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André Tchernof

ResearcherNutritionUniversité Laval

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André Tchernof

Researcher

Nutrition

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (9 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Obesity Cardiometabolic Health Diabetes Metabolism Adipocyte Knowledge Dissemination Knowledge Mobilization Nutrition

Latest papers

Medication and supplement pharmacokinetic changes following bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024
Lipoprotein subclasses are associated with Hepatic steatosis: insights from the prospective multicenter imaging study for the evaluation of chest pain (PROMISE) clinical trial.
American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging · 2023

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Intervention alimentaire rassasiante et non restreinte en énergie pour une saine gestion du poids chez des individus avec l'obésité : effets sur l'âge cérébral estimé, un biomarqueur de la santé cérébrale
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Investigating Metabolic, Brain, and Cognitive Alterations through Bariatric Surgery: Key Determinants and Prospective Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,178,100
Cardiometabolic Week 2025 - Joint meeting of the Research Network on Cardiometabolic Health, Diabetes and Obesity, the Quebec Society of Lipidology, Nutrition and Metabolism and MyRoad Health Research Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$10,000

All 34 grants and awards

9 publications.

Medication and supplement pharmacokinetic changes following bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lajeunesse-Trempe F, Okroj D, Ostarijas E, Ramalho A, Tremblay EJ, Llewellyn D, Harlow C, Chandhyoke N, Chew NWS, Vincent RP, Tchernof A, Piché ME, Poirier P, Biertho L, Morin MP, Copeland CS, Dimitriadis GK

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2024

DOI: 10.1111/obr.13759 PMID: 38710656

Lipoprotein subclasses are associated with Hepatic steatosis: insights from the prospective multicenter imaging study for the evaluation of chest pain (PROMISE) clinical trial.

Karady J, McGarrah RW, Nguyen M, Giamberardino SN, Meyersohn N, Lu MT, Staziaki PV, Puchner SB, Bittner DO, Foldyna B, Mayrhofer T, Connelly MA, Tchernof A, White PJ, Nasir K, Corey K, Voora D, Pagidipati N, Ginsburg GS, Kraus WE, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS, Shah SH, Ferencik M

American journal of preventive cardiology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2024.100680 PMID: 38764778

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chong B, Jayabaskaran J, Ruban J, Goh R, Chin YH, Kong G, Ng CH, Lin C, Loong S, Muthiah MD, Khoo CM, Shariff E, Chan MY, Lajeunesse-Trempe F, Tchernof A, Chevli P, Mehta A, Mamas MA, Dimitriadis GK, Chew NWS

Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging2023

DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.122.015159 PMID: 37192298

Adipose methylome integrative-omic analyses reveal genetic and dietary metabolic health drivers and insulin resistance classifiers.

Christiansen C, Tomlinson M, Eliot M, Nilsson E, Costeira R, Xia Y, Villicaña S, Mompeo O, Wells P, Castillo-Fernandez J, Potier L, Vohl MC, Tchernof A, Moustafa JE, Menni C, Steves CJ, Kelsey K, Ling C, Grundberg E, Small KS, Bell JT

Genome medicine2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13073-022-01077-z PMID: 35843982

AKR1C2 and AKR1C3 expression in adipose tissue: Association with body fat distribution and regulatory variants.

Ostinelli G, Vijay J, Vohl MC, Grundberg E, Tchernof A

Molecular and cellular endocrinology2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2021.111220 PMID: 33675863

UCP1 expression-associated gene signatures of human epicardial adipose tissue.

Chechi K, Vijay J, Voisine P, Mathieu P, Bossé Y, Tchernof A, Grundberg E, Richard D

JCI insight2019

DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.123618 PMID: 30996144

Depot-Specific Adipose Tissue Metabolite Profiles and Corresponding Changes Following Aerobic Exercise.

Brennan AM, Tchernof A, Gerszten RE, Cowan TE, Ross R

Frontiers in endocrinology2018

DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00759 PMID: 30619089

The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Bariatric Surgery.

Tchernof A, Weisnagel SJ

Canadian journal of diabetes2017First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2017.05.010 PMID: 28739095

Downregulation of complement C3 and C3aR expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese women.

Gupta A, Rezvani R, Lapointe M, Poursharifi P, Marceau P, Tiwari S, Tchernof A, Cianflone K

PloS one2014

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095478 PMID: 24743347

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André Tchernof

Research

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Medication and supplement pharmacokinetic changes following bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lipoprotein subclasses are associated with Hepatic steatosis: insights from the prospective multicenter imaging study for the evaluation of chest pain (PROMISE) clinical trial.

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Assessed by Computed Tomography and Echocardiography Are Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Adipose methylome integrative-omic analyses reveal genetic and dietary metabolic health drivers and insulin resistance classifiers.

AKR1C2 and AKR1C3 expression in adipose tissue: Association with body fat distribution and regulatory variants.

UCP1 expression-associated gene signatures of human epicardial adipose tissue.

Depot-Specific Adipose Tissue Metabolite Profiles and Corresponding Changes Following Aerobic Exercise.

The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of Bariatric Surgery.

Downregulation of complement C3 and C3aR expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese women.

Intervention alimentaire rassasiante et non restreinte en énergie pour une saine gestion du poids chez des individus avec l'obésité : effets sur l'âge cérébral estimé, un biomarqueur de la santé cérébrale

Investigating Metabolic, Brain, and Cognitive Alterations through Bariatric Surgery: Key Determinants and Prospective Outcomes

Cardiometabolic Week 2025 - Joint meeting of the Research Network on Cardiometabolic Health, Diabetes and Obesity, the Quebec Society of Lipidology, Nutrition and Metabolism and MyRoad Health Research Training Platform

Caractérisation et prise en charge clinique de la stéatose hépatique et de la stéatohépatite associées à une dysfonction métabolique

Réunion scientifique conjointe SQLNM/CMDO : La santé cardiométabolique à tous les stades de la vie

Nutrient sensing mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of dietary proteins in obesity and type 2 diabetes

Creation and animation of a dynamic community of patient partners and citizens for a Canada-wide training and mentoring platform: myROaD - SPOR Supplement

Strengthening capacity building in health research: towards a consolidated theory-based, inclusive framework and evidence-based strategies, processes and outcomes

Rencontre scientifique internationale conjointe SQLNM/CMDO : La chronobiologie dans les maladies cardiométaboliques.

Host iNOS dictates gut dysbiosis, bacterial translocation and tissue insulin resistance in murine and human obesity

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