🇨🇦 Canada Research Chair in NeuroMetabolic Pharmacology. Associate professor @universitelaval. Obesity/Type2Diabetes/Metabolism Researcher @IUCPQ
Québec, Canada
Joined February 2018
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Great to see @efole_bernie’s work being recognized by @APSPublications!
Congrats to Bernie Efole, et. al, for the #APSselect paper "Loss of hepatic alpha-1b adrenoceptor exacerbates inflammation and stellate cell activation in diet-induced MASLD" in @ajpgi
@AlexandrCaron @universitelaval @IUCPQ @caronlab.bsky.social
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Coming up Wednesday! Our public event "Demystifying obesity, together - a discussion between scientists and citizens" (presented in French) already has 220 registrations. Free, with an expert panel at @IUCPQ or online. Registration: eventbrite.ca/e/billets-demy…
The 2nd Denis Richard International Symposium on Obesity is this week in Quebec City! Excited to gather leading experts to discuss obesity science across four sessions: Highway to Hunger, Metabolism in Sync, Genetic Codes & Surgical Roads, and Beyond BMI, Beyond Willpower!
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Maladie du foie gras: le dysfonctionnement d'un récepteur cellulaire serait en cause
@IUCPQ @efole_bernie @sarrahbjj
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Comment un médicament contre l'épilepsie fait perdre du poids: l'effet du topiramate, contenu dans le Qsymia, sur le cerveau
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See new job opportunity in our lab.
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Another tour de force from the Tong lab!
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Are you a #Postdoc in #Canada or #Canadian abroad? We are selecting #speakers for the 2025 Canadian #Neuroscience #Seminars: Postdoctoral Series. Apply by July 6th, 2025 @ 23:59PT.
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You can find more details here: tinyurl.com/56m946jh
Happy to share our @NeuroCellPress Spotlight on Dr. Brüning’s latest @CellCellPress paper uncovering PNOC/NPY neurons as new players in the leptin orchestra! 🧠🍽️@Olivier_Lavoie1 @Nat_Mich @IUCPQ
Read here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lHqA…
Original paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
We are excited to welcome @ClaudioVillanu (@UCLA) next Wednesday for the 7th conference of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries at @IUCPQ!
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My lab at Université Laval in Québec City, Canada, is looking for a postdoc to study how neuromodulatory systems impact cortical processing during foraging behavior. This fully-funded position offers a collaborative environment in a great city.
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🚨 Last Chance to Submit! 🚨
The 2025 Neurometabolic Summer Seminars are just around the corner, and this is your final opportunity to submit an abstract!
The top 2 trainee talks will be awarded - a great opportunity to share your science and gain recognition!
This is a reminder that our Call for abstracts for the 2025 Neurometabolic Seminars is closing soon!
If you are a graduate or postdoctoral student doing research related to neurometabolism you have until May 11th to submit your abstract by using this link forms.gle/6gRKKsxEn4LvZkms6
We are excited to host Dr. @AbizaidAlfie from @NeuroCarleton next Wednesday for the 6th talk of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries of @IUCPQ!
🚨Thrilled to announce the 2nd Denis Richard Intl. Symposium – Nov 21, Quebec City!
Theme: The Science of Obesity: From Biology to Behavior
Speakers: @LoraHeisler, @DrGregSteinberg, @PSchauerMD, Jens BrĂĽning, Joe Bass, Ruth Loos, Steven Heymsfield & Kelly Allison
We are excited to host Dr. @TonyKTLam from @BBDC_UofT tomorrow for the 5th conference of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries of @IUCPQ!
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Les chercheur⸱ses du Canada doivent se faire entendre lors des prochaines élections fédérales.
En savoir plus : core-coeur.ca/
#ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche @Core_Coeur
Please to host Dr. Vincent Poitout from @CRCHUM @UMontreal next Wednesday for the 4th conference of the 2025 #ObesitySeminarSeries of @IUCPQ!
We have the pleasure to host Dr. @DrJulieStPierre today for the Obesity seminar series of @IUCPQ! Dr. St-Pierre will discuss Canadian pediatric guidelines in obesity.
I am very excited to host @SilvaNeuroendo next Wednesday for the #ObesitySeminarSeries of @IUCPQ. Dr. Silva will discuss #neuroendo and #PCOS!
What a shame! 🤬 A 12-year old living with obesity due to mutations in the PCSK1 gene cannot be treated because our government stigmatizes obesity. Quebec would not recognize a genetic disease. #nonsense
