Caroline Richard

Biography

Assistant Professor-Human Nutrition, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences (AFNS) Postdoctoral Fellowship-Nutritional Immunology, AFNS, University of Alberta, Alberta. PhD-Nutrition & Metabolism, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Laval University, Québec. MSc-Clinical Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Laval University, Québec. Undergraduate-Nutrition/Internship, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Laval University, Québec.

Research Interest

Major Responsibilities/ Research Interests My overall research program aims to study the role of nutrition on immune function in the context of chronic diseases including obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. More specifically, how specific dietary interventions can improve immune dysfunction related to chronic diseases. I have developed a variety of expertise during my career related to the cardiometabolic health including on common cardiovascular risk factors, the intravascular lipid metabolism and inflammation. The impact of targeted nutritional intervention on the overall cardiometabolic health and understanding the relationship between the cardiovascular system and the immune system is a pivotal component of my research. The other area of my research program centers on the effect of nutrition on maternal and infants health. In particular, how dietary interventions (during pregnancy and lactation) impact the development of the immune system in offspring (programing effect).