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Anil Nigam

ResearcherUniversité de Montréal

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Anil Nigam

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

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.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Aging Biomarkers Brain Functions Cardiovascular Risk Factors Cognition Physical Exercise

Latest papers

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.
GeroScience · 2026
Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.
CJC open · 2026
Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.
European journal of applied physiology · 2026 · senior author

All 127 publications

Latest funding

Vitamin K1 supplementation to improve cognition of patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled pilot study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$218,025
Comparing the effects of cognitive training and physical exercise on cognition, cerebral autoregulation and cerebral vasoreactivity in men and women with heart failure
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$451,350
Impacts of exercise and cognitive training interventions on neurocognitive functions in older adults with cardiovascular risk factors
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$573,750

All 12 grants and awards

127 publications.

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Mury P, Jaulgey K, Vrinceanu T, Pothier K, Berryman N, Intzandt B, Lussier M, Vu TM, Nigam A, Bosquet L, Karelis AD, Li KZH, Bherer L

GeroScience2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-026-02522-2 PMID: 42744957

Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.

Bherer L, Besnier F, Gagnon C, Vrinceanu T, Vincent T, Mohammadi H, Gauthier C, Duquesne C, Blanchette CA, Bérubé B, Said SN, Iglesies-Grau J, L'Allier P, Boulet J, Nigam A, Dionne V, Benhalima H, Dubé MP, Duchesne S, Belleville S, Brassard P, Gagnon D, Lesage F, Gayda M, Soucy JP, Bouabdallaoui N, Liu-Ambrose T, Barha C, Poirier J, Éric Thorin, Vu M, Tournoux F, Vitali P, O'Meara E, Racine N, Rouleau JL

CJC open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.02.014 PMID: 42327429

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Gayda M, Trachsel LD, Besnier F, Boidin M, Lalongé J, Bherer L, Juneau M, Leprêtre PM, Nigam A

European journal of applied physiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-026-06146-4 PMID: 41739167

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Sanami S, Rezaei A, Tremblay SA, Potvin-Jutras Z, Sabra D, Intzandt B, Gagnon C, Mainville-Berthiaume A, Wright L, Gayda M, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x251413924 PMID: 41543005

Coronary Artery Disease Is Linked with Demyelination and Iron Deposition in White Matter Watershed Areas.

Rezaei A, Potvin-Jutras Z, Tremblay SA, Sanami S, Sabra D, Huck J, Gagnon C, Wright L, Leppert IR, Tardif CL, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Aging and disease2026

DOI: 10.14336/ad.2026.0252 PMID: 42149094

Home-based physical exercice with additional cognitive training for improving mobility in older adults: a secondary analysis of the COVEPIC randomized controlled trial.

Dupuy EG, Blanchette CA, Besnier F, Gagnon C, Vincent T, Vrinceanu T, Breton J, Saillant K, Iglesies-Grau J, Belleville S, Juneau M, Vitali P, Nigam A, Gayda M, Bherer L

European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2026

DOI: 10.1186/s11556-026-00415-z PMID: 42092769

Heart Rate Variability-Guided Exercise Training Compared With Standard Exercise Training in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.

Besnier F, Gayda M, Magnan PO, Iglesies-Grau J, Bouvard A, Martin N, Clavet S, Duclos M, Nigam A, Juneau M, L'Allier P, Bherer L

Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention2026

DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000001017 PMID: 41627302

Cardiorespiratory fitness in relation to cerebral vascular and metabolic health in older adults with coronary artery disease.

Sanami S, Tremblay SA, Potvin-Jutras Z, Rezaei A, Sabra D, Gagnon C, Intzandt B, Mainville-Berthiaume A, Wright L, Gayda M, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

GeroScience2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-026-02128-8 PMID: 41680492

The Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Brain Vascular and Metabolic Health: Links to Cognitive Function.

Sanami S, Tremblay SA, Rezaei A, Potvin-Jutras Z, Sabra D, Intzandt B, Gagnon C, Mainville-Berthiaume A, Wright L, Gayda M, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Aging and disease2025

DOI: 10.14336/ad.2025.1173 PMID: 41452711

Optimizing cardiovascular health with a type 2 diabetes remission program: Ultraprocessed food-intake reduction, Mediterranean diet, chrononutrition and physical training-The DIABEPIC-2 pilot study.

Dionne V, Iglesies-Grau J, Latour É, Besnier F, Gagnon C, Gayda M, Pelletier V, Selcer S, Vrinceanu T, Debray A, Tessier AJ, Juneau M, Nigam A, L'Allier PL, Bherer L

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism2025

DOI: 10.1111/dom.70142 PMID: 40968544

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Anil Nigam

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Coronary Artery Disease Is Linked with Demyelination and Iron Deposition in White Matter Watershed Areas.

Home-based physical exercice with additional cognitive training for improving mobility in older adults: a secondary analysis of the COVEPIC randomized controlled trial.

Heart Rate Variability-Guided Exercise Training Compared With Standard Exercise Training in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.

Cardiorespiratory fitness in relation to cerebral vascular and metabolic health in older adults with coronary artery disease.

The Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Brain Vascular and Metabolic Health: Links to Cognitive Function.

Optimizing cardiovascular health with a type 2 diabetes remission program: Ultraprocessed food-intake reduction, Mediterranean diet, chrononutrition and physical training-The DIABEPIC-2 pilot study.

Frequent collaborators

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Daniel Gagnon

Sarah Fraser

Eric Thorin

Eric Thorin

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Sylvie Belleville

Sylvie Belleville

Claudine Gauthier

Anne-Julie Tessier

Claudine Gauthier

Judes Poirier

Jean-Claude Tardif

Jean-Claude Tardif

Stanley Nattel

Simon Duchesne

Jean-Claude Moubarac

Guillaume Marquis-Gravel

Cindy Barha

Guillaume Fontaine

Laurent Macle

Maxime Tremblay-Gravel

Nadia Giannetti

Guillaume Fontaine

Paul Khairy

Marie-France Marin

Marie-France Marin

Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

Guillaume Lettre

Adam Grzeslo

Christine Des Rosiers

Sarah Fraser

Denis Roy

Karen Harkness

Denis Roy

Paul Dorian