Paul Leblanc
Associate Professor
Health Sciences
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Paul J. LeBlanc is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences. Paul completed his Ph.D. at McMaster University and his undergraduate studies and M.Sc. at the University of Guelph. Paul’s research interests lie within musculoskeletal health and the role of the cellular membrane in mediating health and disease of muscle and bone. Paul has reviewed grants for various national and international funding agencies, including NSERC, CIHR, CFI, and Barth Syndrome Foundation.
Research Interest
Membrane structure-protein function relationship; Skeletal muscle metabolic and functional adaptation; Role of phospholipids in mediating bone (osteoporosis) and muscle (muscular dystrophy) diseases.
Publications
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Herbst, EA, RE Macpherson, PJ LeBlanc, BD Roy, NH Jeoung, RA Harris, SJ Peters. 2014. Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-4 contributes to the recirculation of gluconeogenic precursors during post-exercise glycogen recovery. Am J Physiol 306:R102.
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Hajna, S, PJ LeBlanc, BE Faught, AT Merchant, J Cairney, J Hay, J Liu. 2014. Association between family eating behaviours and body composition in peri-adolescence: Results from a community-based study of school-aged children. Can J Public Health 105:e15.
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MacPherson, RE, LM Castelli, PM Miotto, S Frendo-Cumbo, A Milburn, BD Roy, PJ LeBlanc, WE Ward, SJ Peters. 2015. A maternal high fat diet has long-lasting effects on skeletal muscle lipid and PLIN protein content in rat offspring at young adulthood. Lipids 50:205.
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Ramos, SV, PC Turnbull, RE MacPherson, PJ LeBlanc, WE Ward, SJ Peters 2015. Changes in mitochondrial PLIN3 and PLIN5 protein content in rat skeletal muscle following endurance training and acute stimulated contraction. Exp Physiol 100:450.
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Fajardo, VA, L McMeekin, C Saint, PJ LeBlanc. 2015. Cardiolipin linoleic acid content and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase activity are associated in rat skeletal muscle. Chem Phys Lipids 187:50.
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Miotto, PM, LM Castelli, F Amoye, WE Ward, PJ LeBlanc. 2015. High saturated fat diet alters the lipid composition of triacylglycerol and polar lipids in the femur of dam and offspring rats. Lipids 50:605.
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Snook LA, RE MacPherson, CM Monaco, S Frendo-Cumbo, L Castellani, WT Peppler, ZG Anderson, SL Buzelle, PJ LeBlanc, GP Holloway, DC Wright. 2016. Prior exercise training blunts short term high fat diet induced weight gain. Am J Physiol 311:R315.
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Sacco SM, C Saint, AB Longo, CB Wakefield, PL Salmon, PJ LeBlanc, WE Ward. 2017. Repeated irradiation from micro-computed tomography scanning at 2, 4, and 6 months of age does not induce damage to tibial bone microstructure in male and female CD-1 mice. Bonekey Rep 6:855.
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Fajardo, VA, N Trojanowski, LM Castelli, PM Miotto, F Amoye, WE Ward, AR Tupling, PJ LeBlanc. 2017. Saturation of SERCA’s lipid annulus may protect against its thermal inactivation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 484:456.
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Sacco SM, C Saint, PJ LeBlanc, WE Ward. 2017. Maternal consumption of hesperidin and naringin flavones exert transient effects to tibial bone structure in female CD-1 offspring. Nutrients 9:E250.
