Dr. Yves Deshaies
Degrees
BSc, Laval University, Québec, Canada
Ph.D, Laval University, Québec, Canada
Current position
Professor, Department of Medicine, Laval University
Appointments
Adjunct Director, Obesity-Metabolism Component, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center
Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant Committee, member.
Heart & Stroke Foundation, Grant-in-aid Committee, member.
Consulting experience
Merck Frosst
Sanofi Aventis
Innodia
NLR Pharma
Biography
Dr. Deshaies is a Full Professor in the Deparment of Medicine and Adjunct Director of the Obesity/Metabolism Research Component of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University.
The principal research interests of Dr. Deshaies are centered on adipose tissue, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. More specifically his research focuses on adipose tissue metabolism in obesity/insulin resistance, triglyceride-rich lipoprotein metabolism in pro-inflammatory settings, mechanisms of action of PPAR agonists on lipid metabolism, and the involvement of insulin, glucocorticoids, catecholamines, and cytokines in obesity-related alterations of lipid metabolism.
Dr. Deshaies has published extensively (career total of 147 peer-reviewed articles in highly-regarded scientific journals. His research has been funded for many years to this day by highly competitive national granting agencies. He is highly active as a reviewer for major granting agencies and scientific journals. His work as a scientist and mentor has been recognized by several local, provincial and national awards.
Dr. Deshaies has acted as a consultant for major pharmaceutical companies, both for academic training of personnel and as a participant in research projects on novel compounds with therapeutic potential.