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Régis F. Moreau, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Linus Pauling Institute

Office:110 Weniger Hall

Telephone: (541) 737-8688

Fax: (541) 737-5077

Email Address: regis.moreau@oregonstate.edu

Mailing/Express Delivery Address:
Régis F. Moreau, Ph.D.
Linus Pauling Institute
Oregon State University
571 Weniger Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-6512


Education

1989 DEUG B, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Tours, France
1990 Licence, Organismal Biology, University of Western Brittany, Brest, France
1991 Maitrise, Oceanography. University of Western Brittany, Brest, France
1992 DEA (Diploma of Advanced Studies), Biology and Agronomy, University of Rennes 1, France
1999 Ph.D., Zoology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Professional Experience

1992-1993 Research Associate, IFREMER-COP, Tahiti, French Polynesia
1994-1999 Ph.D. student/Research Associate, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1999-2007 Research Associate, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2008-present Research Assistant Professor, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Honors and Awards

1991-1992 Pre-doctoral Scholarship, National Research Institute in Agronomy, France
1998 Graduate Studies Alumni Research Award of The Ohio State University

Research Projects

Linus Pauling Institute Pilot Project (Moreau, PI)
Down Regulation of Triglyceride Synthesis by (R)-alpha-Lipoic Acid
Period: 04/01/07-03/31/08
The goal of the study is to investigate the molecular mechanism of lipoic acid's hypotriglyceridemic properties.

R01 2AG017141 (Hagen, PI; Moreau, Co-PI)
NIH/NIA
Dietary Prevention of Cardiac Mitochondrial Aging
Period: 08/01/07-08/31/12
The goal of this project is to investigate the causes and consequences of mitochondrial dyslipidosis in the aging rat heart.

Recent Publications

Moreau, R., Nguyen, B., Doneanu, C.E. and Hagen, T.M. (2005) Reversal by aminoguanidine of the age-related increase in glycoxidation and lipoxidation in the cardiovascular system of Fischer 344 rats. Biochemical Pharmacology 69: 29-40.

Suh, J.H., Moreau, R., Heath, S.H.D. and Hagen T.M. (2005) Dietary supplementation with (R)-alpha- lipoic acid reverses the age-related accumulation of iron and depletion of antioxidants in the rat cerebral cortex. Redox Report 10: 52-60.

Moreau, R., Heath, S.H.D., Doneanu, C.E., Harris, R.A. and Hagen, T.M. (2004) Age-related compensatory activation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in rat heart. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 325: 48-58.