K.C. Lopata

What does it take to achieve the highest level of human performance? Across athletics, science, chess, and music @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on unravelling the reasons why diets high in ultra-processed food are linked to epidemic proportions of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Our research leads the world on this topic. Given recent bipartisan goals to prevent diet-related chronic diseases, and new agency leadership professing to prioritize scientific investigation of ultra-processed foods, I had hoped to expand our research program with ambitious plans to more rapidly and efficiently determine how our food is likely making Americans chronically sick. Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science. Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction. I was hoping this was an aberration. So, weeks ago I wrote to my agency’s leadership expressing my concerns and requested time to discuss these issues, but I never received a response. Without any reassurance there wouldn’t be continued censorship or meddling in our research, I felt compelled to accept early retirement to preserve health insurance for my family. (Resigning later in protest of any future meddling or censorship would result in losing that benefit.) Due to very tight deadlines to make this decision, I don’t yet have plans for my future career. The NIH has been a wonderful place because it allows scientists to take risks, form unique collaborations, and do studies difficult to conduct elsewhere. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and I’m fortunate to have had such wonderful colleagues and scientific collaborators. I hope to someday return to government service and lead a research program that will continue to provide gold-standard science to make Americans healthy.

@CharlesMBrenner Among mice, exercised plasma transfers neurogenic and cognitive effects to sedentary animals (Horowitz et al., 2020). However, I can't find any published work done in humans. Any idea why? This seems promising.

bryan thinks that biomarkers are his age so he goes to extreme lengths to refresh his biomarkers don’t be like bryan

@JTaras2020 Best of luck, Jeremy! Hope all is well!

Thank you Wayne State. I am officially in the transfer portal with 1 year of Eligibility left. - 6’4” 240lbs - 40.4 yard average in 2024 season - 3.81 GPA - 2024 season long of 58 (2) Contact: Phone- 586-918-0099

@yooanno @Shaynegraham17 @EWS_Mentality @kyle_brindza @Br0ckMiller @JacobDombrowsk5 @UDC_Recruits Congrats, Hyunwoo!

@KCLOPATA @Shaynegraham17 @EWS_Mentality @kyle_brindza @Br0ckMiller @JacobDombrowsk5 @UDC_Recruits

Great insights 👇 (TLDR: Support the child's love of sports, encourage diversification, let them choose their path).

@bartels_kolten @CoachAlbin @CoachFaanes @OhioFootball @KohlsKicking @HKA_Tanalski @JacobDombrowsk5 @shanee_mc @Coach_Radke @RichmondFBall Congrats, Kolten!

100% committed #OUohyeah 🧱💚 @CoachAlbin @CoachFaanes @OhioFootball @KohlsKicking @HKA_Tanalski @JacobDombrowsk5 @shanee_mc @Coach_Radke @KCLOPATA @RichmondFBall

Exciting Opportunity! 📢 Interested in health, performance, or research? The Wayne State University Motor Behavior Lab is seeking volunteers for a research study. Help us make an impact! #motorbehavior #kinesiology #research #researchvolunteers

@UMichFootball Let's GO BLUE! 〽️✊

Wake up, it's NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DAY!! #GoBlue

@bartels_kolten @JacobDombrowsk5 @HKA_Tanalski @KohlsKicking Congrats, Kolten! Well deserved. 💪🏈

Very honored to be 1st TEAM ALL STATE . Thank you for all the support. @KCLOPATA @JacobDombrowsk5 @HKA_Tanalski @KohlsKicking

Kickers- if you are fortunate enough to have a long career, you will miss kicks and quite possibly, decisive ones. Understand this, learn what you can, and focus on the next one.

In a study on baseball players, the emotional state of the coach predicted the emotional state and performance of the players If a coach was angry, players grew more frustrated, made more errors, & were more likely to tank What message are you sending? thegrowtheq.com/getting-ready-…

@DrSap4UM Mike Gittleson's strength program built strong Michigan Men on and off the field💪. GO BLUE 〽️

In 1978 〽️🏈 had great facilities as this video can attest. Nowadays…well, let’s just say, things have changed.😳👍

Excited to share this work. The full piece can be found here: commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewconten… #football #placekicking #sportscience

@Joe_Neubecker11 @CoachParady @CoachTosches @DSGBCoachCam @Coach_Creed @CoachGroce @Marist_Fball @KohlsKicking Congratulations, Joe! You've worked hard to get here, excited to see you continue on at the next level 💪🙌

I’m excited to officially announce my commitment to Marist College to continue my journey as a student and college football punter.#GoRedFoxes #DefendTheDen @CoachParady @CoachTosches @DSGBCoachCam @Coach_Creed @CoachGroce @Marist_Fball @KohlsKicking @KCLOPATA

Let’s talk about the most feared thing in sports…the yips, twisties, choking… It’s the monster, that no one even wants to mention, for fear that it’ll somehow wriggle into your mind, unleashing havoc. What is it and what can we do about it? 🧵

When asked about his hours on end practice sessions growing up, Wayne Gretzky replied, "No one told me to do it." It's the inner fire that matters. That leads to the practice. We often get it wrong. Thinking we can force the practice to create the fire. It doesn't work that way

@Joe_Neubecker11 @CoachParady @Marist_Fball @KohlsHighlights Well deserved! 💪

After a great phone call with @CoachParady I'm exited to receive a D1 offer from Marist College @Marist_Fball @KohlsHighlights @KCLOPATA

Almost anyone can burn bright for a few days. But few can burn bright for years upon years. I've spent the last decade researching, reporting, and writing about sustainable excellence. Here are the highlights of what I've learned:

“It’s almost like [Chinese company Bytedance] recognize[s] that technology’s influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world,” says Tristan Harris. cbsn.ws/3E3GGwa