Education
- BA, Case Western Reserve University, 2012, Nutrition,
- PhD, University of Illinois as Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2017
- MS, Tulane University, 2023, Clinical Research
Research Interests
Dr. Mey runs the Mitochondrial Energetics and Nutrient Utilization (MENU) laboratory.
His research uses clinical-translational approaches to understand how the food choices
(our “MENU”) affect health and disease through impacting cellular mitochondrial energetics
and whole-body nutrient utilization. His recent interests target precision nutrition in asthma and other pulmonary diseases, where he is investigating the therapeutic
potential of ketogenic diets and shifting fuel utilization towards ketones.
Dr. Mey also researches potential biomarkers in the breath related to malnutrition, pulmonary disease and metabolic health. He also conducts
research in collegiate athletes to optimize health and sports performance through nutrition. Finally, Dr. Mey quantifies often unmeasured items in food, such
as the extent of ultra-processed foods in the diet and bioactive food components such as phytonutrients (bioactives from plant foods) and zoonutrients (bioactives
from animal foods).
Along with his direct research interests, Dr. Mey remains active in both clinical
practice and dietetic professional practice groups to elevate patient care through
nutrition and increase the role of the registered dietitian in disease prevention
and treatment.
Selected Publications
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Mey JT, Hari A, Axelrod CL, Fealy CE, Erickson ML, Kirwan JP, Dweik RA, Heresi GA. Lipids and Ketones Dominate Metabolism at the Expense of Glucose Control in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Hyperglycemic Clamp and Metabolomics Study. Eur. Resp. J, epub ahead of print Feb 27 2020. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01700-2019
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Mey JT, Erickson ML, Axelrod CL, King WT, Flask CA, McCullough AJ, Kirwan JP. beta- Hydroxybutyrate is reduced in humans with obesity-related NAFLD and displays a dose-dependent effect on skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration in vitro. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020;319(1):E187-E95. Epub 2020/05/13. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00058.2020. PubMed PMID: 32396388; PMCID: PMC7468782.
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Mey JT, Matuska B, Peterson L, Wyszynski P, Koo M, Pennington E, McCarroll S, Micklewright S, Zhang P, Aronica M, Hoddy KK, Champagne CM, Heymsfield SB, Comhair SA, Kirwan JP, Erzurum SC, Mulya A. Elevation of Resting Energy Expenditure in Asthma. Nutrients – special issue: personalized nutrition Nutrients 2021, 13(4), 1065; doi: 10.3390/nu13041065
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Mey JT, Godin JP, Scelsi AR, Kullman EL, Malin SK, Yang S, Floyd ZE, Poulev A, Fielding RA, Ross AB, Kirwan JP. A Whole-Grain Diet Improves Whole-Body Protein Turnover Compared to a Macronutrient- Matched Refined-Grain Diet. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2021. Epub 2021/09/25. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab121
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Mey JT, Rath MC, McLaughlin K, Galang M, Lynch K, DiMattio J, Nason H, Yang S, Melillo CA, Grove DE, Tonelli AR, Heresi GA, Kirwan JP, Dweik RA. The breath print represents a novel biomarker of malnutrition in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a proof-of-concept study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2021. Epub 2021/10/12. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2277. PubMed PMID: 34633675.
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Lennerz BS, Mey JT, Henn OH, Ludwig DS. Behavioral Characteristics and Self-reported Health Status Among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet.” Current Developments in Nutrition, 2021. Epub 2021/11/02. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab133.
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Mey JT, Karpinski CA, Yang S, Madere JD, Piattoly T, Harper R, Kirwan JP. Factors Influencing Nutritional Intake and Interests in Educational Content of Athletes and Sport Professionals Toward the Development of a Clinician-Supported Mobile App to Combat Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport: Formative Research and a Description of App Functions. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Jul 26;7:e45098. doi: 10.2196/45098.
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Mey JT, Vandagmansar B, Dantas WS, Belmont KP, Axelrod CL, Kirwan JP. Ketogenic propensity is differentially related to lipid-induced hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2023 Dec;239(4):e14054. doi: 10.1111/apha.14054. Epub 2023 Oct 16. PMID: 37840478.
