Founding Pioneers
Dr. David Perlmutter
Dr. Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and six-timeNew York Timesbestselling author. He serves on the Board ofDirectors and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition.Author of Drop Acid, Brain Wash, Brain Maker & Grain Brain.
Dr. Jeff Volek
Dr. Jeff Volek has been conducting ketogenic diet, nutritional supplement, and exercise studies including highly-managed free-living and controlled-feeding studies covering a broad range of populations andanalyzing a wide range of physiological outcomes.
Dr. Ben Bikman
Benjamin Bikman earned a Ph.D. in Bioenergetics at East Carolina University with a focus on the adaptations to metabolic surgeries in obesity. Hecontinued to explore metabolic disorders, with a particular focus on insulin resistance, as a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University ofSingapore. As a professor at Brigham Young University and the director of its Diabetes Research Lab, Dr. Bikman has continuedtostudy insulin, includingits role as a regulator of human metabolism, as well as insulin’s relevance in chronic disease
Dr. Steven Benner
Dr. Benner is the founder of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution(Ffame) in Florida and the Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology. From 1997-2005 he was the V. T. and Louise Jackson Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida and a member of the faculty of the Department of Molecular Biology.