Rhonda Patrick
CEO and Co-founder at FoundMyFitness, Ph.D in biomedical science/expert on nutritional health, brain and aging
She did her graduate research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where she investigated the link between mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis, and cancer. Her groundbreaking work discovered that a protein that is critical for cell survival has two distinct mitochondrial localizations with disparate functions, linking its anti-apoptotic role to a previously unrecognized role in mitochondrial respiration and maintenance of mitochondrial structure. Her dissertation findings were published in the 2012 issue of Nature Cell Biology.
Dr. Patrick trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute with Dr. Bruce Ames. She investigated the effects of micronutrient (vitamins and minerals) inadequacies on metabolism, inflammation, DNA damage, and aging and whether supplementation can reverse the damage. In addition, she also investigated the role of vitamin D in brain function, behavior, and other physiological functions. In February of 2014 she published a paper in FASEB on how vitamin D regulates serotonin synthesis and how this relates to autism.
Visit website: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/about-dr-rhonda-patrick
See also: FoundMyFitness - Promoting strategies to increase healthspan, well-being, cognitive and physical performance
Details last updated 25-Dec-2021
Rhonda Patrick is also referenced in the following:
Dr. Satchin Panda on Practical Implementation of Time-Restricted Eating & Shift Work Strategies
2 hour interview with Dr. Rhonda Patrick (FoundMyFitness) on YouTube