Kent L. Thornburg, PhD, FAPS

Dr. Thornburg is the M. Lowell Edwards Endowed Chair and professor of medicine emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Knight Cardiovascular Institute. He also served as interim director of the Institute and founding director of OHSU’s Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness. An expert on nutrition and epigenetics in pregnancy, Dr. Thornburg currently chairs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) External Scientific Board for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes program. He has held advisory roles with the NIH, American Heart Association, Children’s Heart Foundation, and Preeclampsia Foundation.