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Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick
Born
Rhonda Perciavalle
NationalityAmerican
EducationBS in Biochemistry/Chemistry
Ph.D. in Biomedical Science
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology
InstitutionsUCSF-Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
ThesisAnti-apoptotic MCL-1 Localizes to the Mitochondrial Matrix and Couples Mitochondrial Fusion to Respiration (2012)
Doctoral advisorDr. Joseph T. Opferman
Websitehttp://www.foundmyfitness.com/

Rhonda Patrick, also Rhonda Perciavalle Patrick, is an American biochemist, cell biologist, science communicator, and podcaster. She is a scientist at UCSF-Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute and studies the mechanistic link between vitamin D and serotonin production.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

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Patrick completed her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego. She did research on aging at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. At the Salk, she investigated what role the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling pathway plays in protein misfolding, which is commonly found in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and co-authored her first publication in Science.[5] In 2012, Patrick completed her Ph.D in biomedical science from University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.[6] Her graduate studies investigated the link between mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis, and cancer.[7]

Following Patrick's graduate work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, she did a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Bruce Ames at UCSF-Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute[4] where she studied links between vitamin D and serotonin production in the brain.[1][2][3]

Career

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Patrick currently investigates the effects of micronutrient (vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids) inadequacies on metabolism, inflammation, DNA damage, and aging and whether restoring micronutrient levels can reverse the damage to cells.[4] In addition, she is investigating the role of vitamin D in brain function, behavior, and other physiological functions.[1][2]

In 2014, Patrick debuted her own podcast called FoundMyFitness where she publishes interviews she conducts with notable scientists, authors, and other experts, as well as general scientific and health related information. 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.[8]

Awards and Honors

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In 2010, Patrick was one of only two graduate students selected to be awarded a grant towards post-doctoral research after presenting, along with ten other presenters nominated from academic institutions around the country, at the Bear Discoveries Research Symposium on her graduate work involving the MCL1 gene.[9]

Media Appearances

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Patrick’s research has been has been featured in: The Boston Globe,[3] The Telegraph,[10] the CBC documentary The Nature of Things,[11] The San Francisco Chronicle,[12][13] Fox 5 San Diego,[14] ABC 7 San Francisco,[15] The Daily Californian,[16] Whole Foods Magazine,[17] Daily News and Analysis,[18] Pourquoi Docteur,[19] Zero Hora ClicRBS,[20] and top 50 podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience,[21][22][23][24] and the Tim Ferriss Show.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Patrick, RP; Ames, BN (20 Feb 2014). "Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism". FASEB J. 28 (6): 2398–413. doi:10.1096/fj.13-246546. PMID 24558199. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |journal= at position 20 (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  2. ^ a b c Patrick, RP; Ames, BN (24 Feb 2015). "Vitamin D and the omega-3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis and action, part 2: relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and impulsive behavior". FASEB J. 29 (6): 2207–22. doi:10.1096/fj.14-268342. PMID 25713056. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |journal= at position 20 (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ a b c Fox, Jeremy C. (5 Jan 2015). "Research suggests vitamin D could affect brain function". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Krigel, Melinda. "Research by CHORI Scientists Indicates Causal Link between Vitamin D, Serotonin Synthesis and Autism: Dietary Interventions Will Have Relevance for Prevention and possibly for Treatment of Autism". Children's Hospital Oakland. Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ Cohen, E; Perciavalle, RM; Kelly, JW; Dillin, A (10 Aug 2006). "Opposing activities protect against age-onset proteotoxicity". Science. 313 (5793): 1604–10. PMID 16902091. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ Perciavalle, Rhonda M (December 2012). "Anti-apoptotic MCL-1 Localizes to the Mitochondrial Matrix and Couples Mitochondrial Fusion to Respiration" (PDF). University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Retrieved 7 Nov 2015.
  7. ^ Freeman, Summer (30 April 2012). "Key protein's newly discovered form and function may provide novel cancer treatment target". St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Retrieved 7 Nov 2015.
  8. ^ Patrick, Rhonda. "FoundMyFitness".
  9. ^ Fox, Jeremy C. (3 Dec 2010). "e-News with the Bear". Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ^ Gillie, Oliver (10 Mar 2014). "Vitamin D – could it stop 'modern' diseases?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ^ Sage, Bryce (22 Oct 2015). "The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Documentary Unit. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  12. ^ Allday, Erin; Finz, Stacy (4 March 2014). "Serotonin may be autism key". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Oakland researchers propose a way to explain why what you eat may affect your behavior". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle (Oakland North). 5 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  14. ^ "New research on autism and vitamin D". Fox 5 San Diego. KSWB-TV. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  15. ^ Johnson, Carolyn (27 March 2014). "BAY AREA RESEARCHERS PROBE VITAMIN D LINK TO AUTISM". ABC7 News. KGO-TV. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  16. ^ Achekzai, Tahmina (25 February 2015). "Researchers verify link between vitamin D and potential autism cure". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Marine Oils Update". Whole Foods Magazine. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  18. ^ Antao, Lisa (22 March 2015). "Nothing fishy about it". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Oméga-3, vitamine D: leurs bienfaits sur le cerveau expliqués". Pourquoi Docteur. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Vitamina D e ômega 3 ajudam no sentimento de bem-estar". Zero Hora. ClicRBS. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #459 - Dr. Rhonda Patrick". YouTube. Joe Rogan Experience. Feb 20, 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #502 - Dr. Rhonda Patrick". YouTube. Joe Rogan Experience. May 16, 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #568 - Dr. Rhonda Patrick". YouTube. Joe Rogan Experience. Oct 27, 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  24. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #672 - Dr. Rhonda Patrick". YouTube. Joe Rogan Experience. Jul 21, 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  25. ^ "The Tim Ferriss Show, Episode 12: Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Life Extension, Performance, and Much More". The 4-Hour Workweek Blog. Tim Ferriss. Jun 10, 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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