Pascale BARBERGER-GATEAU - Isped

Pascale BARBERGER-GATEAU
Date of birth: 11 August 1954
Marital status: Married, four children
Nationality: French
Professional address:
Research Center INSERM U897, University Bordeaux Segalen,
146 rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
Tel : + 33 5 57 57 15 96 Fax : + 33 5 57 57 14 86
E-mail : Pascale.Barberger-Gateau@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr
Diplomas and qualifications
1995 Qualification in Public Health by the French National Medical Council
1987 PhD in Epidemiology, University of Bordeaux
1981 Master degree « Methods in Informatics and Statistics”, University of Bordeaux
1981 University Diploma « Health and Development », University of Bordeaux
1979 Maîtrise Biologie Humaine (= Master first degree) “Biomathematics, Statistics, Medical
Informatics”, University of Bordeaux
1980 Medical Doctorate (MD), University of Bordeaux
Other university training:
Intensive course "Approach and Methods in Community Health", Department of Social and Preventive
Medicine, University of Montréal, Canada, 7-18 June 1982.
Employment history
- since 2009
Associate professor at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition of Laval University, Québec
(Canada),
- since 2005
Beneficiary of an interface contract between the French National Institute of Health and Medical
Research (INSERM) and the University Hospital of Bordeaux
- since 2003
Head of the team « Nutritional epidemiology» at the INSERM department U593 “Epidemiology,
Public Health and Development” and then at the Research Centre INSERM U897 « Epidemiology and
Biostatistics » since 2008
- since 1985
Maître de Conférences des Universités-Praticien Hospitalier (assistant professor and hospital
practitioner) in Epidemiology at the Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Development (ISPED)
of the University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, and at the Department of Medical Information of the
University Hospital of Bordeaux
. 1982 - 85:
University and Hospital Assistant in Mathematics, Statistics and Medical Informatics :
- Laboratory of Epidemiology (Pr. SALAMON) at the University Bordeaux 2.
- Department of Medical Information at the University Hospital of Bordeaux
. 1980 - 82:
- Associate - assistant in Mathematics, Statistics and Medical Informatics at the University
Bordeaux 2 from 01/11/1980 to 30/09/198,.
- Assistant at the University Hospital of Bordeaux in Cardiovascular Radiology (Services Pr. BESSE
and Dr. MARTIN) from 1/1/1981 to 30/09/1982
. Training period abroad:
01/10/1977 – 30/03/1978: Institute of Cardiology (head Dr. A. Moisan), Laval Hospital, Québec City
(Canada).
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Main research activities:
My main research field concerned the epidemiology of aging for 30 years, with a particular interest in
Alzheimer’s disease and its consequences on Activities of Daily Living. I presently lead an original research
on nutritional protective or risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease based on the French PAQUID and Three-City
cohort studies.
Co-principal investigator with J.F. Dartigues of the PAQUID (QUID sur les Personnes Agées)
epidemiological study since its origin in 1987.
Associate investigator for the Bordeaux site of the Three-City Study since its origin in 1998 and
responsible for the nutritional aspects.
Principal investigator of the COGINUT (COGnition, anti-oxidants, fatty acids: Interdisciplinary
approach of the role of NUTrition in brain aging) research program funded by the French National
Agency for Research (2006-2010).
Participation to scientific journals
Member of the editorial boards of Disability and Rehabilitation (since 1997), the European Journal of
Ageing (2004-2011), future associate editor of the Journal of Alzheimer’s disease (starting in 2013).
Reviewer for N Engl J Med, Am J Epidemiol, Arch Gen Psy, Int J Obesity, Nature Clin Pract Neurol, Nutr
Neurosci, Eur J Epidemiol, Br J Nutr, J Nutr Health Aging, Int J Geriatr Psychiatr, Am J Clin Nutr, J Alz Dis…
Main general functions and expertise
Member of the National University Council 46-01 (Public Health) from 1997 to 2003.
Member of the scientific board of the Carnot Institute LISA (Lipids for Industry and Health).
Representative of the Bordeaux University at the Institute for Research on Human Nutrition in Aquitaine
(IRNHA) since 2009 and president of the Scientific Committee
Scientific coordinator for France of the international Institute of Nutrition Aquitaine Quebec (INAQ)
created in 2009.
Member of the Danone Institute, French Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics (SFGG), Association of
French-speaking Epidemiologists (ADELF), Association for the Development of Epidemiology in
Aquitaine (ADEA, board member), French Society for the Study of Lipids (SFEL), Group Lipids and
Nutrition (GLN, board member), Fonds français pour l'alimentation et la santé.
Five major recent publications (out of 157 in Medline)
Raffaitin C, Féart C, Le Goff M, Amieva H, Helmer C, Akbaraly TN, Tzourio C, Gin H, Barberger-
Gateau P: Metabolic syndrome and cognitive decline in French elders. The Three-City study.
Neurology 2011, 76 518-525.
Feart C, Samieri C, Rondeau V, Amieva H, Portet F, Dartigues JF, Scarmeas N, Barberger
Gateau P: Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Cognitive Decline and Risk of Dementia
JAMA, 2009, 302: 638-648
Dubois B, Feldman H, Jacova C, Cummings J, Dekosky S, Barberger-Gateau P, Delacourte A,
Frisoni G, Fox N, Galasko D et al: Revising the definition of Alzheimer's disease: a new lexicon.
Lancet Neurol 2010, 9: 1118-1127
Lambert J-C, Heath S, Even G, Campion D, Sleegers K, Hiltunen M, Combarros O, Zelenika D,
Bullido MJ, Tavernier B, Letenneur L, Bettens K, Berr C, Pasquier F, Fievet N, Barberger-
Gateau P et al.: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and CR1 associated
with Alzheimer's disease. Nat Genet, 2009, 41: 1094-U68
Raffaitin C, Gin H, Empana JP, Helmer C, Berr C, Tzourio C, Portet F, Dartigues JF, Alperovitch
A, Barberger-Gateau P: Metabolic syndrome and risk for incident Alzheimer's disease or
vascular dementia: the Three - City study. Diabetes Care, 2009, 32: 169-174
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