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Denis Richard

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Denis Richard

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (9 NSERC, 3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Publications

300

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Brain Energy Homeostasis Food Intake Hypothalamus Melanocortin System Mtorc1 Neuropeptide Y Proopiomelanocortin

Latest papers

Early life stress and hormonal status influence orexin-1 receptor expression in structures regulating cardiorespiratory responses to CO2.
Experimental physiology · 2025
Sustained improvements in brain health and metabolic markers 24 months following bariatric surgery.
Brain communications · 2024
Rise in plasma bile acids following hypoabsorptive bariatric surgeries predicts beneficial metabolic and homeostatic outcomes in male rats.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2024 · senior author

All 97 publications

Latest funding

Role of the Pinealocyte-Derived Melatonin on the Autonomic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$132,000
Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000
Quantifying Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$1,055,700

All 22 grants and awards

97 publications.

Early life stress and hormonal status influence orexin-1 receptor expression in structures regulating cardiorespiratory responses to CO2.

Fournier S, Plamondon J, Richard D, Kinkead R

Experimental physiology2025

DOI: 10.1113/ep092431 PMID: 40029152

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

Rise in plasma bile acids following hypoabsorptive bariatric surgeries predicts beneficial metabolic and homeostatic outcomes in male rats.

Mukorako P, Lavoie AA, Trottier J, Lemoine N, Biertho L, Lebel S, Plamondon J, Tchernof A, St-Pierre DH, Marette A, Barbier O, Richard D

American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00289.2023 PMID: 39404774

Human gut microbiota after bariatric surgery alters intestinal morphology and glucose absorption in mice independently of obesity

Anhê FF, Zlitni S, Zhang S-Y, Choi BS-Y, Chen CY, Foley KP, Barra NG, Surette MG, Biertho L, Richard D

Gut202382 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328185 PMID: W4293240314

Hypoabsorptive surgeries cause limb-dependent changes in the gut endocannabinoidome and microbiome in association with beneficial metabolic effects.

Mukorako P, St-Pierre DH, Flamand N, Biertho L, Lebel S, Lemoine N, Plamondon J, Roy MC, Tchernof A, Varin TV, Marette A, Silvestri C, Di Marzo V, Richard D

International journal of obesity (2005)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01307-3 PMID: 37142736

Histaminergic regulation of food intake.

Khouma A, Moeini MM, Plamondon J, Richard D, Caron A, Michael NJ

Frontiers in endocrinology2023

DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1202089 PMID: 37448468

Brown Adipose Tissue-A Translational Perspective.

Carpentier AC, Blondin DP, Haman F, Richard D

Endocrine reviews2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnac015 PMID: 35640259

Consistent gut bacterial and short-chain fatty acid signatures in hypoabsorptive bariatric surgeries correlate with metabolic benefits in rats.

Mukorako P, Lemoine N, Biertho L, Lebel S, Roy MC, Plamondon J, Tchernof A, Varin TV, Anhê FF, St-Pierre DH, Marette A, Richard D

International journal of obesity (2005)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00973-5 PMID: 34686781

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

Neck circumference is a better correlate of insulin resistance markers than other standard anthropometric indices in patients presenting severe obesity.

Scovronec A, Provencher A, Iceta S, Pelletier M, Leblanc V, Nadeau M, Simard S, Biertho L, Richard D, Tchernof A, Michaud A

Obesity research & clinical practice2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2022.07.005 PMID: 35879202

Role of the Pinealocyte-Derived Melatonin on the Autonomic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Richard, Denis

$132,000

Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Marette, André; Kramer, Caroline K; Lam, Tony K; Raymond, Frederic; Schertzer, Jonathan D

Keywords: Adipose Tissue; Animal Models; C Elegans; Culture-Enriched Molecular Profiling; Diabetes; Human Tissues; Liver; Microbiome; Microbiota; Obesity

$2,000,000

Quantifying Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Carpentier, André C

Keywords: Brown Adipose Tissue; Energy Metabolism; Fatty Acid Metabolism; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Molecular Imaging; Obesity; Positron Emission Tomography; Tracer Methods; Triglycerides; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,055,700

Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk and complications

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Marette, André; Kramer, Caroline K; Lam, Tony K; Raymond, Frederic; Schertzer, Jonathan D

Keywords: Anti-Diabetic Drugs; Diabetic Complications; Inflammation; Insulin Resistance; Intestine; Metabolism; Microbiome; Nutrition; Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes

$21,753

Modulation and effects of IGFBP-2 on brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Picard, Frédéric

Keywords: Brown Adipose Tissue; Energy Expenditure; Gene Expression; Imaging Techniques; Insulin Sensitivity; Lipid Metabolism; Mice; Molecular Biology; Obesity; Thermogenesis

$959,449

The role of DEPTOR in Energy Balance Regulation

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Richard, Denis

Keywords: Brain; Energy Homeostasis; Food Intake; Hypothalamus; Melanocortin System; Mtorc1; Neuropeptide Y; Proopiomelanocortin; Steroidogenic Factor 1; Thermogenesis

$505,311

Determinants of metabolic recovery following bariatric surgery in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Bariatric Care - Mechanisms underlying bariatric procedures

Principal investigators: Tchernof, André

Keywords: Bariatric Surgery; Gut-Brain; Metabolism; Microbiota; Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes

$1,110,052

The role of the brown adipocyte on thermogenesis and energy substrate utilization in brown and and white fat depots

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Richard, Denis

$265,000

Postprandial energy metabolism of brown fat in humans

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Carpentier, André C

Keywords: Brown Adipose Tissue; Diabetes Mellitus; Insulin Resistance; Lipid Metabolism; Positron Emission Tomography; Postprandial Lipoprotein Metabolism; Postprandial Thermogenesis; Stable Isotopes

$626,080

Pathophysiological association between epicardial fat accumulation and coronary heart disease-are brown adipocytes the missing link?

SupervisorCIHR2012Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Principal investigators: Chechi, Kanta

Keywords: Animal Models; Brown Adipocytes; Cell Culture; Coronary Heart Disease; Epicardial Adipose Tissue; Inflammation

$140,000

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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Denis Richard

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Early life stress and hormonal status influence orexin-1 receptor expression in structures regulating cardiorespiratory responses to CO2.

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

Rise in plasma bile acids following hypoabsorptive bariatric surgeries predicts beneficial metabolic and homeostatic outcomes in male rats.

Human gut microbiota after bariatric surgery alters intestinal morphology and glucose absorption in mice independently of obesity

Hypoabsorptive surgeries cause limb-dependent changes in the gut endocannabinoidome and microbiome in association with beneficial metabolic effects.

Histaminergic regulation of food intake.

Brown Adipose Tissue-A Translational Perspective.

Consistent gut bacterial and short-chain fatty acid signatures in hypoabsorptive bariatric surgeries correlate with metabolic benefits in rats.

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

Neck circumference is a better correlate of insulin resistance markers than other standard anthropometric indices in patients presenting severe obesity.

Role of the Pinealocyte-Derived Melatonin on the Autonomic Regulation of Energy Homeostasis

The role of the brown adipocyte on thermogenesis and energy substrate utilization in brown and and white fat depots

Frequent collaborators

Laurent Biertho

Alexandre Caron

Mathieu Laplante

Vicky Drapeau

Elena Timofeeva

Yashar Zeighami

Pierre-Gilles Blanchard

Sylvain Iceta

Marie-Claude Vohl

Alain Dagher

Stephanie Fulton

Claudia Gagnon

Mahsa Dadar

Patrick Mathieu

Stephanie Fulton

Alain Veilleux

Jonathan Schertzer

Michael Surette

Paul Poirier

Alan Evans

Anne-Marie Carreau

Vincenzo Di Marzo

Frédéric Picard

Fabrice Mac-Way

Philippe Joubert

Mahsa Dadar

Catherine Mounier

Catherine Mounier

Jacques Couet

Pierre Voisine

Emile Levy

André Tchernof

André Marette

Olivier Barbier

Nicolas Flamand

Mathieu Ferron

Richard Kinkead

Jonny St-Amand

Mary-Ellen Harper