Hello—I’m Stephan J. Guyenet. After earning a BS in biochemistry at the University of Virginia, I completed a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Washington, then went on to study the neuroscience of obesity and eating behavior as a postdoctoral fellow. I’ve spent a total of 12 years in the neuroscience research world studying neurodegenerative disease and the neuroscience of body fatness. My publications in scientific journals have been cited more than 3,600 times by my peers.
Today, I continue my mission to advance science and public health as a researcher, science consultant, and science communicator. My book, The Hungry Brain, was released in February of 2017 and was named one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly and called “essential” by the New York Times Book Review. I am a Senior Researcher at GiveWell and scientific reviewer for the Examine.com Research Digest. Past clients include the Open Philanthropy Project.
I am the founder and director of Red Pen Reviews, which publishes the most informative, consistent, and unbiased popular health and nutrition book reviews available. I am the primary designer of an innovative course-based body weight management program called the Ideal Weight Program, which is part of the HumanOS platform. I periodically contribute to the scientific literature and I am a review editor at Frontiers in Nutrition.
I live in the Seattle area, where I grow much of my own food, use my bicycle to get around, and brew a mean hard cider.
I have an excellent track record of collaborating on research topics, making research understandable and exciting to a broad audience through my speaking and writing, and consulting with organizations that need scientific expertise. Please contact me for availability.
I look forward to hearing from you at s.guyenet [at] gmail [dot] com.
I apologize in advance that I can’t respond to all messages due to the volume of e-mail I receive.