Faculty

Rozenn Lemaitre

Adjunct Research Professor, Epidemiology
Research Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine

206-221-2780

Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1994
PhD Biochemistry, Montana State University, 1982
BS Biochemical Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 1995

Contact

206-221-2780

Office 358085
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1360
Seattle, WA 98101

Research Interests

Dr. Lemaitre is interested in lipidomic biomarkers that may influence the risk of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and the relationship of diet to the biomarkers.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

The Associations of Circulating Sphingolipid Levels with Future Loss of Vibration and Light Pressure Sensation in the Lower Limb.
(2025 Dec 6)
Biomedicines 13(12):
Barzilay JI, Bartz TM, Longstreth WT Jr, Strotmeyer ES, Hoofnagle AN, Siscovick D, Mukamal KJ, Lemaitre RN

Hydrogen sulfide attenuates PMA-Induced hypertrophy in human cardiomyocytes by modulating gene expression and reducing sulfide methylation.
(2025 Dec 24)
Biochem Pharmacol 245(): 117666
Jung T, Kim S, Son EH, Lemaitre RN, Krueger MA, Gharib SA, Sotoodehnia N, Totah RA

Deciphering the Role of Different Ceramide Synthases in the Human Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophic Response.
(2025 Sep 22)
Metabolites 15(9):
Wiley AM, Krueger MA, Sotoodehnia N, Umans JG, Hoofnagle AN, Lemaitre RN, Totah RA, Gharib SA

Selective Knockdown of Ceramide Synthases Reveals Opposite Roles of Different Ceramide Species in Cardiac Homeostasis.
(2025 Aug 31)
Metabolites 15(9):
Wiley AM, Krueger MA, Becker JO, Karasu M, Sotoodehnia N, Umans JG, Hoofnagle AN, Gharib SA, Totah RA, Lemaitre RN

Associations of Plasma Trimethylamine N -Oxide-Related Metabolites with the Development and Progression of Albuminuria : The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 Nov 1)
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 20(11): 1549-1563
Wang M, Tang WHW, Li XS, de Oliveira Otto MC, Lemaitre RN, Fretts A, Nemet I, Sotoodehnia N, Sitlani CM, Budoff M, DiDonato JA, Wang Z, Siscovick DS, Sarnak MJ, Mozaffarian D, Hazen SL

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