Denis Blondin

Financement

• Subvention. Nothing burns like the cold! Comparing the metabolic benefits of cold exposure versus exercise in individuals with prediabetes. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 100 000 $. (2025-2026).
  Numéro de subvention : 202409PJ9. Voir plus
• Subvention. Stimuler la thermogenèse pour protéger contre le développement de maladies métaboliques. Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (Montreal, Canada). 286 986 $. (2024-2028).
  Numéro de subvention : 348863. Voir plus
• Subvention. Metabolic phenotyping in the prevention and pathophysiology of metabolic diseases. Canada Foundation for Innovation (Ottawa, Canada). 362 253 $. (2022).
  Numéro de subvention : 43148. Voir plus
• Subvention. Characterizing the role of Calcium cycling-mediated thermogenesis in rodents and humans. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 45 000 $. (2022-2023).
  Numéro de subvention : 571423-2021. Voir plus
• Subvention. Training platform in diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic health. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 2 400 000 $. (2022-2027).
  Numéro de subvention : 202106RT8. Voir plus
• Subvention. Caractérisation de la thermogenèse médiée par le cycle du calcium chez les rongeurs et les humains. Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (Montreal, Canada). 90 000 $. (2021-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 314622. Voir plus
• Subvention. The Right Timing to prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Restoring 24-hour substrate rhythmicity to improve glycemic control by timing of lifestyle factors. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 1 999 784 $. (2021-2025).
  Numéro de subvention : 202005TNC. Voir plus
• Subvention. La thermogenèse musculaire et son potentiel thérapeutique contre le développement du diabète de type 2. Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (Montreal, Canada). 80 000 $. (2020-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 295586. Voir plus
• Subvention. La thermogenèse musculaire et son potentiel thérapeutique contre le développement du diabète de type 2. Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (Montreal, Canada). 246 321 $. (2020-2024).
  Numéro de subvention : 282619. Voir plus
• Subvention. The Netherlands-Canada Type 2 Diabetes Research Consortium: The Right Timing to Prevent and Treat Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 3 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : 201909NT2. Voir plus
• Subvention. Human skeletal muscle thermogenesis and plasticity in response to various environmental conditions. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, Canada). 28 000 $. (2019-2020).
  Numéro de subvention : RGPIN-2019-05813. Voir plus
• Subvention. Postprandial energy metabolism of brown fat in humans. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada). 83 333 $. (2015-2017).
  Numéro de subvention : d028df1457776fa7b05b79d27f512abd. Voir plus
• Subvention. The metabolic fate of ingested carbohydrate during cold exposure and its effect on shivering thermogenesis. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, Canada). 21 000 $. (2011-2012).
  Numéro de subvention : 486493. Voir plus
• Subvention. The metabolic fate of ingested carbohydrate during cold exposure and its effect on shivering thermogenesis. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, Canada). 21 000 $. (2010-2011).
  Numéro de subvention : 465142. Voir plus

Publications

Articles

• Sesbreno E, Sygo J, Dziedzic C, Haman F, Mountjoy M, Brazeau AS, Blondin DP. (2025). Predictive equations fail to accurately assess resting metabolic rate in international elite male volleyball players. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism. DOI
• Corpodean F, Naseri M, Kachmar M, St Amant J, Blondin DP, Carmichael OT, Albaugh VL. (2025). Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is Associated With Increased Intestinal Glucose Uptake in Humans. Journal of the Endocrine Society. DOI
• Dumont L, Richard G, Espagnet R, Frisch F, Fortin M, Samson A, Bouchard J, Fontaine R, Croteau E, Phoenix S, Dubreuil S, Guérin B, Turcotte ÉE, Blondin DP. (2025). Shivering, but not adipose tissue thermogenesis, increases as a function of mean skin temperature in cold-exposed men and women. Cell metabolism. DOI
• Joshi D, Pigeyre M, Ali MU, de Mutsert R, Rutters F, Campbell D, Despres JP, Borhan S, Rafiq T, Slebe R, Blondin D, Carpentier A, Hoeks J, Raina P. (2025). The association between clock gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes & metabolic syndrome. DOI
• Poursharifi P, Madiraju SRM, Oppong A, Kajimura S, Nolan CJ, Blondin DP, Prentki M. (2025). Glycerolipid Cycling in Thermogenesis, Energy Homeostasis, Signaling, and Diseases. Physiological reviews. DOI
• Sesbreno E, Dziedzic C, Blondin DP, Kennedy C, Sygo J, Haman F, Deslauriers J, Brazeau AS, Mountjoy M. (2025). The association between the risk of relative energy deficiency in sports and performance outcomes: A real-world examination of international elite volleyball male athletes. Journal of sports sciences. DOI
• Karavetian M, El Khoury CF, Rutters F, Slebe R, Lorenzetti D, Blondin D, Carpentier A, Després JP, Hoeks J, Kalsbeek A, de Mutsert R, Pigeyre M, Campbell DJT. (2025). Effect of timed exercise interventions on patient-reported outcome measures: A systematic review. PloS one. DOI
• Townsend LK, Wang D, Knuth CM, Fayyazi R, Mohammad A, Becker LJ, Tsakiridis EE, Desjardins EM, Patel Z, Valvano CM, Lu J, Payne AE, Itua O, Medak KD, Steinberg GR. (2025). GDF15 links adipose tissue lipolysis with anxiety. Nature metabolism. DOI
• Cypess AM, Cannon B, Nedergaard J, Kazak L, Chang DC, Krakoff J, Tseng YH, Schéele C, Boucher J, Petrovic N, Blondin DP, Carpentier AC, Virtanen KA, Kajimura S. (2024). Emerging debates and resolutions in brown adipose tissue research. Cell metabolism. DOI
• Mouisel E, Bodon A, Noll C, Cassant-Sourdy S, Marques MA, Flores-Flores R, Riant E, Bergoglio C, Vezin P, Caspar-Bauguil S, Fournes-Fraresso C, Langin D. (2024). Cold-induced thermogenesis requires neutral-lipase-mediated intracellular lipolysis in brown adipocytes. Cell metabolism. DOI
• Slebe R, Splinter JJ, Schoonmade LJ, Blondin DP, Campbell DJT, Carpentier AC, Després JP, Hoeks J, Kalsbeek A, Raina P, Schrauwen P, Serlie MJ, Rutters F. (2024). The effect of altered sleep timing on glycaemic outcomes: Systematic review of human intervention studies. Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. DOI
• Choi YJ, Richard G, Zhang G, Hodgin JB, Demeke DS, Yang Y, Schaub JA, Tamayo IM, Gurung BK, Naik AS, Nair V, Birznieks C, MacDonald A, Bjornstad P. (2024). Attenuated kidney oxidative metabolism in young adults with type 1 diabetes. The Journal of clinical investigation. DOI
• Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2024). Is stimulation of browning of human adipose tissue a relevant therapeutic target?. Annales d'endocrinologie. DOI
• Pallubinsky H, Blondin DP, Jay O. (2024). A double-edged sword: risks and benefits of heat for human health. Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM. DOI
• Bjornstad P, Richard G, Choi YJ, Nowak KL, Steele C, Chonchol MB, Nadeau KJ, Vigers T, Pyle L, Tommerdahl K, van Raalte DH, Hilkin A, Driscoll L, Gitomer B. (2024). Kidney Energetics and Cyst Burden in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study. American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation. DOI
• Blondin DP, Haman F, Swibas TM, Hogan-Lamarre S, Dumont L, Guertin J, Richard G, Weissenburger Q, Hildreth KL, Schauer I, Panter S, Wyland L, Melanson EL. (2024). Brown adipose tissue metabolism in women is dependent on ovarian status. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism. DOI
• Slebe R, Wenker E, Schoonmade LJ, Bouman EJ, Blondin DP, Campbell DJT, Carpentier AC, Hoeks J, Raina P, Schrauwen P, Serlie MJ, Stenvers DJ, Rutters F. (2024). The effect of preprandial versus postprandial physical activity on glycaemia: Meta-analysis of human intervention studies. Diabetes research and clinical practice. DOI
• Dumont L, Caron A, Richard G, Croteau E, Fortin M, Frisch F, Phoenix S, Dubreuil S, Guérin B, Turcotte ÉE, Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2024). The effects of the β<sub>1</sub>-adrenergic receptor antagonist bisoprolol administration on mirabegron-stimulated human brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England). DOI
• Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2023). Human brown adipose tissue is not enough to combat cardiometabolic diseases. The Journal of clinical investigation. DOI
• Townsend LK, Wang D, Wright DC, Blondin DP. (2023). Skeletal muscle, not adipose tissue, mediates cold-induced metabolic benefits. Nature metabolism. DOI
• Wang D, Townsend LK, DesOrmeaux GJ, Frangos SM, Batchuluun B, Dumont L, Kuhre RE, Ahmadi E, Hu S, Rebalka IA, Gautam J, Jabile MJT, Pileggi CA, Steinberg GR. (2023). GDF15 promotes weight loss by enhancing energy expenditure in muscle. Nature. DOI
• Blondin DP. (2023). Human thermogenic adipose tissue. Current opinion in genetics & development. DOI
• Carpentier AC, Blondin DP, Haman F, Richard D. (2023). Brown Adipose Tissue-A Translational Perspective. Endocrine reviews. DOI
• Straat ME, Hoekx CA, van Velden FHP, Pereira Arias-Bouda LM, Dumont L, Blondin DP, Boon MR, Martinez-Tellez B, Rensen PCN. (2023). Stimulation of the beta-2-adrenergic receptor with salbutamol activates human brown adipose tissue. Cell reports. Medicine. DOI
• Sesbreno E, Blondin DP, Dziedzic C, Sygo J, Haman F, Leclerc S, Brazeau AS, Mountjoy M. (2023). Signs of low energy availability in elite male volleyball athletes but no association with risk of bone stress injury and patellar tendinopathy. European journal of sport science. DOI
• Richard G, Blondin DP, Syed SA, Rossi L, Fontes ME, Fortin M, Phoenix S, Frisch F, Dubreuil S, Guérin B, Turcotte ÉE, Lepage M, Surette MG, Carpentier AC. (2022). High-fructose feeding suppresses cold-stimulated brown adipose tissue glucose uptake independently of changes in thermogenesis and the gut microbiome. Cell reports. Medicine. DOI
• Pileggi CA, Blondin DP, Hooks BG, Parmar G, Alecu I, Patten DA, Cuillerier A, O'Dwyer C, Thrush AB, Fullerton MD, Bennett SA, Doucet É, Haman F, Harper ME. (2022). Exercise training enhances muscle mitochondrial metabolism in diet-resistant obesity. EBioMedicine. DOI
• Ahmed BA, Varah N, Ong FJ, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Konyer NB, Singh NP, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC, Punthakee Z, Steinberg GR, Morrison KM. (2022). Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity. Diabetes. DOI
• Dumont L, Lessard R, Semeniuk K, Chahrour H, McCormick JJ, Acosta FM, Blondin DP, Haman F. (2022). Thermogenic responses to different clamped skin temperatures in cold-exposed men and women. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. DOI
• Ahmed BA, Ong FJ, Barra NG, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Oreskovich SM, Szamosi JC, Syed SA, Hutchings EK, Konyer NB, Singh NP, Yabut JM, Desjardins EM, Morrison KM. (2021). Lower brown adipose tissue activity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease but not changes in the gut microbiota. Cell reports. Medicine. DOI
• Dumont AA, Dumont L, Zhou D, Giguère H, Pileggi C, Harper ME, Blondin DP, Scott MS, Auger-Messier M. (2021). Cardiomyocyte-specific Srsf3 deletion reveals a mitochondrial regulatory role. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. DOI
• Ivanova Y, Swibas T, Haman F, Hildreth K, Miao Y, Kohrt W, Carpentier A, Melanson E, Blondin D. (2021). Sex Disparities in Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Responses to Mild Cold Exposure Largely Explained by Differences in Body Mass and Body Surface Area. Journal of the Endocrine Society.
• Löffler MC, Betz MJ, Blondin DP, Augustin R, Sharma AK, Tseng YH, Scheele C, Zimdahl H, Mark M, Hennige AM, Wolfrum C, Langhans W, Hamilton BS, Neubauer H. (2021). Challenges in tackling energy expenditure as obesity therapy: From preclinical models to clinical application. Molecular metabolism. DOI
• Erik Sesbreno, Christine E. Dziedzic, Jennifer Sygo, Denis P. Blondin, François Haman, Suzanne Leclerc, Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Margo Mountjoy. (2021). Elite Male Volleyball Players Are at Risk of Insufficient Energy and Carbohydrate Intake. Nutrients. DOI
• Ivanova YM, Blondin DP. (2021). Examining the benefits of cold exposure as a therapeutic strategy for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). DOI
• Richard G, Noll C, Archambault M, Lebel R, Tremblay L, Ait-Mohand S, Guérin B, Blondin DP, Carpentier AC, Lepage M. (2020). Contribution of perfusion to the ¹¹ C-acetate signal in brown adipose tissue assessed by DCE-MRI and ⁶⁸ Ga-DOTA PET in a rat model. Magnetic resonance in medicine. DOI
• Blondin DP, Nielsen S, Kuipers EN, Severinsen MC, Jensen VH, Miard S, Jespersen NZ, Kooijman S, Boon MR, Fortin M, Phoenix S, Frisch F, Guérin B, Carpentier AC. (2020). Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation. Cell metabolism. DOI
• Richard MA, Pallubinsky H, Blondin DP. (2020). Functional characterization of human brown adipose tissue metabolism. The Biochemical journal. DOI
• Carreau AM, Noll C, Blondin DP, Frisch F, Nadeau M, Pelletier M, Phoenix S, Cunnane SC, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Lebel S, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Carpentier AC. (2020). Bariatric Surgery Rapidly Decreases Cardiac Dietary Fatty Acid Partitioning and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Through Increased Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue Storage and Reduced Spillover in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. DOI
• Acosta FM, Sanchez-Delgado G, Martinez-Tellez B, Migueles JH, Amaro-Gahete FJ, Rensen PCN, Llamas-Elvira JM, Blondin DP, Ruiz JR. (2019). Sleep duration and quality are not associated with brown adipose tissue volume or activity-as determined by 18F-FDG uptake, in young, sedentary adults. Sleep. DOI
• Oreskovich SM, Ong FJ, Ahmed BA, Konyer NB, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Singh NP, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC, Punthakee Z, Steinberg GR, Morrison KM. (2019). MRI Reveals Human Brown Adipose Tissue Is Rapidly Activated in Response to Cold. Journal of the Endocrine Society. DOI
• Acosta FM, Martinez-Tellez B, Blondin DP, Haman F, Rensen PCN, Llamas-Elvira JM, Martinez-Nicolas A, Ruiz JR. (2019). Relationship between the Daily Rhythm of Distal Skin Temperature and Brown Adipose Tissue ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake in Young Sedentary Adults. Journal of biological rhythms. DOI
• Richard MA, Blondin DP, Noll C, Lebel R, Lepage M, Carpentier AC. (2019). Determination of a pharmacokinetic model for [¹¹C]-acetate in brown adipose tissue. EJNMMI research. DOI
• Gordon K, Blondin DP, Friesen BJ, Tingelstad HC, Kenny GP, Haman F. (2019). Seven days of cold acclimation substantially reduces shivering intensity and increases nonshivering thermogenesis in adult humans. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). DOI
• Carpentier AC, Blondin DP, Virtanen KA, Richard D, Haman F, Turcotte ÉE. (2018). Brown Adipose Tissue Energy Metabolism in Humans. Frontiers in endocrinology. DOI
• Ong FJ, Ahmed BA, Oreskovich SM, Blondin DP, Haq T, Konyer NB, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC, Morrison KM, Steinberg GR. (2018). Recent advances in the detection of brown adipose tissue in adult humans: a review. Clinical science (London, England : 1979). DOI
• Blondin DP, Haman F. (2018). Shivering and nonshivering thermogenesis in skeletal muscles. Handbook of clinical neurology. DOI
• Friesen BJ, Périard JD, Poirier MP, Lauzon M, Blondin DP, Haman F, Kenny GP. (2018). Work Rate during Self-paced Exercise is not Mediated by the Rate of Heat Storage. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. DOI
• Haman F, Blondin DP. (2017). Shivering thermogenesis in humans: Origin, contribution and metabolic requirement. Temperature (Austin, Tex.). DOI
• Blondin, D.P., Tingelstad, H.C., Noll, C., Frisch, F., Phoenix, S., Guérin, B., Turcotte, É.E., Richard, D., Haman, F., Carpentier, A.C. (2017). Dietary fatty acid metabolism of brown adipose tissue in cold-acclimated men. Nature Communications. DOI
• Blondin, D.P., Daoud, A., Taylor, T., Tingelstad, H.C., Bézaire, V., Richard, D., Carpentier, A.C., Taylor, A.W., Harper, M.-E., Aguer, C., Haman, F. (2017). Four-week cold acclimation in adult humans shifts uncoupling thermogenesis from skeletal muscles to brown adipose tissue. Journal of Physiology. DOI
• Blondin, D.P., Frisch, F., Phoenix, S., Guérin, B., Turcotte, É.E., Haman, F., Richard, D., Carpentier, A.C. (2017). Inhibition of Intracellular Triglyceride Lipolysis Suppresses Cold-Induced Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism and Increases Shivering in Humans. Cell Metabolism. DOI
• Blondin DP, Carpentier AC. (2016). The role of BAT in cardiometabolic disorders and aging. DOI
• Haman F, Mantha OL, Cheung SS, DuCharme MB, Taber M, Blondin DP, McGarr GW, Hartley GL, Hynes Z, Basset FA. (2016). Oxidative fuel selection and shivering thermogenesis during a 12- and 24-h cold-survival simulation. DOI
• O'Hearn K, Tingelstad HC, Blondin D, Tang V, Filion LG, Haman F. (2016). Heat exposure increases circulating fatty acids but not lipid oxidation at rest and during exercise. DOI
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Noll C, Kunach M, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Turcotte ÉE, Haman F, Richard D, Carpentier AC. (2015). Selective Impairment of Glucose but Not Fatty Acid or Oxidative Metabolism in Brown Adipose Tissue of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes. DOI
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Turcotte ÉE, Richard D, Carpentier AC, Haman F. (2015). Contributions of white and brown adipose tissues and skeletal muscles to acute cold-induced metabolic responses in healthy men. DOI
• Blondin, D.P., Labbé, S.M., Turcotte, E.E., Haman, F., Richard, D., Carpentier, A.C. (2015). A critical appraisal of brown adipose tissue metabolism in humans. Clinical Lipidology. DOI
• Blondin DP, Tingelstad HC, Mantha OL, Gosselin C, Haman F. (2014). Maintaining thermogenesis in cold exposed humans: relying on multiple metabolic pathways. DOI
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Tingelstad HC, Noll C, Kunach M, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC, Richard D, Haman F. (2014). Increased brown adipose tissue oxidative capacity in cold-acclimated humans. DOI
• Blondin DP, Péronnet F, Haman F. (2012). Coingesting glucose and fructose in the cold potentiates exogenous CHO oxidation. DOI
• Ouellet V, Labbé SM, Blondin DP, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Haman F, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Carpentier AC. (2012). Brown adipose tissue oxidative metabolism contributes to energy expenditure during acute cold exposure in humans. DOI
• Blondin DP, Maneshi A, Imbeault MA, Haman F. (2011). Effects of the menstrual cycle on muscle recruitment and oxidative fuel selection during cold exposure. DOI
• Blondin DP, Péronnet F, Haman F. (2010). Effects of ingesting [13C]glucose early or late into cold exposure on substrate utilization. DOI
• Blondin DP, Dépault I, Imbeault P, Péronnet F, Imbeault MA, Haman F. (2010). Effects of two glucose ingestion rates on substrate utilization during moderate-intensity shivering. DOI
• Haman, F., Blondin, D.P., Imbeault, M.-A., Maneshi, A. (2010). Metabolic requirements of shivering humans. Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar.
• Haman F, Blondin DP, Imbeault MA, Maneshi A. (2010). Metabolic requirements of shivering humans. DOI

Autres contributions

Présentations

• (2025). BAT volume and distribution in women across the menstrual cycle and throughout the lifespan. American Physiology Summit.
• (2025). Exploring the Therapeutic Implications of Adipose Tissue Browning in Metabolic Health. New York Academy of Sciences - Adipose Health and Obesogenic Memory.
• (2025). Igniting the Flame: Insights into Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Humans and Rodents. Translational Research in NeuroMetabolism Symposium.
• Denis Blondin. (2025). Unlocking human postprandial organ-specific metabolism through high intensity interval training in prediabetes: insights from the TIMED consortium. 61st Annual Meeting - European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
• (2024). Debate: Relevance of Thermogenic Adipose Tissue as an Anti-Obesity Target in Humans. American Diabetes Association.
• Hogan-Lamarre S* (presenter), Lepitre M*, Le Roux E*, Sanchez-Delgado G*, [...] Hoeks J, Schrauwen P, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2024). Organ-specific dietary fatty acid partitioning in response to high-intensity interval training in individuals with prediabetes . Integrative Physiology of Exercise.
• (2024). Sex differences in BAT thermogenesis in humans. CPH BAT International Conference.
• (2023). Adipose tissue thermogenesis in humans - BAT and beyond. Adipose Biology Seminar Series (online).
• (2023). Cold exposure as a therapeutic strategy for type 2 diabetes. 59th Annual Meeting - European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
• (2023). Does cold have any metabolic benefits?. 30th European Congress on Obesity.
• Fernández Fernández J* (presenter), Sánchez-Delgado G*., Hogan-Lamarre, S*. [...] Hoeks J, Schrauwen P, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2023). Does myocardium and liver fractional uptake of circulating fatty acids change after consuming a meal in people with prediabetes?. Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna.
• (2023). Insulin resistance (IR) and Kidney Oxidative Metabolism in People with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). American Diabetes Association.
• (2023). Spatial Metabolomics of Human Kidney Tissues Reveal Impaired Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle Turnover in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). American Diabetes Association.
• (2022). Brown adipose tissue in humans: from therapeutic target to canary in the coal mine. CPH BAT 2022 - The heterogeneity and plasticity of adipose tissue, Copenhagen.
• (2022). Examining Futile Cycles as Recruitable Forms of Heat Production -- Is it Fruitless?. Recent Advances & Controversies in the Measurement of Energy Metabolism, Quebec City.
• (2022). Metabolic Responses to Cold Exposure -- from survival to therapeutic applications. Integrative Physiology of Exercise 2022, Baltimore.
• (2022). The impact of lipolysis on adipose tissue thermogenesis in humans. Zoom Forward 22 - Joint congress of European Association of the Study of Obesity (EASO) and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and meabolic disorders - European Chapter (IFSO-EC), Maastricht.
• (2021). Caractérisation du métabolisme organique in vivo par imagerie TEP. Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS).
• (2021). Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation. National Consortium on BAT research (Germany).
• (2021). Targeting adrenergic receptors to stimulate adipose tissue thermogenesis. 6th German Pharm-Tox Summit of the German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology.
• (2020). Beta2 is the primary regulator of human BAT metabolism. ObesityWeek(Virtual).
• Blondin, DP. (2018). Cold-induced thermogenesis: exploring the integrated response to defend against the cold. Dutch ENERGISE symposium, Leiden.
• Blondin, DP. (2018). Metabolic Benefits of Cold Exposure. 7th International Conference on the Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation (PPTR), Split.
• (2018). Physiological implications of brown adipose tissue. International symposium on the role of brown adipose tissue in human health, Granada.
• (2018). White Adipose Tissue Lipolysis Not Just a Fuel Supply: Re-Visiting the Significant Thermogenic Contribution of the Triglyceride-Fatty Acid Cycle in Humans Exposed to the Cold or Stimulated with a ?3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist (Mirabegron). Keystone Symposia: Bioenergetics and Metabolic Disease, Keystone.
• Blondin DP, Frisch F, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2017). Investigating cold-induced thermogenesis in humans: recognizing the importance of using an integrative approach. Recent Advances and Controversies in the Measurement of Energy Metabolism, Fribourg.
• (2017). The use of a beta3-adrenergic receptor agonist in humans stimulates BAT glucose disposal, but not thermogenesis. Keystone Symposia: Obesity and Adipose Tissue Biology, Keystone.
• Blondin, DP. (2016). Contributions of white and brown adipose tissues and skeletal muscles to cold-induced metabolic responses. ObesityWeek, New Orleans.
• Blondin DP, Frisch F, Phoénix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2016). Does TAG/FA cycling contribute significantly to cold-induced thermogenesis? Determining the metabolic fate of oversupplied fatty acids during a mild cold exposure in humans. International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sherbrooke.
• Blondin DP, Phoénix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2016). Inhibition of intracellular triglyceride lipolysis significantly impairs BAT oxidative metabolism in humans. Keystone Symposium - Obesity and Adipose Tissue Biology.
• Blondin DP, Phoénix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2016). Le role des triglycérides intracellulaire sur le métabolisme de la graisse brune chez des hommes sains exposés au froid. Congrès de la Société Québécoise de lipidologie, de nutrition et de métabolism/Réseau de recherche en santé cardiométabolique, diabète et obésité/COLosSUS, Magog.
• Raytchev S*, Tingelstad H, Blondin DP, Haman F. (2015). Cold acclimation in humans: Effects of changes in brown fat on the recruitment and shivering pattern of superficial muscles. Experimental Biology, Boston.
• Blondin DP, Noll C, Tingelstad H, Labbé SM, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2015). Effets d'une acclimatation au froid sur le métabolism des acides gras alimentaires et la thermogenèse postprandiale chez des hommes sains. Congrès de la Société Québécoise de lipidologie, de nutrition et de métabolism/Réseau de recherche en santé cardiométabolique, diabète et obésité/COLosSUS, Magog.
• Blondin DP, Noll C, Tingelstad H, Labbé SM, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Richard D, Haman F, Carpentier AC. (2015). Postprandial energy metabolism of brown adipose tissue in cold-acclimated humans. Keystone Symposia: Beige and Brown Fat: Basic Biology and Novel Therapeutics,.
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Noll C, Kunach M, Phoenix S, Guérin B,Turcotte EE, Haman F, Richard D, Carpentier AC. (2013). Acute cold exposure elicits increases in BAT oxidative metabolism in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. NIH/NIDDK Workshop: Exploring the role of brown fat in humans, Bethesda.
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Richard D, Turcotte É, Carpentier AC, Haman F. (2013). Cold acclimation increases the contribution of brown adipose tissue-derived thermogenesis in adult humans. Experimental Biology, Boston.
• Aguer C, Blondin DP, Taylor T, Taylor AW, Harper M-E, Haman F. (2013). Effet d'une exposition aigue et chronique au froid sur le métabolisme du muscle squelettique chez l'homme sain. 5ème Réunion annuelle de la plate-forme COLosSUS, Magog.
• Labbé SM, Blondin DP, Noll C, Kunach M, Turcotte É, Haman F, Carpentier AC, Richard D. (2013). L'exposition aigue au froid n'induit pas l'activation du tissu adipeux brun chez le patient diabétique. 5ème Réunion annuelle de la plate-forme COLosSUS, Magog-Orford.
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Noll C, Kunach M, Turcotte É, Carpentier AC, Richard D, Haman F. (2013). La contribution thermogénique du tissu adipeux brun augmente suite à un protocole d'acclimatation au froid, chez des hommes sains. 5ème Réunion annuelle de la plate-forme COLosSUS, Magog.
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• (2011). Le recrutement musculaire et le transport intramusculaire du 18Fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) et l'acide 18Fluoro-6-thia-heptadécanoïque (18FTHA) lors d'une exposition au froid mesurer par la tomodensitométrie couplée à la tomography par emission de posi. 3ème Réunion annuelle de la plate-forme COLosSUS, Mont Orford.
• Labbé, S.M. (2011). Métabolisme du tissu adipeux brun en réponse à une exposition au froid chez des hommes en santé. 3ème Réunion annuelle de la plate-forme COLosSUS, Mont Orford.
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Affiches pour une conférence

• Lessard, R*, Semeniuk, K, Chahrour, H*, McCormick, JJ, Acosta, F, Blondin DP, Haman, F. (2018). Effects of morphology and body composition on thermogenesis at mean skin temperatures of 33, 31, 29 and 27°C in women and men. 7th International Conference on the Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation, Split.
• Acosta F, Martinez-Tellez B, Sanchez-Delgado G, Blondin DP, Haman F, Martinez-Nicolas A, Ruiz JR. (2018). Wrist skin temperature daily rhythm predicts brown adipose tissue 18F-FDG uptake in young adults. 7th International Conference on the Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation, Split.
• Verdon EJ, Lessard R*, Semeniuk K, Chahrour H*, Blondin DP, Haman F. (2017). Increasing energy expenditure in the cold: effects of small decreases in mean skin temperature. ObesityWeek, Washington.
• Lessard R*, Verdon EJ, Semeniuk K, Chahrour H*, Blondin DP, Haman F. (2017). Increasing energy expenditure in the cold: establishing thermal comfort at various mean skin temperatures. ObesityWeek, Washington.
• Daoud A,Taylor T, Taylor AW, Harper ME, Haman F et Aguer C. (2014). Adaptations metaboliques du muscle squelettique de l'homme sain suite à une exposition chronique au froid. Congrès conjoint de la société québécoise de lipidologie, de nutrition et de métabolisme, du réseau de recherche en santé cardiométabolique, diabète et obésité et de COLosSUS.
• Aguer C, Blondin DP, Taylor T, Taylor AW, Harper M-E, Haman F. (2013). Cold acclimation in healthy young men results in metabolic modifications in skeletal muscle. The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta.
• Blondin DP, Labbé SM, Richard D, Turcotte É, Carpentier AC, Haman F. (2013). Daily cold exposure increases brown adipose tissue-derived thermogenesis in adult humans. Canadian Diabetes Association/Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Professional Conference and Annual Meetings, Montreal.
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• Haman, F. (2008). Effects of the menstrual cycle on substrate utilization during low-intensity shivering. Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Annual Scientific Conference, Banff.
• Dickson, C. (2008). Plasma interleukin-6 concentration increases in parallel to increased fuel utilization during cold exposure. European Congress on Obesity.
• (2008). The Effects of CHO Feeding on Fuel Selection During Low-Intensity Shivering. 13th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, Estoril.

Divers

• Le Roux E* (presenter), Hogan-Lamarre S*, Lepitre M*, Sanchez-Delgado G*, [...] Hoeks J, Schrauwen P, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC, Blondin DP. (2024). Effets de l'exercice fractionné à haute intensité sur la stéatose hépatique et la lipogenèse de novo chez des prédiabétiques : résultats préliminaires. Journées Francophones de Nutrition.
• (2020). Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis: Positron Emission Tomography and Rodent-to-Human Translation. Endocrine Society -- New Frontiers in Basic Science: Applying New Technology to Endocrine Research (virtual).
• (2020). L'imagerie médicale et la caractérisation des désordres métaboliques. Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec : Semaine des technologues (virtual).
• (2020). Targeting recruitable thermogenesis for the treatment of obesity. Novo Nordisk.
• (2019). Recruitable thermogenesis for the treatment of metabolic diseases in humans. Boehringer Ingelheim: Energy Expenditure Symposium.