044: Leigh Frame + Why Nutrition Isn't One Size Fits All

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Plantarion Podcast.  Danni McGhee talks with Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, about why nutrition is not a one size fits all concept and how to approach our health find what works for each of us.

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Interview with Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS

Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, brings nutrition and immunity together through clinical/translational research. She is especially interested in the role of vitamin D as an immune modulatory hormone. Dr. Frame is reestablishing her research at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. As the Director of the GW Integrative Medicine Programs, she is working to build an Integrative Medicine research program at the university. Her interests include the potential role of the microbiome in nutrition in health, the consequences of malnutrition in obesity, and research ethics.

She has used her wide-ranging experience in biomedical research (from wet bench to clinical research) to oversee research programs, including the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Parkinson's Disease Biomarkers Program. She has extensive experience in the design of studies of all sizes and phases of research including secure, accurate data collection, and data safety and management.

Dr. Frame is also the Executive Director of the GW Office of Integrative Medicine and Health. She received her PhD in Human Nutrition at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health while working at the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery and also received a Master of Health Science from the same school.

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