معرفی
Dr. Anne-Julie Tessier is an Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutrition), a Researcher at the Montreal Heart Institute (ÉPIC Centre), and a Visiting Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Department of Nutrition). As a Registered Dietitian and co-founder of Keenoa (AI-driven dietary assessment platform), she bridges clinical practice with cutting-edge research in nutrition and aging.
- PhD in Human Nutrition (McGill University, 2021)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (Harvard, 2022-2024)
- NIH-funded co-investigator on the MOSAAIC study
Her research explores how nutrition influences healthy longevity, focusing on muscle and brain health through metabolomics, proteomics, and mobile health technologies. She identifies nutritional biomarkers to enable personalized strategies against aging-related diseases via epidemiological studies, intervention trials, and multi-omics integration.
Recent work spans plant-based diets (Eur J Clin Nutr, 2025), olive oil and dementia risk (JAMA Netw Open, 2024), and protein metabolite longevity associations (Med, 2024). Collaborations include Harvard, McGill, and Montreal Heart Institute teams.
- 2022 Governor General's Gold Medal
- 2022 Canadian Nutrition Society Thesis Award
- 2022 CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2019 FRQS Doctoral Training Award
Currently developing AI-based dietary tools and leading the CAN-THUMBS UP study on multidomain dementia prevention. Her work has been cited in 301+ news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and BBC Health.
