Céline Druart
PhD, Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium. Supervisor Pr P.D. Cani

• 2008 Bachelor Degree in biomedical sciences. Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
• 2010 Master Degree in biomedical sciences, option human nutrition. Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
• 2014 PhD Degree in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sciences. Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
• Publications:
  • Druart C, Neyrinck AM, Dewulf EM, De Backer FC, Possemiers S, Van de Wiele T, Moens F, De Vuyst L, Cani PD, Larondelle Y, Delzenne NM. Implication of fermentable carbohydrates targeting the gut microbiota on conjugated linoleic acid production in high-fat-fed mice. Br J Nutr. 2013 Sep 28;110(6):998-1011
  • Druart C, Neyrinck AM, Vlaeminck B, Fievez V, Cani PD, Delzenne NM. Role of the lower and upper intestine in the production and absorption of gut microbiota-derived PUFA metabolites PLoS One. 2014 Jan 27;9(1):e87560
  • Druart C, Dewulf EM, Cani PD, Neyrinck AM, Thissen JP, Delzenne NM. Gut microbial metabolites of polyunsaturated fatty acids correlate with specific fecal bacteria and serum markers of metabolic syndrome in obese women Lipids. 2014 Apr;49(4):397-402
  • Druart C, Alligier M, Salazar N, Neyrinck AM, Delzenne NM. Modulation of the gut microbiota by nutrients with prebiotic and probiotic properties. Adv Nutr. 2014 Sep 15;5(5):624S-633S
  • Druart C, Bindels LB, Schmaltz R, Neyrinck AM, Cani PD, Walter J, Ramer-Tait AE, Delzenne NM. Ability of the gut microbiota to produce PUFA-derived bacterial metabolites: Proof of concept in germ-free versus conventionalized mice. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2015 Aug;59(8):1603-13
  • Neyrinck AM, Possemiers S, Druart C, Van de Wiele T, De Backer F, Cani PD, Larondelle Y, Delzenne NM. Prebiotic effects of wheat arabinoxylan related to the increase in bifidobacteria, Roseburia and Bacteroides/Prevotella in diet-induced obese mice. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e20944
  • Everard A, Belzer C, Geurts L, Ouwerkerk JP, Druart C, Bindels LB, Guiot Y, Derrien M, Muccioli GG, Delzenne NM, de Vos WM, Cani PD. Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 28;110(22):9066-71
  • Geurts L, Everard A, Van Hul M, Essaghir A, Duparc T, Matamoros S, Plovier H, Castel J, Denis RG, Bergiers M, Druart C, Alhouayek M, Delzenne NM, Muccioli GG, Demoulin JB, Luquet S, Cani PD. Adipose tissue NAPE-PLD controls fat mass development by altering the browning process and gut microbiota. Nat Commun. 2015 Mar 11;6:6495
  • Bindels LB, Neyrinck AM, Salazar N, Taminiau B, Druart C, Muccioli GG, François E, Blecker C, Richel A, Daube G, Mahillon J, de los Reyes-Gavilán CG, Cani PD, Delzenne NM.
  • Non Digestible Oligosaccharides Modulate the Gut Microbiota to Control the Development of Leukemia and Associated Cachexia in Mice. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 22;10(6):e0131009
  • Pini M, Touch S, Poirier H, Dalmas E, Niot I, Rouault C, Druart C, Delzenne N, Clément K, André S, Guerre-Millo M. Adipose tissue adaptive response to trans-10,cis-12-conjugated linoleic acid engages alternatively activated M2 macrophages. FASEB J. 2016 Jan;30(1):241-51
  • Cani PD, Plovier H, Van Hul M, Geurts L, Delzenne NM, Druart C, Everard A. Endocannabinoids - at the crossroads between the gut microbiota and host metabolism. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2016 Mar;12(3):133-43