Kenneth D’Souza
Academic interests
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiovascular signaling
- Metabolism
- Signal transduction
- Teaching pedagogy
Brief biography
Dr. Kenneth D’Souza is an accomplished scientist and instructor with expertise in physiology, pathophysiology, cell biology, biochemistry and metabolic regulation. He earned his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Dalhousie University, following a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science (Co-op) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from McMaster University. Prior to joining UNBF, Dr. D’Souza completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Pharmacology at Dalhousie University,
His research background spans basic, translational and clinical sciences with an emphasis on metabolism and signaling in health and disease. He has held research positions at Dalhousie University and most recently served as the Senior Scientist and Research Director at the New Brunswick Heart Centre.
His prior teaching experience includes laboratory and lecture-based courses across physiology, pathophysiology, biology and biochemistry at UNBF, UNBSJ and Mount Allison.
Courses taught
- BIOL 1782 Human Physiology I
- BIOL 2792 Human Physiology - Systems
- BIOL 2721 Human Physiology II
- BIOL 2761 Human Physiology – Metabolism
- BIOL 2501 Pathophysiology I
- BIOL 2513 Pathophysiology II
Selected research
El-Mughayyar, D., Marshall, T., D'Souza, K., MacLeod, J. B., McCoy, A., Morris, S., Smith, M., White, C. W., Sarkar, S., Brunt, K. R., & Légaré, J. F. (2024). Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Cardiogenic Shock Team in a Nonacademic Canadian Heart Centre: An Implementation Study. CJC open, 7(2), 231–238.
D'Souza, K., Acquah, C., Mercer, A., Paudel, Y., Pulinilkunnil, T., Udenigwe, C. C., & Kienesberger, P. C., (2021). Whey peptides exacerbate body weight gain and perturb systemic glucose and tissue lipid metabolism in male high-fat fed mice. Food & function, 12(8), 3552–3561.
D’Souza, K., Paramel, G. V., & Kienesberger, P. C. (2018). Lysophosphatidic acid signaling in obesity and insulin resistance. Nutrients, 10(4), 399.
D’Souza, K., Nzirorera, C., Cowie, A.M., Varghese, G.P., Trivedi, P., Eichmann, T. O., Biswas, D., Touaibia, M., Morris, A.J., Aidinis, V., Kane, D.A., Pulinilkunnil, T., & Kienesberger, P.C. (2018). Autotaxin‑LPA signaling contributes to obesity‑induced insulin resistance in muscle and impairs mitochondrial metabolism. Journal of Lipid Research, 59(10), 1805–1817.
D'Souza, K., Nzirorera, C., & Kienesberger, P. C. (2016). Lipid metabolism and signaling in cardiac lipotoxicity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1861(10), 1513–1524.
