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Dr. Hesslink received his Doctorate of Science from the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University in 1987. Dr. Hesslink’s dissertation investigated limits to human performance under the guidance of Richard P. Adams, Ph.D., M.D. In addition to working with Dr. William Evans and Walter Frontera at the Tufts University/USDA Center for Human Nutrition on Aging, Robert worked at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine under the direction of Dr. Michael Sawka.
Dr. Hesslink was stationed at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego, CA in 1990 and remained there until his departure from the U.S. Navy in 1993. During his time at NHRC, Dr. Hesslink directed the Cold Weather Medicine program for the U.S. Marine Corps. In collaboration with Dr. David Systrom at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Robert co-authored a paper published in JAP. This research investigated the effects of a high-fat or high-carbohydrate diet on muscle bioenergetics as measured using MRS-P 31. Dr. Hesslink continued to publish research in the area of environmental medicine and applied physiology.
Dr. Hesslink is the Director of Research and Development for Imagenetix. He has been serving in this capacity since mid-2005 and prior to that consulted for Imagenetix on a variety of research projects since 2000. In his capacity as Director of R & D, Dr. Hesslink develops and coordinates the pre-clinical and clinical research projects on all Imagenetix compounds. Dr. Hesslink serves as the chairperson for the Medical Advisory Board. | 