Rene Jacobs
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- rjacobs@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2343
- Address
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4-002E Li Ka Shing Centre For Research
8602 112 Street NWEdmonton ABT6G 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
AFNS 601 - Seminar
Covers specialized topics of current interest to graduate students in AFNS. Presentations by students, faculty and invited speakers. Students register in one of four sections - Animal Science, Plant Science, Food Science or Human Nutrition. Attendance is required of all graduate students throughout their program. MSc students normally register for one term in year 2, and are required to present one seminar; PhD students normally register for one term in each of year 1 and 3, and are required to present one seminar per term.
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 301 - Fundamentals of Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism I
Fundamentals of nutrition, emphasizing energy, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The lab will use common techniques to illustrate principles of human nutrition. Not to be taken if credit received for NUTR 303. Prerequisites: BIOCH 200 and PHYSL 210. Pre- or corequisite: BIOCH 310.
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.
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