Dr. Richard Bazinet

Dr. Richard Bazinet is a Professor and the Canada Research Chair in Brain Lipid Metabolism at the University of Toronto, Department of Nutritional Sciences. He sits on several editorial boards and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the journal PLEFA as well as a Senior Associate Editor of Lipids.  The overall goal of Dr. Bazinet’s research program is to identify the mechanisms that regulate brain lipid metabolism (signaling) and to identify the role of brain lipid metabolism in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders.  Dr. Bazinet has published over 180 papers, largely in the field of brain fatty acid metabolism. His team is responsible for the understanding that Ahiflower® oil forms brain and liver DHA in mammals comparably to pure marine DHA, despite Ahiflower containing no DHA.