Biography

Gene Bowman, ND, MPH, is the Clinical Trials Director at the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He leads cutting-edge research and clinical trials in the field of nutritional neuroscience, blood-brain barrier function, and brain health. He has more than 17 years of experience in conducting clinical and translational research among interdisciplinary teams in the U.S. and abroad that aim to prevent and treat neurodegenerative and neurovascular conditions through individualized nutritional therapies in medicine.

With an ND and an MPH credentials bolstered by NIH sponsored postdoctoral and career development support, he has gained a unique combination of skills and credentials that enable his ability to bridge the gap between naturopathic and conventional (allopathic) medicine, and to apply molecular biomarkers, epidemiology and biostatistics in observational and interventional studies to better understand the complex interactions between nutrients, genes, and brain function. His group established the modern "nutrient biomarker" and "nutrient biomarker pattern analysis" as a rigorous, reliable, and valid indicator of diet quality and pools of nutrients available to brain for consumption. He has secured or established multiple NIH and industry grants, and international consortiums and partnerships to develop and test innovative tools and therapies, from medical foods to natural products and other novel therapeutics to blood tests of nutrition and blood brain barrier function. His passion is in the advancement of science and practice in healthy brain aging and Alzheimer's disease prevention, and he strives to disseminate knowledge and expertise among diverse audiences and stakeholders. Dr. Bowman is the first Naturopathic Physician faculty member in the history of Harvard Medical School.