Rhonda Patrick
Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist and the creator of FoundMyFitness, where she explores nutrition, exercise and healthy aging through interviews, videos and research explainers.
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Known for
- Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Health2016 · Solo science episode
FoundMyFitness - Sauna Use as an Exercise Mimetic for Heart and Healthspan2019 · Science presentation
FoundMyFitness - How to Solve Aging in America2025 · Senate testimony video
FoundMyFitness - Joe Rogan Experience #4592014 · Guest scientist
The Joe Rogan Experience
Overview
- Work
- Scientist, science communicator and podcast host
- Education
- Ph.D. in biomedical science, University of Tennessee; undergraduate biochemistry studies at UC San Diego
- Research roots
- Salk Institute, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Bruce Ames’s lab
- Early audience milestone
- First Joe Rogan Experience appearance, episode #459, in February 2014
- Platform
- Founder of FoundMyFitness
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the podcast, Rhonda was a biochemistry student at UC San Diego and an avid surfer. Work in the Salk Institute’s aging laboratory drew her toward biology: watching experiments change the lifespan of tiny nematode worms made aging a question she wanted to pursue.
From the lab to the microphone.
She earned her doctorate through the University of Tennessee, conducting graduate research at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, then studied micronutrients with Bruce Ames at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Her public work brought that interest in nutrition and aging into videos and conversations. She established FoundMyFitness, LLC in 2014 and made her first Joe Rogan Experience appearance that February.
What fans follow.
FoundMyFitness pairs interviews with researchers and solo explainers about subjects such as sulforaphane, sauna, sleep and exercise. Her member Q&As let listeners bring their own questions. In 2025, she also took her healthspan interests to Washington, testifying before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Creditschronological, newest first
Science communication
- 2025Optimizing Longevity: From Research to ActionWitness, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
- 2019Sauna Use as an Exercise Mimetic for Heart and HealthspanPresenter
- 2016Sulforaphane and Its Effects on Cancer, Mortality, Aging, Brain and Behavior, Heart Disease, & MoreHost and presenter
- 2014Joe Rogan Experience #459Guest
Research
- 2014Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autismCoauthor with Bruce Ames
- 2012Anti-apoptotic MCL-1 localizes to the mitochondrial matrix and couples mitochondrial fusion to respirationResearch author
Quotes
I wasn’t feeling connected to synthesizing peptides in the lab, so I decided that I wanted to try out biology.Rhonda Patrick, STEM-Talk episode 3
In her 2016 interview, she described the move from undergraduate biochemistry toward biological research.
Trivia
- She taught surfing alongside Wild Ideas Worth Living host Shelby Stanger at Surf Diva Surf School in their early twenties.
- Experiments with nematode worms at the Salk Institute helped spark her interest in aging research.
- Her scientific work has included research on vitamin D and serotonin, alongside her public science videos.
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