2000 |
Can. Diabetes Assoc, co--Chair, Grants Committee |
| 2001-present |
Can. Diabetes Assoc, Chair- Grants Committee |
| Editorial Boards |
| 1998-2001 |
Editorial membership for Am J Physiol (Endocrinology
and Metabolism section) |
| 2004-pres. |
Editorial membership for Endocrinology |
| External Referee for Granting
Agencies |
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• CIHR
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• FRSQ
• FCAR-FQRNT
• NIH
• Addiction Research Foundation
• Association Pulmonaire du Canada
• Israelian Research Foundation
• Banting and Best Diabetes Foundation
• Hugh Sellers fellowships (Univ. of Toronto et HSC)
• CUHK fondation (Hong-Kong)
• Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research |
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| External Referee for Granting Agencies |
Nature Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry,
• Journal of Clinical Investigation, EMBO Journal, Mol
Cell Biol, PNAS, American Journal of Physiology, Diabetes, Journal
of Applied Physiology, Diabetologia, Journal of Cellular Physiology,
Biochemical Pharmacology, Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental,
Hormone and Metabolic Research, International Journal of Obesity,
Obesity Res. |
| Scientific Collaborations |
International
Dr. Gerry Shulman, Yale University
Dr. Jason Kim, Yale University
Dr. Michael Roden, University of Vienna
Dr. C. Ronald Kahn, Chief, Joslin Diabetes Center
Dr. George Thomas, Genome Institute of Cincinnati
Dr. Philipp Scherer, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
NY
Dr. Morrie Birnbaum, University of Pennsylvany
Dr. Harinder Hundal, Dundee, Scotland
Dr. Raymond Christon, Université Paris, France
Dr. Bruce Kemps, Victoria, Australia
National
Dr. Michel Tremblay, McGill Cancer Center
Dr. Nicole Beauchemin, McGill Cancer Center
Dr. Nahum Sonenberg, McGill Cancer Center
Dr. Imed Gallouzi, McGill Cancer Center
Dr. Martin Olivier, Departments of Medicine, Microbiology,
and Immunology, McGill
Dr. Katherine Siminovitch, University of Toronto
Dr. Alexander Sorisky, University of Ottawa
Dr. Mladen Vranic, University of Toronto
Dr. Amira Klip, Hospital for Sick Children, University of
Toronto
Dr. Arend Bonen, University of Guelph
Dr. Vickie Baracos, University of Alberta
Dr. Pierre Maheux, University of Sherbrooke
Dr. Pierre Haddad, University of Montreal
Dr. Emile Levy, University of Montreal
Local
Dr. Claude H. Côté
Dr. Jean-Pierre Després
Dr. Pascale Mauriège
Dr. Denis Joanisse
Dr. Yves Deshaies
Dr. Denis Richard
Dr. Hélène Jacques
Dr. Hélène Bachelard
Dr. Robert Faure
Dr. Fernand Labrie
Dr. John Weisnagel |
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