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François Haman

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Associate ProfessorHuman KineticsUniversity of Ottawa

François Haman

Associate Professor

Human Kinetics

Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2022.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (6 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2009.

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Research

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Appetite Cold Exposure Energy Expenditure Obesity Weight Loss

Latest papers

Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity.
Diabetes · 2022
Human performance research for military operations in extreme cold environments.
Journal of science and medicine in sport · 2021
Lower brown adipose tissue activity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease but not changes in the gut microbiota
Cell Reports Medicine · 2021

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Plasticity and interindividual variability of human cold responses
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$88,000
Cold Exposure, Appetite Control and Weight Loss in Individuals Living With Obesity
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$439,874
Maintaining thermogenesis during cold exposure in humans: relying on multiple pathways
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 11 grants and awards

12 publications.

Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity.

Ahmed BA, Varah N, Ong FJ, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Konyer NB, Singh NP, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC

Diabetes202210 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2337/db21-0799 PMID: W4220990200

Human performance research for military operations in extreme cold environments.

Sullivan-Kwantes W, Haman F, Kingma BRM, Martini S, Gautier-Wong E, Chen KY, Friedl KE

Journal of science and medicine in sport2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.11.010 PMID: 33358087

Lower brown adipose tissue activity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease but not changes in the gut microbiota

Ahmed BA, Ong FJ, Barra NG, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Oreskovich SM, Szamosi JC, Syed SA, Hutchings EK, Konyer NB

Cell Reports Medicine202166 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100397 PMID: W3199798706

Greater energy demand of exercise during pregnancy does not impact mechanical efficiency.

Denize KM, Akbari P, da Silva DF, Haman F, Adamo KB

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2020

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2019-0450 PMID: 31614094

Energy Intake Requirements in Pregnancy.

Most J, Dervis S, Haman F, Adamo KB, Redman LM

Nutrients2019

DOI: 10.3390/nu11081812 PMID: 31390778

MRI Reveals Human Brown Adipose Tissue Is Rapidly Activated in Response to Cold

Oreskovich SM, Ong FJ, Ahmed BA, Konyer NB, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Singh NP, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC

Journal of the Endocrine Society201934 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1210/js.2019-00309 PMID: W2982081843

Work Rate during Self-paced Exercise is not Mediated by the Rate of Heat Storage.

Friesen BJ, Périard JD, Poirier MP, Lauzon M, Blondin DP, Haman F, Kenny GP

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2018

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001421 PMID: 28902126

Recent advances in the detection of brown adipose tissue in adult humans: a review.

Ong FJ, Ahmed BA, Oreskovich SM, Blondin DP, Haq T, Konyer NB, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC, Morrison KM

Clinical Science201871 citations

DOI: 10.1042/cs20170276 PMID: W2805010525

Explaining Performance on Military Tasks in the Canadian Armed Forces: The Importance of Morphological and Physical Fitness Characteristics.

Tingelstad HC, Theoret D, Spicovck M, Haman F

Military medicine2016Senior author

DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-15-00458 PMID: 27849498

Cognitive Performance during a 24-Hour Cold Exposure Survival Simulation.

Taber MJ, Hartley GL, McGarr GW, Zaharieva D, Basset FA, Hynes Z, Haman F, Pinet BM, DuCharme MB, Cheung SS

BioMed research international2016

DOI: 10.1155/2016/8130731 PMID: 27478839

Plasticity and interindividual variability of human cold responses

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haman, François

Keywords: Brown adipose tissue; Cold exposure; Cold survival; Comparative physiology; Heat production; Hypothermia; Metabolic heat production; Morphology; Shivering; Thermoregulation

$88,000

Cold Exposure, Appetite Control and Weight Loss in Individuals Living With Obesity

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Doucet, Eric; Haman, François

Keywords: Appetite; Cold Exposure; Energy Expenditure; Obesity; Weight Loss

$439,874

Maintaining thermogenesis during cold exposure in humans: relying on multiple pathways

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haman, François

$168,000

Measuring the Impact of Local Food Strategies in Aboriginal Communities to Improve Food Access and Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity and Obesity Related Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Pathways Implementation Research Team - Component 2 - LOI

Principal investigators: Robidoux, Michael; Philipp, Lois

Keywords: Aboriginal Peoples; Community Based; Diabetes; Food Access; Food Procurement; Multidisciplinary; Obesity

$9,110

Metabolic basis of thermogenesis in cold exposed humans

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haman, François

$120,000

Effects of Dietary Behaviour of First Nation Communities of North Western Ontario on Exogenous Glucose Absorption and Oxidation Explored Through Stable Isotope Methodologies

SupervisorCIHR2009Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: O'Hearn, Katharine J

Keywords: Aboriginals; Diabetes; Dietary Behaviour; Glucose Absorption; Glucose Oxidation; Insulin Resistance; Isotopic Enrichments; Obesity-Related Disease; Ogtt

$17,500

Do combined exposures to chemicals and microbial pathogens through food and water lead to establishment of chronic diseases in remote northern and first nations communities?

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Catalyst Grant: Safe Food and Water in Northern Communities

Principal investigators: Sattar, Syed A; Filion, Lionel G; Robidoux, Michael

Keywords: Biological Pathogens; Chemical Contaminants; Food; Northern Communities; Risk Assessment; Water

$98,000

Electromyography analysis system for metabolic and electrophysiological integration

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Haman, François

$51,742

Oxidative fuel selection and muscle recruitment during cold exposure

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haman, François

$150,000

The effects of traditional life practices on health and wellness in Sandy Lake First Nation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Northern Research Development Program

Principal investigators: Robidoux, Michael A.

Keywords: Oji-Cree; health; tradition; diet; physical activity; hunting; food preparation; custom; women; fish; fatty acid profiles; contaminants; ethnography; environmental resources; biodiversity; ecotoxicology; obesity

$39,990

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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François Haman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity.

Human performance research for military operations in extreme cold environments.

Lower brown adipose tissue activity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease but not changes in the gut microbiota

Greater energy demand of exercise during pregnancy does not impact mechanical efficiency.

Energy Intake Requirements in Pregnancy.

MRI Reveals Human Brown Adipose Tissue Is Rapidly Activated in Response to Cold

Work Rate during Self-paced Exercise is not Mediated by the Rate of Heat Storage.

Recent advances in the detection of brown adipose tissue in adult humans: a review.

Explaining Performance on Military Tasks in the Canadian Armed Forces: The Importance of Morphological and Physical Fitness Characteristics.

Cognitive Performance during a 24-Hour Cold Exposure Survival Simulation.

Plasticity and interindividual variability of human cold responses

Cold Exposure, Appetite Control and Weight Loss in Individuals Living With Obesity

Maintaining thermogenesis during cold exposure in humans: relying on multiple pathways

Measuring the Impact of Local Food Strategies in Aboriginal Communities to Improve Food Access and Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity and Obesity Related Disease

Metabolic basis of thermogenesis in cold exposed humans

Effects of Dietary Behaviour of First Nation Communities of North Western Ontario on Exogenous Glucose Absorption and Oxidation Explored Through Stable Isotope Methodologies

Do combined exposures to chemicals and microbial pathogens through food and water lead to establishment of chronic diseases in remote northern and first nations communities?

Electromyography analysis system for metabolic and electrophysiological integration

Oxidative fuel selection and muscle recruitment during cold exposure

The effects of traditional life practices on health and wellness in Sandy Lake First Nation

Frequent collaborators

Michael Noseworthy

Gregory Steinberg

Katherine Morrison

Elizabeth Gunn

Zubin Punthakee

Nina Singh

Pascal Imbeault

Michael Surette

Alison Holloway

Jonathan Schertzer