Dr. David G. Harper

Dr. David G. (Dave) Harper is a science educator, researcher, and technology CEO. He is an advocate for education, science and technology, diversity and inclusiveness, environmental sustainability, and is passionate about the importance of critical reasoning and healthy skepticism. Dave holds a BSc. and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in mathematical biofluiddynamics and he completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole and the University of Cambridge in comparative physiology. He is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he teaches courses in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, and Contemporary Health issues. As a Visiting Scientist at the BC Cancer Research Centre, Terry Fox Lab, his current research focusses on the therapeutic benefits of ketogenic diets for women with metastatic breast cancer. He is on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition and has just completed a book about the new science of nutrition called BioDiet: The Scientifically proven, Ketogenic Way to Lose Weight, Improve Health, and Increase Vitality.