Research Platform on Obesity, Metabolism and Diabetes

The Research Platform on Obesity, Metabolism and Diabetes (PROMD) contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the field of obesity and diabetes. It provides researchers with state-of-the-art technologies and professional resources that facilitate their research. PROMD wishes to maximize its facilities by offering the opportunity to different academic or corporate groups (pharmaceutical and agri-food industry, high level athletes, etc.) to benefit from its expertise and advanced technologies.

PROMD is fully equipped to perform accurate physiological testing and interventions in the areas of nutrition (obesity and diabetes) and physical activity (see services below). The IRCM has access to clinics and databases that manage different forms of diabetes (type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and diabetes secondary to cystic fibrosis), hypertensive patients and patients with dyslipidemia.

Director
Collaborators

Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret

Research Unit and Clinic Director

Phone:

514 987-5762

remi.rabasa-lhoret@ircm.qc.ca

Director, Metabolic Diseases research unit
Director, Diabetes Clinic
Director, research platform on obesity, metabolism and diabetes
Full IRCM Research Professor
Geographical full time associate professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal
Physician, Endocrinology Division, Medicine Department, CHUM
Associate researcher, CHUM Research Centre
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine (Division of Experimental Medicine), McGill University
Holder of the J.A. DeSève Chair in clinical research

Awards and honours

2017 Research Award, from the FMSQ (Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec)
2015 IMS BROGAN Award, from the FMSQ (Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec)
Three awards for excellence in teaching (2012, 2013-2014), Université de Montréal
2012 Pierre-Bois Excellence Award, IRCM Foundation
2010 Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Other(s) function(s)

May Faraj

Research Unit Director

Phone:

514 987-5655

may.faraj@ircm.qc.ca

Instrumentation et services

Body composition measurement

iDXA, BodPod, Impedance meter
Energy expenditure measurement

Calorimeters (resting and post-meal energy expenditure), VO2 max (effort energy expenditure measurement), CF-IRMS (measurement of total energy expenditure by doubly marked water), accelerometers (physical activity measurement)
Biochemical measurements

MagPix, RIA (hormonal and inflammatory assays); EA-IRMS (stable isotope enrichment measurement); continuous blood glucose meters; glucose and lactate analyzer