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Luis Agellon

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ProfessorHuman NutritionMcGill University

Luis Agellon

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Human Nutrition

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 NSERC, 1 CFI), most recently in 2015.

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Safe nutritious and secure food supply Human nutrition and One Health

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Integrated Facility for Research on Large Animals Species
CFI · 2020 · Co-investigator
$800,000
A prospective study of DNA methylation in women and girls with Anorexia Nervosa: relationship to stage of illness and nutritional status
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$535,500
Integrated System for Editing Eukaryotic Genomes
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$117,239

All 10 grants and awards

Integrated Facility for Research on Large Animals Species

Co-investigatorCFI2020John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Bordignon, Vilceu

Keywords: Biotechnology, genomics, metabolomics, development, physiology, genome editing, cell reprogramming, assisted reproductive technologies. Large animals, surgery, diagnosis, storage, embryo culture, micromanipulation.

$800,000

A prospective study of DNA methylation in women and girls with Anorexia Nervosa: relationship to stage of illness and nutritional status

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Steiger, Howard; Booij, Linda

Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa; Eating Disorders; Gene-Environment Interactions; Mental Health; Methylation; Nutrition; Psychiatric Disorder; Therapy

$535,500

Integrated System for Editing Eukaryotic Genomes

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bordignon, Vilceu

$117,239

A longitudinal study of DNA methylation in women with Anorexia Nervosa: Roles of disorder chronicity, nutritional status and weight restoration

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Steiger, Howard

Keywords: Anorexia Nervosa; Eating Disorders; Epigenetics; Genome-Wide; Methylation; Nutrition; Prognosis; Treatment Outcome

$100,000

Function of ileal lipid binding proteins

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Agellon, Luis

$150,000

Analytical platform for genes and gene regulatory modules

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Agellon, Luis

$53,722

Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wykes, Linda

$135,100

Function of ileal lipid binding protein

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Agellon, Luis

$160,000

Optimization of potato nutraceutical extracts for prevention and treatment of diabetes and other disorders

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Kubow, Stan

$542,935

Emerging Roles of Nutrigenomics & Nutrigenetics in the Molecular Regulation of Metabolism in Health and Disease

Principal investigatorCFI2007John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Leaders Opportunity Fund - Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair

Principal investigators: Agellon, Luis

Keywords: nutrigenomics, lipid biochemistry, transgenics, gene expression, gene nutrient interactions

$149,855

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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