Rene Jacobs

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
Email
rjacobs@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-2343
Address
4-002E Li Ka Shing Centre For Research
8602 112 St NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2E1

Overview

About

Degree

PhD, Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland


Research

Major Responsibilities/Research Interests 

Dr. René Jacobs was trained in biochemistry and molecular biology at both the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Alberta. In 2009, He was appointed to the Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta. Dr. Jacobs’ research program incorporates “state of the science” in vivo techniques, biochemical analysis and nutrigenomics as part of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach seeking to understand the complex interactions involved in the etiology of obesity, T2DM and other chronic diseases.

Courses

BIOCH 665B - Special Topics in Protein Folding and Prion Diseases

Seminar course for advanced students focused on recent advances in research into mechanisms of protein folding and disease states caused by protein misfolding, including prion diseases. Prerequisite: BIOCH 520 or consent of the Department.


NUTR 302 - Fundamentals of Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism II

Fundamentals of nutrition with emphasis on vitamins and inorganic elements. The lab will use common techniques to illustrate principles of human nutrition. Not to be taken if credit received for NUTR 304. Prerequisites: BIOCH 310 and NUTR 301.


NUTR 304 - Fundamentals of Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism II

Fundamentals of nutrition with emphasis on vitamins and inorganic elements. Not to be taken if credit received for NUTR 302. Prerequisites: BIOCH 310 and PHYSL 210. NUTR 303 or NU FS 305 recommended.


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Featured Publications

Wu G, Zhang L, Li T, Lopaschuk G, Vance DE, Jacobs RL

Journal of Obesity. 2012 January;


Yu Z, Thomson ELS, Liu J, Dennis JJ, Jacobs RL, Kaufman WR

Exp Appl Acarol.. 2012 January;


Wiebe N, Padwal R, Field C, Marks S, Jacobs RL, Tonelli M

BMC Medicine. 2011 January; 123


Kelly KB and Jacobs RL

AOCS Lipid Library. 2011 January;


Mudd SH, Brosnan JT, Brosnan ME, Jacobs RL, Stabler SP, Allen RH, Vance DE, Wagner C

Am J Clin Nutr.. 2007 January; 85 (1):19-25


Koonen, DPY, Jacobs RL, Febbraio M, Young ME, Ong H, Vance DE, Dyck JRB

Diabetes. 2007 January; 56


Hartz CS, Nieman KM, Jacobs RL, Vance DE, Schalinske KL

J Nutr. 2006;. 2006 January; 136( (12):):3005-3009.


Stead LM, Brosnan JT, Brosnan ME, Vance DE, Jacobs RL*

Am J Clin Nutr.. 2006 January; 83 (1):5-10


Jacobs RL, Stead LM, Devlin C, Tabas I, Brosnan ME, Brosnan JT, Vance DE

J Biol Chem.. 2005 January; 280 (31):28299-28305.


Jacobs RL, Devlin C, Tabas I, Vance DE

J Biol Chem.. 2004 January; 279 (45):47402-47410


Stead LM, Jacobs RL, Brosnan ME, Brosnan JT

Adv Enzyme Regul.. 2004 January; 44


Brosnan JT, Jacobs RL, Stead LM, Brosnan ME

Acta Biochim Pol.. 2004 January; 51 (2):405-413


Ratnam S, Maclean KN, Jacobs RL, Brosnan ME, Kraus JP and Brosnan JT

J Biol Chem.. 2002 January; 277 (45):42912-42918


Jacobs RL, Stead LM, Brosnan ME, and Brosnan JT

J Biol Chem. 2001. 2001 January; (276):43740-43747


Stead LM, Au PT, Jacobs RL, Brosnan ME, and Brosnan JT

J. Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001. 2001 January; (281):E1095-1100


Jacobs RL, Stead LM, Brosnan ME, and Brosnan JT

Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 2000 January; (78):1-6


House JD, Jacobs RL, Stead LM, Brosnan ME, and Brosnan JT

Advances in Enzyme Regulation.. 1999 January; (39):69-91


Jacobs RL, House JD, Brosnan ME, and Brosnan JT

Diabetes. 1998 January; (47):1967-1970


Amy K. Walker, Rene´ L. Jacobs, Jennifer L. Watts, Veerle Rottiers, Karen Jiang, Deirdre M. Finnegan,Toshi Shioda, Malene Hansen, Fajun Yang, Lorissa J. Niebergall, Dennis E. Vance, Monika Tzoneva, Anne C. Hart, and Anders M. Naar

Cell. 147


Cole LK, Jacobs RL, Vance DE

Epub. (2010 Jun 16)


Koonen DP, Sung MM, Kao CK, Dolinsky VW, Koves TR, Ilkayeva O, Jacobs RL, Vance DE, Light PE, Muoio DM, Febbraio M, Dyck JR

Diabetes. 59 (6):1366-1375


Cole LK, Jacobs RL, Vance DE

Hepatology.


Vance DE, Li Z, Jacobs RL

J Biol Chem.. 282


Walker AK, Jacobs RL, Watts JL, Rottiers V, Jiang K, Finnegan DM, Shioda T, Hansen M, Yang F, Niebergall L, Vance DE, Hart AC, Naar AM

CELL. 147


Rafael Deminice,Robin P. da Silva, Simon G. Lamarre, Colin Brown, George N. Furey, Shannon A. McCarter, Alceu Afonso Jordao, Karen B. Kelly, Kirst King-Jones, Rene´ L. Jacobs, Margaret E. Brosnan,and John T. Brosnan

The Journal of Nutrition.


Jacobs RL, Lingrell S, Zhao Y, Francis GA, Vance DE

J Biol Chem.. 283


Zhao Y, Su B, Jacobs RL, Kennedy BP, Francis GA, Waddington E, Brosnan JT, Vance JE, and Vance DE

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.. (9):1349-1355


Ling NJ, Chaba T, Zhu LF, Jacobs RL

Hepatology. 55 (4):1094-1102


Jacobs RL, Lingrell S, Dyck JR, Vance DE

J Biol Chem. 2007 Feb 16. 282 (7):4516-4523


Zhao Y, Koonen DP, Sletten T, Su B, Lingrell S, Cao G, Peake DA, Kuo MS, Proctor SD, Kennedy BP, Dyck JR, Vance DE

J Biol Chem. 285 (29):22403-22413