Léa Décarie-Spain

Research

Dopamine Signaling Eating Behavior Eating Rate Food Environment Food Reward Gut-Brain Axis Neuroplasticity Nutrient Absorption Kinetics

Latest funding

The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000

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The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods-Mechanisms of Health Eff-LOI

Principal investigators: Small, Dana M; Dagher, Alain; De Araujo, Ivan E; Décarie-Spain, Léa; Fulton, Stephanie

Keywords: Dopamine Signaling; Eating Behavior; Eating Rate; Food Environment; Food Reward; Gut-Brain Axis; Neuroplasticity; Nutrient Absorption Kinetics; Obesity And Metabolic Health; Ultra-Processed Foods

$10,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dopamine Signaling Dear Professor Décarie-Spain, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on dopamine signaling connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]