Dr. Richard Feinman

Dr. Feinman is Professor of Biochemistry at Downstate Medical Center (SUNY) in New York. Dr. Feinman’s original area of research was in protein chemistry and enzyme mechanism. His current interest is Nutrition and Metabolism, specifically in the area of diet composition and energy balance. His work in this area 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 chief organizer of the June 2006 Downstate-Kingsbrook Conference on Nutritional and Metabolic Aspects of Low Carbohydrate Diets. He is director of the Metabolism Society and co-Editor-In-Chief of the Open Access online journal, Nutrition & Metabolism. Dr. Feinman received his BA from the University of Rochester and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oregon.