About
Richard Feinman is Professor of Cell Biology at State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University. His current research projects address the effect of ketone bodies on cancer cells in culture and the effects of ketogenic diets. These studies represent a confluence of his interests in energy metabolism, stimulus-response coupling in cells and the effects of diet, particularly those based on carbohydrate restriction and the ketogenic state. Dr. Feinman is principal author of the 26-author comprehensive review on "Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management."
His recent book “Nutrition in Crisis” summarizes his world view on the interactions of nutrition and disease and he has pointed out that "If it turns out that we learn to treat diabetes by learning to treat cancer, it would not be the strangest thing that ever happened in science."
Dr. Feinman’s work is stimulated by, and continues to influence, his teaching in the Medical School where he has been a pioneer in incorporating nutrition into the biochemistry curriculum. Dr. Feinman is the founder and former co-Editor-In-Chief (2004-2009) of the journal, Nutrition&Metabolism. Dr. Feinman received his BA from the University of Rochester and he holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oregon.
Joined
April 2015
