Katie Melville, PhD
Katie Melville earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University, where she studied the mechanisms of bone formation and resorption. In particular, she elucidated the effects of sex hormones and their receptors on bone mass and architecture. She also researched estrogen’s role in the bone’s response to mechanical loading. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed research papers, written book chapters, and has presented at national conferences, including those held by the Orthopaedic Research Society and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
Her interest in ancestral health and Functional Medicine began over a decade ago, when she started following Chris Kresser’s articles and podcasts. Over the years, she has made significant changes to her family’s lifestyle, including adopting a Paleo diet template, installing a reverse-osmosis water filter, and incorporating a standing desk into her office space.
Since 2016, she has been honored to be a writer and researcher for Chris Kresser and Kresser Institute, relying on peer-reviewed literature and incorporating Chris’s clinical experiences into her articles. Katie strives to understand the current knowledge surrounding human chronic disease and enjoys digging deep into the scientific literature. She believes the future of healthcare lies in Functional Medicine.
Katie has also written for Natural Womanhood, a popular website that shares the benefits of fertility tracking and using natural, fertility awareness-based methods of birth control. For continued education, Katie has completed online courses from Stanford on scientific writing and how to critically interpret clinical trials.
Professionally, Katie works for Recruitomics Biotalent Consulting as a Scientific Recruiter for start-up biotech companies in the Boston area. Being in this role exposes her to the latest technological and medical advancements.
She lives near Boston with her husband and three young children, and she enjoys powerlifting and cooking in her spare time.
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-melville-a08b0744/