Dr. Benjamin Bikman
Scientist, Associate Professor
Brigham Young University (BYU)
Education
Brigham Young University
B.A., Exercise Science
2003Brigham Young University
M.A., Exercise Physiology
2005East Carolina University
Ph.D., Bioenergetics
2008Podcasts
16:43835: Why Insulin Resistance Is a Big Deal With Dr. Benjamin Bikman, Brigham Young University [K-Cup TripleShot]
Dr. Benjamin Bikman is a metabolic scientist who primarily researches insulin resistance. Benjamin is also a published author and associate professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He conducts research on metabolic disorders like obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and dementia. Currently, Benjamin is researching the differing roles of insulin and ketones..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I want people to understand that insulin resistance is fundamental to virtually every chronic disease. It’s either directly causing it as the main because, or it’s making the disease worse.”
Best Career Advice
“It’ll work out. I was so scared. I was so uncertain and I wouldn’t for a million dollars to go back to that kind of uncertainty … I had no idea of how well it would work out professionally. But I do love my job.”
Career Challenge
“I started my Ph.D., I actually started at the University of Colorado Boulder and it ended up being a terrible experience. And at the end of that, an individual in this lab I was working with essentially told me, ‘Hey, you’re not cut out for science. You need to just quit.’ It was very direct and very disheartening … I was able to take that sentiment and scrutinized it and ask what is true about this sentiment and what is not true. And I simply rolled into another graduate program at ECU and it couldn’t be happier than it worked out the way it did.”
Skills
Scientific Research, Teaching, Writing
Professional Interests
Research of Metabolic Disorders, Physiology and Disease
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