Structuring projects

The objectives of the structuring projects program are to generate preliminary results in support of new applications to granting agencies by Centre NUTRISS researchers; to promote the development of new analyses that can be used by other Centre NUTRISS researchers and to develop new structuring projects for the Centre NUTRISS, thereby contributing to innovation and the evolution of its research program. 

**Please note that all structuring projects for the year 2025-2026 have been granted.**


Funded structuring projects

 

AXIS 1

Dosage of lactulose and mannitol for the development of an intestinal permeability test suitable for clinical nutrition studies

Alain Veilleux, Frédéric Raymond, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Pier-Luc Plante

 

AXIS 2

Assessment of the quality of food provision in long-term care facilities

Anne-Sophie Morisset, Marie-Ève Labonté, Carol Hudon, Alexandra Ribon-Demars, Stéphanie Harrison

Development of an AI solution for automatic data extraction from structured documents

Vicky Drapeau, Angelo Tremblay, Denis Bélanger, Catherine Laramée

Short-term effects of nutritional intervention on neurofunctional parameters

Patrick Couture, Marilène Gosselin, Véronique Provencher

Preventing sarcopenia associated with pharmacological treatment of obesity: systematic review of lifestyle interventions

Andréanne Michaud, Fannie Lajeunesse-Trempe, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Marianne legault, Elisa Marin-Couture

 

AXIS 3

Adaptation of the Healthy Eating Index for measuring the nutritional quality of meals in an institutional setting

Marie-Ève Labonté, Anne-Sophie Morisset, Sergey Mikhaylin, Stéphanie Harrison, Mélanie Faucher

AXIS 1

Identification of dietary patterns associated with prostate cancer incidence

Vincent Fradet, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Benoît Lamarche, Alexandre Bureau

Support for the development of the MeDIC (Metabolomic Dashboard for Interpretable Classification) tool

Elsa Rousseau, Jacques Corbeil, Élina Francovic-Fontaine, Gabriel Leclerc, Thierry Moszkowicz

 

AXIS 2

Exploring the experiences of people using GLP-1 receptor agonists to manage their weight: A qualitative study 

Marilou Côté, Catherine Bégin, Sophie Desroches, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Angela Alberga, Sylvain Iceta, Fannie Lajeunesse-Trempe,Isabelle D’Aout, Mylène Turcotte

Intuitive eating and food quality: How are messages formulated by nutritionists on social media?

Élise Carbonneau, Sophie Desroches, Noémie Carbonneau, Mylène Turcotte

 

AXIS 3

Transformative justice and inclusion: Towards equitable territorial food systems in Quebec

Laurence Guillaumie, Manon Niquette

Organization at Laval University of the biannual conference of the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology

Pierre-Olivier Méthot, Stephanie Lloyd

Organization of a professional podcast episode highlighting the wealth of research at the NUTRISS center through a lively discussion on ultra-processed foods.

Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Lana Vanderlee, Élise Carbonneau, Véronique Provencher, Benoît Lamarche

AXIS 1

Role of lifestyle habits on the microbiota and clinical response to immunotherapy in bladder cancer 

Vincent Fradet, Jacques Corbeil

Development of a method for quantifying microbial metabolites to assess the effect of diet on gut microbiota and health

Yves Desjardins, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Jacob Lord-Lessard, Perrine Feutry

 

AXIS 2

Energy expenditure and nutritional intake during pregnancy

Anne-Sophie Morisset, Simone Lemieux , Angelo Tremblay, Anne-Sophie Plante

Is occupational balance a factor to consider in the lifestyle habits of people at risk of cardiovascular disease? : an exploratory study 

Marilène Gosselin, Patrick Couture, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Benoît Lamarche, Angelo Tremblay

 

AXIS 3

Tools for evaluating territorial food systems: A systematic review of scientific and organizational literature

Laurence Guillaumie, Laure Saulais, Marie-Ève Gaboury-Bonhomme

Evaluation of internal signal-based eating approaches in adults living in socioeconomically vulnerable contexts: a validation study

Élise Carbonneau, Simone Lemieux, Noémie Carbonneau

 

AXIS 1

Characterization of the relationship between nutritional habits and the management of Cholangitis

Olivier Barbier, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier

Development of an analysis pipeline for methylation data from Oxford Nanopore Technology sequencers

Elsa Rousseau, Frédéric Raymond, Pier-Luc Plante, Jean-Pierre Clément

 

AXIS 2

Normative data generation study for a computerized, self-administered rapid neurocognitive task battery in a healthy weight adult population.

Andréanne Michaud, Catherine Bégin

A "researcher-clinician" partnership for better management of childhood obesity 

Angelo Tremblay, Vicky Drapeau, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier

New approach to appetite control and long-term weight management - Genetic component

Vicky Drapeau, Louis Pérusse, Marie-Claude Vohl, Angelo Tremblay

 

AXIS 3

Applying the concept of food literacy in the Quebec context: Validation of the French translation of the Cooking and Food Provisioning Action Scale (CAFPAS) questionnaire and inclusion in the NutriQuébec cohort.

Véronique Provencher, Lucie Beaulieu, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel, Noémie Carbonneau, Sophie Desroches, Laurence Godin, Benoît Lamarche, Simone Lemieux, Manon Niquette

A better understanding of the relationships between dietitians-nutritionists and players in the triple helix innovation model surrounding the nutritional quality of the food supply.

Sophie Veilleux, Véronique Provencher, Sophie Desroches, Marie Le Bouthillier

Evaluation of the suitability of co-occurring changes in diet and pharmacotherapy in the multidisciplinary management of metabolic diseases in a real-life context.

Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Sophie Desroches, Jean-Sébastien Paquette

AXIS 1

Microbiome-In-GutVitro: preliminary multi-range sequencing study for the development of an analytical approach for the identification of non-bacterial microorganisms members of the gut microbiome in M-SHIME system

Frédéric Raymond, Charlène Roussel, Pier-Luc Plante, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Cristoforo Silvestri, Yves Desjardins, Alain Veilleux

Contributions to the study of the effect of berry polyphenols by mass spectrometry and untargeted metabolomics

Yves Desjardins, André Marette, Pier-Luc Plante

 

AXIS 2

Effects of an intervention to improve dietary quality in women at risk for gestational diabetes - Development of nutritional capsules

Anne-Sophie Morisset, Julie Robitaille, Sophie Desroches, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel, Anne-Sophie Plante

ExPan: Pandemic Experience(s) - Vulnerability, Resilience and Academic Transition of the Student Community during a Pandemic

Laure Saulais, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier

 

AXIS 3

Review of online digital co-creation activities and tools applicable to the food field and promoting stakeholder consultation in partnership research projects

Laurence Guillaumie, Laurence Godin, Laure Saulais, Sophie Dupéré

An overview of nutrition-related promotional strategies on sweetened alcoholic beverages sold in grocery stores in Quebec City

Lana Vanderlee, Véronique Provencher, Manon Niquette, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel
Erin Hobin, Elisabeth Demers-Potvin

Validation of a food frequency questionnaire measuring the intake of plant-based protein foods in the elderly

Sophie Desroches, Danielle Laurin, Vicky Drapeau, Lana Vanderlee, Simone Lemieux

Dietary approaches focusing on internal cues and their associations with nutritional, psychological, and health variables: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative evidence in low-income adults

Élise Carbonneau, Véronique Provencher, Laurence Godin, Noémie Carbonneau (UQTR)

AXIS 1

Development of a mega-data analysis plan on the VALERIA platform for the identification of mediators of genetic susceptibility to obesity within the UK Biobank

Louis Pérusse, Vicky Drapeau, Angelo Tremblay, Marie-Claude Vohl, Marie-Ève Labonté

Development of an internal database from libraries of mass spectrometry standards for the users of the metabolomics platform of INAF

Yves Desjardins, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Frédéric Raymond, Alain Veilleux

Metabodashboard, nutritional data visualization and investigation tool: Simplified machine learning interface for novices

Jacques Corbeil, Benoît Lamarche

Development of a tool for DNA methylation analysis on the mitochondrial genome using nanosequencing on Oxford nanopores platform

Marc-André Sirard, Marie-Claude Vohl

 

AXIS 2

Determinants of Gestational Weight Gain: What Do Mothers Say?

Anne-Sophie Morisset, Andréanne Michaud, Catherine Bégin, Véronique Provencher

Validation study of a self-administered 24-hour Web-based Dietary Recall with patients before and after bariatric surgery

Andréanne Michaud, Benoît Lamarche, Simone Lemieux

Impact of a probiotic supplement on the elimination of fat-soluble organic pollutants from the body

Angelo Tremblay, André Marette, Vicky Drapeau

 

AXIS 3

Evaluating beverage intake among English- and French-speaking Canadian adults and youth: Validation of the Beverage Frequency Questionnaire

Lana Vanderlee, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Benoit Lamarche, Simone Lemieux, Julie Robitaille, David Hammond (Waterloo), Sharon Kirkpatrick (Waterloo), Jim Trasher (USC), Rachel Davis (USC)

Social representations of microbiota and gut health in public communication about food choice

Manon Niquette, Ariane Bélanger-Gravel, Sophie Desroches, Simone Lemieux, Véronique Provencher, Frédéric Raymond, Monique Caron-Bouchard (UQAM), Alexandre Coutant (UQAM)