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Jean-Pierre Després

ResearcherUniversité Laval

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Jean-Pierre Després

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (4 NSERC, 3 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2020.

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Research

Body Fat Distribution Cardiometabolic Health Cardiorespiratory Fitness Cardiovascular Disease Imaging Lifestyle Interventions Metabolism/Diabetes Nutritional Quality

Latest papers

Circulating Rhythmic Metabolites and Causal Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism · 2026
Socioeconomic determinants of shift work employment in Canada and the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging and the Hoorn Study
Frontiers in Public Health · 2026
Visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat as determinants of carotid atherosclerosis.
Communications medicine · 2025

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$138,333
Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Vivre et Vieillir à Québec
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$39,870

All 21 grants and awards

6 publications.

Circulating Rhythmic Metabolites and Causal Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Joshi D, Rafiq T, Pigeyre M, de Mutsert R, Rutters F, Campbell DJT, Despres J, Carpentier AC, Hoeks J, Schrauwen P

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1111/dom.70616

Socioeconomic determinants of shift work employment in Canada and the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging and the Hoorn Study

Campbell DB, Reed T, Slebe R, Raina P, Rutters F, Joshi D, de Mutsert R, Despres J-P, Hoeks J, Blondin DP

Frontiers in Public Health2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1699140

Visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat as determinants of carotid atherosclerosis.

de Souza RJ, Pigeyre ME, Schulze KM, Lamri A, Al-Khazraji BK, Awadalla P, Beyene J, Desai D, Despres JP, Dummer TJB, Friedrich MG, Hicks J, Ho V, LaRose É, Lear SA, Lee DS, Leipsic JA, Lettre G, Moody AR, Noseworthy MD, Pare G, Parraga G, Poirier P, Tardif JC, Yusuf S, Vena J, Anand SS

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-025-01123-y PMID: 41107464

The association between clock gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Joshi D, Pigeyre M, Ali MU, de Mutsert R, Rutters F, Campbell D, Despres J-P, Borhan S, Rafiq T, Slebe R

Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews20255 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2025.103284

For a structured response to the psychosocial consequences of the restrictive measures imposed by the global COVID-19 health pandemic: the MAVIPAN longitudinal prospective cohort study protocol.

LeBlanc A, Baron M, Blouin P, Tarabulsy G, Routhier F, Mercier C, Despres JP, Hébert M, De Koninck Y, Cellard C, Collin-Vézina D, Côté N, Dionne É, Fleet R, Gagné MH, Isabelle M, Lessard L, Menear M, Merette C, Ouellet MC, Roy MA, Saint-Jacques MC, Savard C, MAVIPAN Research Collaboration

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048749 PMID: 35379610

Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as major markers of cardiovascular risk: their independent and interwoven importance to health status.

Myers J, McAuley P, Lavie CJ, Despres JP, Arena R, Kokkinos P

Progress in cardiovascular diseases2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.09.011 PMID: 25269064

Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, André

Keywords: Développement durable ; transition ; chaine logistique ; Établissement de santé ; Coproduction de connaissances ; Canada

$138,333

Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, André

Keywords: Développement durable ; transition ; chaine logistique ; Établissement de santé ; Coproduction de connaissances ; Canada

$100,000

Vivre et Vieillir à Québec

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Éric

Keywords: vieillissement; aspirations; imaginaires et représentations; enjeux sociaux et politiques; art et créations; droit; histoires de vie; aménagement urbain; participation sociale et inclusion

$39,870

Innovative National Strategies for Patient-Oriented Research Education / Stratégies Nationales Innovantes pour l'Éducation en Recherche axée sur le Patient (INSPIRE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Training Grant: SPOR National Training Entity

Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Annie; Black, Agnes; Fernandez, Nicolas; Kent, Alexandra; Mccormick, Roderick M; Robinson-Settee, Helen E; Smithman, Mélanie Ann; Turcotte, Samuel; Bosma, Rachael L; Goldowitz, Daniel; King, Malcolm; Poitras, Marie-Eve; Witteman, Holly M

Keywords: Andragogy; Capacity Development; Curriculum; Education; Evaluation; Mentorship; Patient Engagment; Patient-Oriented Research

$5,250,000

Étude de la contribution de l'adiposité viscérale et des lipides ectopiques en tant que médiateurs de l'association entre la condition cardiorespiratoire et la santé cardiométabolique

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Chartrand, Dominic

Keywords: Activité Physique; Condition Cardiorespiratoire; Dépôts De Lipides Ectopiques; Habitudes De Vie; Imagerie; Obésité; Obésité Viscérale; Santé Cardiométabolique

$105,000

Innovative National Strategies for Patient-Oriented Research Education / Stratégies Nationales Innovantes pour l'Éducation en Recherche axée sur le Patient (INSPIRE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Training Grant: SPOR National Training Entity - LOI

Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Annie; Black, Agnes; Fernandez, Nicolas; Garg, Amit; Mccormick, Roderick M; Poitras, Marie-Eve; Robinson-Settee, Helen E; Goldowitz, Daniel; King, Malcolm

Keywords: Capacity Development; Education; Mentorship; Patient Engagment; Patient Oriented Research

$7,419

Visceral obesity and ectopic fat: the missing links between lifestyle and chronic societal cardiometabolic diseases?

Nominated PICIHR2018Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Després, Jean-Pierre

Keywords: Body Fat Distribution; Cardiometabolic Health; Cardiorespiratory Fitness; Cardiovascular Disease; Imaging; Lifestyle Interventions; Metabolism/Diabetes; Nutritional Quality; Obesity; Prevention

$1,673,851

Effect of free sugar replacement with non-nutritive sweeteners on metabolic health of high sugar sweetened beverages consumers: role of the gut microbiome

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Sugar and Health - Sugars and Health

Principal investigators: Marette, André

Keywords: Diabetes; Gut Microbiota; Human Subjects; Metabolic Syndrome; Metabolism; Microbiome; Non-Nutritive Sweeteners; Nutrition; Sugar Sweetened Beverages; Sugars

Mediterranean diet and physical activity: is the whole better than the sum of each part ? Clinical and mechanistic perspectives

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lamarche, Benoît

Keywords: Nutrition And Cardiometabolic Risk; Nutrition And Exercise; Nutrition And Inflammation; Nutrition And Lipid Metabolism

$944,775

Will mild vs. moderate physical activity suffice to abate the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in sedentary adults?

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Larose, Eric

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cardiometabolic Risk; Exercise; Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Spectroscopy; Physical Activity; Prevention; Visceral Adipose Tissue

$730,294

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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Jean-Pierre Després

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Circulating Rhythmic Metabolites and Causal Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Socioeconomic determinants of shift work employment in Canada and the Netherlands: a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging and the Hoorn Study

Visceral adipose tissue and hepatic fat as determinants of carotid atherosclerosis.

The association between clock gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

For a structured response to the psychosocial consequences of the restrictive measures imposed by the global COVID-19 health pandemic: the MAVIPAN longitudinal prospective cohort study protocol.

Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as major markers of cardiovascular risk: their independent and interwoven importance to health status.

Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé

Partenariat intersectoriel pour une transition écoresponsable en logistique des soins et des services de santé

Vivre et Vieillir à Québec

Innovative National Strategies for Patient-Oriented Research Education / Stratégies Nationales Innovantes pour l'Éducation en Recherche axée sur le Patient (INSPIRE)

Étude de la contribution de l'adiposité viscérale et des lipides ectopiques en tant que médiateurs de l'association entre la condition cardiorespiratoire et la santé cardiométabolique

Innovative National Strategies for Patient-Oriented Research Education / Stratégies Nationales Innovantes pour l'Éducation en Recherche axée sur le Patient (INSPIRE)

Visceral obesity and ectopic fat: the missing links between lifestyle and chronic societal cardiometabolic diseases?

Effect of free sugar replacement with non-nutritive sweeteners on metabolic health of high sugar sweetened beverages consumers: role of the gut microbiome

Mediterranean diet and physical activity: is the whole better than the sum of each part ? Clinical and mechanistic perspectives

Will mild vs. moderate physical activity suffice to abate the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in sedentary adults?

Frequent collaborators

Parminder Raina

Marie Eva Pigeyre

David Campbell

Denis Blondin

Matthew Menear

Lily Lessard

Guillaume Lettre

Paul Poirier

Jean-Claude Tardif

Catherine Mercier

Marie-Christine Ouellet

François Routhier

Jean-Claude Tardif

André Carpentier

Grace Parraga

Yves De Koninck

Chantal Mérette

Philip Awadalla

Vikki Ho

Annie LeBlanc