melanie.lemire_1

2020-2025 (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-1349)

1. Ayotte P, Lemire M, Dumas P, Achouba A, Yedjenou M, Little M, Aker A. (In press) Wild foods as drivers of blood ergothioneine and selenoneine concentrations among Inuit living in Nunavik: results from the cross-sectional Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. DOI : 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.05.009
   1. Editorial: Cheah IK and Halliwell B. (In press) Factors influencing uptake and blood levels of ergothioneine and selenoneine. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. DOI : 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.06.005
2. Bolduc S, Lemire M, Moore JS, Dussault-Desrochers L, Little M, Kenny TA, Nadeau V, Falardeau M (In press) Inuit Perspectives on the Significances of Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus; Iqaluppik) in Food Security, Health, and Well-being in Nunavik, their Dietary Preferences, and Factors Impacting Fish Quality. Arctic Science. DOI : 10.1139/as-2024-0085
3. Groleau T, Lemire M, Gérin-Lajoie J, Kwan M, Ponton DE, Amyot M (2025). Improving nutritional intake and reducing metal(loid) exposure from wild fish broth among Inuit pregnant women. Science of the Total Environment 966, 178558. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178558.
4. Médieu A, Point D, Allain V, Bodin N, Lemire M, Ayotte P, Dhurmeea Z, Waeles M, Laffont L, Le Gohalen A, Roupsard F, Lorrain A (2025). Species-specific methylmercury demethylation in billfishes and its implications for food safety monitoring and dietary advice. Environment International 195, 109252. DOI : 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109252.
5. Daoust PY, MacMillan G, Sudlovenick E, Simonee J, Amyot M, Houde M, Lemire M, L'Herault V (2025). Non-essential trace elements, methylmercury, and organic contaminants in hunted ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Chemosphere 377, 144324. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144324.
6. Aker A, Gaudreau E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Lemire M. (2024). Current-use pesticide exposures in remote Inuit communities. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1). DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2421048.
7. Aker A, Courtemanche Y, Ayotte P, Robert P, Gaudreau E, Blanchette C, Lemire M (2024). Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community. Environmental Health 23, 83. DOI : 10.1186/s12940-024-01126-7.
8. Lohmann R, Abass K, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Bossi J, Dietz R, Ferguson S, Fernie K, Grandjean P, Herzke D, Houde M, Lemire M, Letcher RJ, Muir D, De Silva AO, Ostertag SK, Rand AA, Søndergaard J, Sonne C, Sunderland EM, Vorkamp K, Wilson S, Weihe P (2024) Cross-cutting studies of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Arctic wildlife and humans. Science of the Total Environment 954. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176274.
9. Adlard B, Bonefeld-Jorgensen EC, Dudarev AA, Olafsdottr K, Abass K, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Drysdale M, Garcia-Barrios J, Gyllenhammer I, Laird B, Lemire M, Aker A, Lignell S, Long M, Norström K, Packull-McCormick S, Petersen MS, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Timmerman A, Weihe P, Wennberg M. (2024). Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1). DOI:10.1080/22423982.2024.2386140.
10. Adlard B, Bonefeld-Jorgensen EC, Dudarev AA, Olafsdottir K, Abass K, Averina M, Ayotte P, Byrne S, Caron-Beaudoin, É, Drysdale M, Dumas P, Garcia-Barrios J, Gyllenhammer I, Laird B, Lemire M, Aker A, Lignell S, Long M, Norström K, Packull-McCormick S, Petersen MS, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Timmerman A, Toft G, Weihe P, Nøst T, Wennberg M. (2024). Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83(1). DOI : 10.1080/22423982.2024.2392405.
11. Krümmel EM, Boyd A, Brandow D, Furgal C, Laird B, Lemire M, Loseto L, Muvald G, Olafsdottir K, Provencher J, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Wennberg M (2024). Updated review on contaminant communication experiences in the circumpolar Arctic. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83 (1); 2371623. DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2371623.
12. Aker A, Nguyen V, Ayotte P, Ricard S, Lemire M (2024). Characterizing Important Dietary Exposure Sources of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Inuit Youth and Adults in Nunavik Using a Feature Selection Tool. Environmental Health Perspectives 132(4). DOI:10.1289/EHP13556.
13. Nero E, Caron-Beaudoin E, Aker A, Gaudreau E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Lemire M (2024). Exposure to organophosphate esters among Inuit adults of Nunavik, Canada. Science of the Total Environment 939; 173563. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173563.
14. Khalid NK, Le Calvez M, Lemire M, Dinh QT, Fontaine J, Lair S and Sauvé S (2024). Occurrence of 80 per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in muscle and liver tissues of marine mammals of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, Quebec, Canada. Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry 5:1403728. DOI: 10.3389/fenvc.2024.1403728.
15. Little M, Achouba A, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2024). Emerging evidence on selenoneine and its public health relevance in coastal populations: a review and case study of dietary Se among Inuit populations in the Canadian Arctic. Nutrition Research Reviews 1–10. DOI: 10.1017/S0954422424000039.
    1. Paper of the Month for April 2024: Little M, Ayotte P, Lemire M (2024). Recent evidence on selenoneine highlights the need to consider selenium speciation in research and dietary guidelines | Cambridge Core Blog
16. Bolduc S, Lemire M, Tremblay JE, Falardeau M, Dallaire X, Brochu M, Legros J, Moore JS. (2024). Assessment of inter-regional dietary differences in anadromous Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Nunavik and links with flesh quality indicators. Arctic Science 10(2); 372-385. DOI: 10.1139/AS-2023-0018.
17. Little M, Brockington M, Aker A, Kenny TA, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2024) Wild fish consumption and latitude are drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec. Public Health Nutrition 27(1): e81. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024000491.
18. Ayotte P, Gagnon S, Riva M, Muckle G, Hamel D, Bélanger RE, Fletcher C, Furgal C, Dawson A, Galarneau C, Lemire M, Gauthier MJ, Labranche E, Grey L, Rochette M, Bouchard F. (2024) The Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey: design, methods, and lessons learned. Canadian Journal of Public Health 115: 7-19. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00846-6.
19. Lavoie A, Lemire M*, Lévesque B, Ayotte P*. (2024). Determinants of iron deficiency and anemia among Nunavimmiut: results from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey. Canadian Journal of Public Health 115: 152–167. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 40% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00775-4.
20. Allaire J, Lévesque B, Poirier P, Gagnon C, Auclair G, Lemire M, Ayotte P. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the adult Inuit population of Nunavik (northern Quebec, Canada). Canadian Journal of Public Health 115: 168–179. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 25% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00774-5.
21. Aker A, Ayotte P, Furgal C, Kenny TA, Little M, Gauthier MJ, Bouchard A, Lemire M. (2024). Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among adults in Nunavik, Canada: A cross-sectional study. Canadian Journal of Public Health : 66–82. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 30% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00724-7
22. Little M, Winters N, Achouba A, Magesky A, Ayotte P, Palliser T, Naylor A, Jararuse W, Lemire M. (2023). Weaving together Inuit knowledge and western science: a mixed-methods case study of qilalugaq (beluga whale) in Quaqtaq, Nunavik. Arctic Science. E-First (2021 IF: 3.1; ML: 25% study funding & design, manuscript revision). DOI: 10.1139/as-2022-0039
23. Aker A, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Ricard S, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. (2023) Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population. Environment International; 181: 108283. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108283.
24. Pedro S, Lemire M, Hoover C, Saint-Béat B, Janjua MY, Herbig J, Geoffroy M, Yunda-Guarin G, Moisan MA, Boissinot J, Tremblay JE, Little M, Chan L, Babin M, Kenny TA, Maps F. (2023). Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene: Ocean Science Domain; 11, 1. (2021 IF: 4.3; ML: 10% study funding, data analyses, manuscript revision). DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2022.00015.
25. Aker AM, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin E, De Silva A, Ricard S, Lemire M. (2023). Associations between dietary profiles and perfluoroalkyl acids in Inuit youth and adults.  Science of the Total Environment. 857:159557. (2021 IF: 10.8; ML: 40% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159557
26. Aker AM, Caron-Beaudoin E, De Silva A, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2023). Plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids and their determinants in youth and adults from Nunavik, Canada. Chemosphere. 310:136797. (2021 IF: 8.9; ML: 40% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136797
27. Brockington M, Beale D, Gaupholm J, Naylor A, Kenny TA, Lemire M, Falardeau-Cote M, Loring P, Parmley J, Little M (2023). Identifying Barriers and Pathways Linking Fish and Seafood to Food Security in Inuit Nunangat: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20(3); 2629. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 5% manuscript revision).DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032629
28. Burger J, Greenberg M, Lowrie K with Lemire M (2022). Editorial: Mélanie Lemire—Be honest, transparent, culturally relevant, and take time, and then more time. Risk Analysis; 42:2520–2524. (2021 IF: 4.3; ML: 30% interviewed and manuscript revision) DOI: 10.1111/risa.14063
29. Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Aker A, Blanchette B, Ricard S, Gilbert V, Avard E, Lemire M. (2022). Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in Nunavimmiut aged 16 years and over (Nunavik, Canada) – Qanuilirpitaa 2017 Survey.   Environmental Research. 206: 112586. (2021 IF : 8.4; ML: 40% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112586
30. MacMillan G, Amyot M, Daoust PY, Lemire M. (2022). Age-specific trace element bioaccumulation in grey seals from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Chemosphere. 294:133640. (2021 IF: 8.9; ML: 45% study design & funding, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133640
31. Lebel L, Paquin V, Kenny TA, Fletcher C, Nadeau L, Chachamovich E, Lemire M. (2022). Climate change and mental health in the Circumpolar North: a systematic review and commentary to inform clinical practice. Transcultural Psychiatry. 59(3):312-336. (2021 IF : 2.4; ML: 30% study design & funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI : 10.1177/13634615211066698
32. Dubeau C, Aker A, Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Gros-Louis N, Lemire M. (2022). Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada. Public Health Nutrition. 1-16. (2020 IF: 4.0; ML: 45% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980022000581
33. Aker A, Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Ricard S, Gilbert V, Avard E, Lemire M. (2022). Non-persistent exposures from plasticizers or plastic constituents in remote Arctic communities: A case for further research. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 32(3): 400-407. (2021 IF: 5.6; ML: 40% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00425-w
34. Fallon C, Lemire M, Dumont D, Parent E, Figueroa E, Cummings I, Brousseau J, Marquis M, Paquet N, Plante S, Witteman H. (2022). Toward Food Sovereignty for Coastal Communities of Eastern Quebec: Co-Designing A Website to Support Consumption of Edible Resources from the St. Lawrence. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 7(1): 23814683221094477. (2021 IF: 1.5; ML: 35% study design & funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1177/23814683221094477
35. Houde M, Krümmel EM, Mustonen T, Brammer J, Brown TM, Chételat J, Dahl PE, Dietz R, Evans M, Gamberg M, Gauthier MJ, Gérin-Lajoie J, Hauptmann AL, Heath JP, Henri DA, Kirk J, Laird B, Lemire M, Lennert AE, Letcher RJ, Lord S, Loseto L, MacMillan GA, Mikaelsson S, Mutter EA, O'Hara T, OstertagS, Robards M, Shadrin V, Smith M, Stimmelmayr R, Sudlovenick E, Swanson H, Thomas PJ, Walker VK, Whiting A. (2022). Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic. Science of the Total Environment. 841: 156566. (2021 IF: 10.8; ML: 20% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156566
36. Pontual M, Ayotte P, Little M, Furgal C, Boyd A, Muckle G, Avard E, Ricard S, Gauthier MJ, Laouan Sidi EA, Lemire M. (2021). Seasonal Variations in Exposure to Methylmercury and its Dietary Sources among Pregnant Inuit Women in Nunavik, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 755(2): 143196. (2021 IF: 10.8; ML: 50% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143196
37. Ducrocq J, Simon A, Lemire M, De Serres G, Lévesque B. (2021). Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii through consumption of undercooked or raw meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 21(1): 40-49. (2021 IF: 2.5; 20% study funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2639
38. Adlard B, Lemire M, Bonefeld-Jørgensen E, Long M, Ólafsdóttir K, Odland J, Rautio A, Myllynen P, Sandanger T, Dudarev AD, Bergdahl IA, Wennberg M, Berner J, Ayotte P. (2021). MercuNorth – Monitoring Mercury in Pregnant Women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 80: 1881345. (2021 IF: 1.9; ML: 30% study design, data collection, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345
39. Parajulic R, Goodrichb JM, Chan HM, Lemire M, Ayotte P, Hegelee RA, and Basu N. (2021). Variation in biomarker levels of metals, persistent organic pollutants, and omega-3 fatty acids in association with genetic polymorphisms among Inuit in Nunavik, Canada. Environmental Research. 200 (111393): 1-9. (2021 IF : 8.4; ML: 25% study design & funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111393
40. Amiraux R, Archambault P, Moriceau B, Lemire M, Babin M, Memery L, Massé G, Tremblay JE. (2021). Efficiency of the sympagic-benthic coupling revealed by n-3 fatty acids, IP25 and other highly branched isoprenoid analyses of two filter-feeding Arctic benthic molluscs: Mya truncata and Serripes groenlandicus. Organic Geochemistry. 151: 104160. (2021 IF: 3.6; ML: 15% manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104160
41. Frederick C, Girard C, Wong G, Lemire M, Martin MC and Legagneux P. (2021). Investigating the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transport by migrating snow geese. Ecoscience. 28(3-4), 199-215. (2021 IF : 1.3; ML: 10% manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2021.1885803
42. Lefebvre MC, Archambault P, Truchon-Savard A, Weiner GP, Grant C, Lacourse I, Hennigs R and Lemire M. (2021). Autocueillette durable et sécuritaire de moules bleues du Saint-Laurent en collaboration avec les Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Québec, Canada). Vertigo. 21(1). (ML: 45% study design & funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI : 10.4000/vertigo.30915
43. Kenny TA, Little M, Lemieux T, Griffin PJ, Wesche SD, Ota Y, Bata M, Chan HC and Lemire M. (2020). The retail food sector and Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(23): 8818. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 30% manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238818
44. Kenny TA, Archambault A, Ayotte P, Batal M, Eddy TD, Little M, Ota Y, Pétrin-Desrosiers C, Plante S, Poitras J, Polanco FJ, Chan HM, Lemire M. (2020). Climate, Oceans, and Human Health – Navigating Changes on Canada's Coasts. FACETS. 5: 1037–1070. (2021 IF : 2.5; ML: 45% study design & funding, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1139/facets-2020-0035
45. Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Muckle G, Avard E, Ricard S, Lemire M. (2020). Perfluoroalkyl acids in pregnant women from Nunavik (Quebec, Canada): trends in exposure and associations with country foods consumption. Environment International. 145: 106169. (2021 IF : 13.4; ML: 45% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106169
46. Tahir E, Ayotte P, Little M, Bélanger R, Lucas M, Mergler D, Laouan Sidi EA, Community of Winneway - Long Point First Nation, Community of Lac Simon, CSSS Tshukuminu Kanani of Nutashkuan, Community of Unamen Shipu, Gros-Louis McHugh N, Lemire M. (2020). Anemia, iron status, and associated protective and risk factors among children and adolescents aged 3 to 19 years old from four First Nations communities in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 111: 682–693. (2021 IF: 4.6; ML: 45% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI : 10.17269/s41997-020-00304-7
47. Little M, Hagar H, Zivot C, Dood W, Kenny TA, Caughey A, Gauphlom J, Lemire M. (2020). Drivers and health implications of the dietary transition among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic: A scoping review. Public Health Nutrition. 11: 1-19. (2020 IF: 4.0; ML: 30% study design, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002402
48. Martinez-Levasseur LM, Furgal C, Burness G, Simard M, Avard E, Lemire M. (2020). Towards a better understanding of the benefits and risks of country food consumption using the case of walrus in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada). Science of the Total Environment. 719: 137307. (2021 IF: 10.8; ML: 45% study design & funding, data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137307
49. Adamou T, Riva M, Muckle G, Laouan Sidi E, Lemire M, Déry S, Ayotte P. (2020). Temporal trend (1992-2013) of blood mercury and plasma polychlorinated biphenyls concentrations among pregnant Inuit women from Nunavik. Science of the Total Environment. 743: 140495. (2021 IF: 10.8; ML: 35% data collection, data analyses, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140495
50. Massicotte P (…), Lemire M (…), Babin M. (2020). Green Edge ice camp campaigns: understanding the processes controlling the under-ice Arctic phytoplankton spring bloom. Earth System Science Data (ESSD). 12: 151-76. (2021 IF: 11.8; ML: 5% manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.5194/essd-12-151-2020
51. Cordier S, Laouan-Sidi EA, Lemire M, Costet N, Lucas M, Ayotte P. (2020). Association between exposure to persistent organic pollutants and mercury, and glucose metabolism in two Canadian Indigenous populations. Environmental Research. 184: 109345. (2021 IF: 8.4; ML: 15% manuscript writing & revision) DOI : 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109345
52. Paquin V, Lemire M, King S. (2020). Ecosystem approaches to the risk for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 220: 278-280. (2021 IF: 4.7; ML: 20% study design, manuscript writing & revision) DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.057