Catherine Mounier

Professor of Biological Science
Director, Biological Science Department, UQAM

1-514-987-3000, ext. 8912

1-514-987-4647

Département des sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal
141, avenue du Président Kennedy – Room SB-R880
Montreal, QC H2X 1Y4

Since 2011 : Biological Science Department, Université du Québec à Montréal – Full Professor
2003-2010 : Biological Science Department, Université du Québec à Montréal – Professor
1999-2002 : McGill University, Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory, Montréal – Professional assistant
1996-1998 : McGill University, Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory, Montréal – Postdoctoral research
1994-1996 : University of Iowa, Department of Biochemistry, Iowa City, USA – Postdoctoral research associate
1989-1994 : PhD in Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology – École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes (ENSAR), France
1987-1988 : MSc in Molecular Chemistry, Université de Rennes 1, France
1986-1987 : BSc in Biochemistry, Université de Rennes 1, France

Hormonal regulation of SCD1 gene expression and its role in NAFLD and metastatic breast cancer.
Role of Apolipoprotein D in lipid metabolism.
Regulation of lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity by Medium chain fatty acids.

Lipogenesis as a central player for hepatic lipid storage.
Role of the steroyl CoA desaturase 1 in metastatic breast cancer (in collaboration with Dr E. Rassart, Department of Biological Science, UQÀM and Jean-Jacques LeBrun, Medicine Department, McGill University).
Role of the apolipoprotein D in lipid metabolism (in collaboration with Dr E. Rassart, Department of Biological Science, UQÀM).
Metabolic profile of severely obese women (in collaboration with Dr P. Mauriège, Department of kinesiology, Laval University).
Role of seipin in hepatic lipid droplet formation (in collaboration with Dr J. Magré and Dr X. Prieur, Université de Nantes, France).