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Marie-Claude Audet

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Nutrition SciencesCarleton University

Marie-Claude Audet

Assistant Professor

School of Nutrition Sciences

Carleton University

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 NSERC), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

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Latest papers

Varietal Differences in Kidney Beans Modulate Gut Microbiota and Inflammation During High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice.
Nutrients · 2026
The association between polypharmacy and disease control in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a cohort study.
Rheumatology international · 2025
Could physical exercise improve mental health in the context of chronic liver disease?
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2025 · senior author

All 54 publications

Latest funding

Pilot trial of time restricted eating to support an adaptive innovative clinical trial of combined chronotherapies for mania in bipolar disorder
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$191,811
Could brain inflammatory activation stem from gut microbes?
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000
Using a "substance use health" lens to transform research, policy and practice for people living in Canada.
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 5 grants and awards

54 publications.

Varietal Differences in Kidney Beans Modulate Gut Microbiota and Inflammation During High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice.

Rodrigue AF, Pereira BB, Freije G, Sweet A, Mahmoudian L, Aly M, Mahmoodianfard S, Kishore L, Audet MC, Minicucci MF, Pauls KP, Power KA

Nutrients20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/nu18030461 PMID: 41683284

The association between polypharmacy and disease control in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a cohort study.

Berthelot W, Sirois C, Julien AS, Amiable N, Bessette L, Desaulniers P, Audet MC, Lagacé S, Fortin PR

Rheumatology international20254 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s00296-025-05804-8 PMID: 39921727

Could physical exercise improve mental health in the context of chronic liver disease?

Wallace CJK, Audet MC

American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2025Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00038.2025 PMID: 40380078

Chronic Stress Exposure Alters the Gut Barrier: Sex-Specific Effects on Microbiota and Jejunum Tight Junctions.

Doney E, Dion-Albert L, Coulombe-Rozon F, Osborne N, Bernatchez R, Paton SEJ, Kaufmann FN, Agomma RO, Solano JL, Gaumond R, Dudek KA, Szyszkowicz JK, Cecile Lepage on behalf of Signature Consortium, Lebel M, Doyen A, Durand A, Lavoie-Cardinal F, Audet MC, Menard C

Biological psychiatry global open science202425 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.04.007 PMID: 38306213

Diet and the gut microbiota-immune axis in the context of perinatal mental health: Protocol for a prospective cohort study.

Wallace CJ, Audet MC

Women's health (London, England)20242 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/17455057241277072 PMID: 39287570

Sex-specific effects of voluntary wheel running on behavior and the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in mice.

Williams ZAP, Szyszkowicz JK, Osborne N, Allehyany B, Nadon C, Udechukwu MC, Santos A, Audet MC

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health20239 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100628 PMID: 37396336

Understanding the impact of radical changes in diet and the gut microbiota on brain function and structure: rationale and design of the EMBRACE study.

Ben-Porat T, Alberga A, Audet MC, Belleville S, Cohen TR, Garneau PY, Lavoie KL, Marion P, Mellah S, Pescarus R, Rahme E, Santosa S, Studer AS, Vuckovic D, Woods R, Yousefi R, Bacon SL, EMRACE Study Team

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.02.022 PMID: 37088645

Survival and Interplay of γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Producing Psychobiotic Candidates with the Gut Microbiota in a Continuous Model of the Human Colon.

Mousavi R, Mottawea W, Audet MC, Hammami R

Biology202214 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/biology11091311 PMID: 36138790

Screening, characterization and growth of γ-aminobutyric acid-producing probiotic candidates from food origin under simulated colonic conditions.

Mousavi R, Mottawea W, Hassan H, Gomaa A, Audet MC, Hammami R

Journal of applied microbiology202212 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jam.15550 PMID: 35338685

Chronic stress exposure alters the gut barrier: sex-specific effects on microbiota and jejunum tight junctions

Ellen Doney, Laurence Dion‐Albert, François Coulombe-Rozon, Natasha Osborne, Renaud Bernatchez, Sam E.J. Paton, Fernanda Neutzling Kaufmann, Roseline Olory Agomma, Jose Luis Guerrero Solano, Raphael Gaumond, Katarzyna Dudek, Joanna Kasia Szyszkowicz, Manon Lebel, Alain Doyen, Audrey Durand, Flavie Lavoie‐Cardinal, Marie‐Claude Audet, Caroline Ménard

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)20223 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1101/2022.09.13.507821

Pilot trial of time restricted eating to support an adaptive innovative clinical trial of combined chronotherapies for mania in bipolar disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: Fiedorowicz, Jess G; Saraf, Gayatri; Solmi, Marco; Ward-King, Jessica

Keywords: Bipolar Disorder; Blue-Blocking Glasses; Circadian Rhythms; Feasibility; Mania; Time-Restricted Eating

$191,811

Could brain inflammatory activation stem from gut microbes?

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Audet, Marie-Claude

Keywords: brain; cognition; gut microbiota-immune-brain axis; inflammatory signaling pathways; microbial metabolites; mouse model; pattern recognition receptors; sex; social stressors

$66,000

Using a "substance use health" lens to transform research, policy and practice for people living in Canada.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hellemans, Kim G

Keywords: Addiction; Harm Reduction; Health; Policy; Resilience; Stigma; Stress; Substance Use Disorders; Trauma

$10,000

Impact of dietary interventions on the developing microbiota-gut-brain axis: implications for susceptibility to later life depression and anxiety.

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Udechukwu, Chinonye M

Keywords: Mental Health; Stress; Nutrition; Gut Microbiota; Sex

$105,000

Could brain inflammatory activation stem from gut microbes?

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Audet, Marie-Claude

$175,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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Marie-Claude Audet

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Varietal Differences in Kidney Beans Modulate Gut Microbiota and Inflammation During High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Male Mice.

The association between polypharmacy and disease control in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: a cohort study.

Could physical exercise improve mental health in the context of chronic liver disease?

Chronic Stress Exposure Alters the Gut Barrier: Sex-Specific Effects on Microbiota and Jejunum Tight Junctions.

Diet and the gut microbiota-immune axis in the context of perinatal mental health: Protocol for a prospective cohort study.

Sex-specific effects of voluntary wheel running on behavior and the gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in mice.

Understanding the impact of radical changes in diet and the gut microbiota on brain function and structure: rationale and design of the EMBRACE study.

Survival and Interplay of &#x3b3;-Aminobutyric Acid-Producing Psychobiotic Candidates with the Gut Microbiota in a Continuous Model of the Human Colon.

Screening, characterization and growth of &#x3b3;-aminobutyric acid-producing probiotic candidates from food origin under simulated colonic conditions.

Chronic stress exposure alters the gut barrier: sex-specific effects on microbiota and jejunum tight junctions

Pilot trial of time restricted eating to support an adaptive innovative clinical trial of combined chronotherapies for mania in bipolar disorder

Could brain inflammatory activation stem from gut microbes?

Using a "substance use health" lens to transform research, policy and practice for people living in Canada.

Impact of dietary interventions on the developing microbiota-gut-brain axis: implications for susceptibility to later life depression and anxiety.

Could brain inflammatory activation stem from gut microbes?

Frequent collaborators

Hymie Anisman

François Doré

Sonia Jean

Zul Merali

Laetitia Michou

Audrey Durand

Riadh Hammami

Shawn Hayley

Flavie Lavoie-Cardinal

Caroline Ménard

Alain Doyen

Paul Fortin

K. Pauls

Julie Pelletier

Armando Bertone

Alfonso Abizaid

Stéphane Potvin

Sylvie Belleville

David Goltzman

Pierre Garneau

Patrick Marion

Andy Wong

Survival and Interplay of γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Producing Psychobiotic Candidates with the Gut Microbiota in a Continuous Model of the Human Colon.

Screening, characterization and growth of γ-aminobutyric acid-producing probiotic candidates from food origin under simulated colonic conditions.