Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge welcomed Dr. Stefan Pasiakos in May as a professor and director of human performance optimization.

In his work at Pennington, Pasiakos has led research aimed at enhancing human performance across many environments — from the battlefield to deep space.

Pasiakos, an author of over 170 published works, previously worked at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and as the director of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements.

His research includes optimizing functional capabilities for warfighter resilience, space travel and other projects within the scope of human-performance research.

Pasiakos received his doctorate in nutritional science in 2008 from the University of Connecticut. He also h

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