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Stephanie Fulton

ResearcherMcGill University

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Stephanie Fulton

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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

Latest papers

Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis.
Nature metabolism · 2026
Anxiety induced by systemic inflammation involves microglial engulfing of nucleus accumbens inputs and diminished excitability of dopamine D1 receptor neurons.
Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026 · senior author
Regulation of energy balance by leptin as an adiposity signal and modulator of the reward system.
Molecular metabolism · 2025

All 34 publications

Latest funding

The ''Absorption Hypothesis'': Linking Ultra-Processed Foods to Metabolic and Brain Health
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Effects of GLP1-agonist induced weight loss on brain, metabolic, and cerebrovascular health measures.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,346,400

All 2 grants and awards

34 publications.

Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis.

Manceau R, Cherian CM, Majeur D, Miller CJ, Fisher JD, Boisjoly F, Liston JB, Bako JA, Wat LW, Chao CF, Labarre A, Hollman S, Prakash S, Audet S, Depaauw-Holt L, Rogers B, Bosson A, Biswas P, Xi JJY, Callow CAS, Yoosefi N, Schikora N, Shahraki N, Xia YH, Hui A, VanderZwaag J, Bouyakdan K, Rodaros D, Kotchetkov P, Daneault C, Fallahpour G, Tetreault M, Tremblay MÈ, Ruiz M, Lacoste B, Parker JA, Murphy-Royal C, Huan T, Fulton S, Rideout EJ, Alquier T

Nature metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1038/s42255-026-01508-w PMID: 41981110

Anxiety induced by systemic inflammation involves microglial engulfing of nucleus accumbens inputs and diminished excitability of dopamine D1 receptor neurons.

Nakajima S, Kabahizi A, Aubailly S, Naili-Douaouda S, Tomita A, Bosson A, Alquier T, Murphy-Royal C, Fulton S

Brain, behavior, and immunity2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.106154 PMID: 41138887

Regulation of energy balance by leptin as an adiposity signal and modulator of the reward system.

Asgari R, Caceres-Valdiviezo M, Wu S, Hamel L, Humber BE, Agarwal SM, Fletcher PJ, Fulton S, Hahn MK, Pereira S

Molecular metabolism2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.102078 PMID: 39615837

ABHD6 loss-of-function in mesoaccumbens postsynaptic but not presynaptic neurons prevents diet-induced obesity in male mice.

Lau D, Tobin S, Pribiag H, Nakajima S, Fisette A, Matthys D, Franco Flores AK, Peyot ML, Murthy Madiraju SR, Prentki M, Stellwagen D, Alquier T, Fulton S

Nature communications2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54819-5 PMID: 39681558

Sustained improvements in brain health and metabolic markers 24 months following bariatric surgery.

Legault M, Pelletier M, Lachance A, Lachance MÈ, Zeighami Y, Gauthier MF, Iceta S, Biertho L, Fulton S, Richard D, Dagher A, Tchernof A, Dadar M, Michaud A

Brain communications2024

DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae336 PMID: 39403074

Central activation of the fatty acid sensor GPR120 suppresses microglia reactivity and alleviates sickness- and anxiety-like behaviors.

Nakajima S, Demers G, Machuca-Parra AI, Pour ZD, Bairamian D, Bouyakdan K, Fisette A, Kabahizi A, Robb J, Rodaros D, Laurent C, Ferreira G, Arbour N, Alquier T, Fulton S

Journal of neuroinflammation2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02978-5 PMID: 38111048

Role of astroglial ACBP in energy metabolism flexibility and feeding responses to metabolic challenges in male mice.

Bouyakdan K, Manceau R, Robb JL, Rodaros D, Fulton S, Alquier T

Journal of neuroendocrinology2022

DOI: 10.1111/jne.13218 PMID: 36471907

The role of hypoleptinemia in the psychological and behavioral adaptation to starvation: Implications for anorexia nervosa.

Hebebrand J, Hildebrandt T, Schlögl H, Seitz J, Denecke S, Vieira D, Gradl-Dietsch G, Peters T, Antel J, Lau D, Fulton S

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104807 PMID: 35931221

Impact of weight loss on brain age: Improved brain health following bariatric surgery.

Zeighami Y, Dadar M, Daoust J, Pelletier M, Biertho L, Bouvet-Bouchard L, Fulton S, Tchernof A, Dagher A, Richard D, Evans A, Michaud A

NeuroImage2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119415 PMID: 35760293

Longitudinal Evidence of a Vicious Cycle Between Nucleus Accumbens Microstructure and Childhood Weight Gain.

Rapuano KM, Berrian N, Baskin-Sommers A, Décarie-Spain L, Sharma S, Fulton S, Casey BJ, Watts R

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.002 PMID: 35248457

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Stephanie Fulton

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Latest funding

Neuronal lipid droplets play a conserved and sex-biased role in maintaining whole-body energy homeostasis.

Anxiety induced by systemic inflammation involves microglial engulfing of nucleus accumbens inputs and diminished excitability of dopamine D1 receptor neurons.

Regulation of energy balance by leptin as an adiposity signal and modulator of the reward system.

ABHD6 loss-of-function in mesoaccumbens postsynaptic but not presynaptic neurons prevents diet-induced obesity in male mice.

Sustained improvements in brain health and metabolic markers 24 months following bariatric surgery.

Central activation of the fatty acid sensor GPR120 suppresses microglia reactivity and alleviates sickness- and anxiety-like behaviors.

Role of astroglial ACBP in energy metabolism flexibility and feeding responses to metabolic challenges in male mice.

The role of hypoleptinemia in the psychological and behavioral adaptation to starvation: Implications for anorexia nervosa.

Impact of weight loss on brain age: Improved brain health following bariatric surgery.

Longitudinal Evidence of a Vicious Cycle Between Nucleus Accumbens Microstructure and Childhood Weight Gain.

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

Effects of GLP1-agonist induced weight loss on brain, metabolic, and cerebrovascular health measures.

Frequent collaborators

Stephanie Fulton

Thierry Alquier

Denis Richard

Yashar Zeighami

Laurent Biertho

Alain Dagher

Marc Prentki

Alan Evans

Christine Des Rosiers

Sylvain Iceta

Mahsa Dadar

Mahsa Dadar

David Stellwagen

Vincent Poitout

Uri Shalev

Baptiste Lacoste

Matthieu Ruiz

Ciaran Murphy-Royal

Pierre Drapeau