Meet Dr. Rhonda Patrick

Dr. Rhonda Patrick has a gift for translating complex scientific topics into actionable insights in her videos, podcasts, and articles. She's dedicated to the pursuit of longevity and optimal health—and shares the latest research on nutrition, aging, and disease prevention with her growing audience.

About Dr. Rhonda Patrick

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.

Dr. Patrick has also done research on aging at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences. At the Salk she investigated what role insulin signaling played in protein misfolding, which is commonly found in neurodegenerative diseases.

She frequently engages the public on topics including the role micronutrient deficiencies play in diseases of aging, the role of genetics in determining the effects of nutrients on a person's health status, benefits of exposing the body to hormetic stressors, such as through exercise, fasting, sauna use or heat stress, or various forms of cold exposure, and the importance of mindfulness, stress reduction, and sleep.  It is Dr. Patrick’s goal to challenge the status quo and encourage the wider public to think about health and longevity using a proactive, preventative approach.

Publications
  • Role of phosphatidylcholine-DHA in preventing APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s disease FASEB Journal
  • Vitamin D and the Omega-3 Fatty Acids Control Serotonin Synthesis and Action, Part 2: Relevance for ADHD, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, and Impulsive Behavior  FASEB Journal
  • Vitamin D Hormone Regulates Serotonin Synthesis. Part 1: Relevance for Autism FASEB Journal
  • Delving Deeper: MCL-1′s Contribution to Normal and Cancer Biology Trends in Cell Biology
  • Requirement for anti-apoptotic MCL-1 in the survival of BCR-ABL B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia Blood
  • Anti-Apoptotic MCL-1 Localizes to the Mitochondrial Matrix and Couples Mitochondrial Fusion to Respiration Nature Cell Biology
  • Ubiquitin-Independent Degradation of Anti-Apoptotic MCL-1 Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Opposing Activities Protect Against Age-Onset Proteotoxicity Science
Speaking Presentations
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Sauna Use as an Exercise Mimetic for Heart and Healthspan
Rhonda Patrick at Orthomolecular Medicine Congress in Bussum, Netherlands (Keynote Oct. 3rd, 2015)

What experts are saying

“We recently had Rhonda as a keynote for our Heart Summit and were thrilled at her charisma, science, and passion. She is instantly likable and you catch the fire that her love of teaching and entertaining are heartfelt. Highly recommend for a variety of keynote events.”
- Bruce Murphy M.D., Ph. D., Chief Executive, Arkansas Heart Hospital
“Rhonda is one of the best speakers we've ever had. She has an amazing ability to explain complex science in a way that the average person can understand and use to improve their lives, without dumbing it down.”
- Andrew Wilkinson, CEO of Tiny Ventures
“Changed my life. Not only am I eating better but I also find myself in saunas, ice baths, meditating and growing sprouts. Recommend for anyone who likes an evidence based approach to lifestyle decisions!”
- iTunes Listener
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