University gets new Center for Excellence in Generative Medicine

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 15:00

Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo and University of Bridgeport President Neil A. Salonen shake hands on completion of the signing of the official agreement for the new Center for Excellence in Generative Medicine.

The University of Bridgeport and Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, clinician, researcher and author of “Eat Right 4 Your Type,” recently announced the collaborative launch of the Center for Excellence in Generative Medicine, which will be located at 115 Broad St., across from the UB Health Sciences Complex on campus, and it is scheduled to open this spring.

The center will continue to train naturopathic doctors, while broadening the College of Naturopathic Medicine’s curriculum. It also will sponsor research in the fields of nutrigenomics and epigenetics, which examines how human genes interact and are affected by the environment, lifestyle and diet.

University President Neil A. Salonen, Vice Provost for Health Sciences Dr. David M. Brady and D’Adamo signed the official agreement for the center at a ceremony held at the university’s Wahlstrom Library on Jan. 24.

“Dr. Peter D’Adamo is a giant in the field of naturopathic and integrative medicine, and he has made transformational changes in the way thousands of doctors treat their patients,” Brady said. “He has taught them to better manage and reduce patient’s risk for various chronic health conditions. Having him here at UB uniquely allows our students and interns to be mentored by him while in their primary training and provides patients in the greater Bridgeport area affordable access to this comprehensive approach to health care.”

“From our first discussions about the possibility of a Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine, almost three years ago, our goal was to investigate the use of new technologies, algorithms and philosophies as applied to a new type of patient care; one that is personalized and crafted according to these generative principles,” D’Adamo said. “I believe that today we embark on a project that holds great promise for humankind and I am especially proud that this initiative has found a partner in the University of Bridgeport, a recognized educational world leader in the field of integrative medical education.”

Dr. Elizabeth Pimentel, dean of the College of Naturopathic Medicine, echoed Brady’s enthusiasm.

“We are thrilled that we are able to offer our students the opportunity to learn from someone who has been called the ‘most creative scientist in the western world’ and who is a true pioneer in our profession,” Pimentel said. “Many people made this happen, not the least of which are the students who have embraced these changes whole-heartedly. Special thanks to the Curriculum Committee who were quick to see how this collaboration would benefit our college and the patients served by our clinic, and to the clinic staff who go above and beyond to make the shift run smoothly.”

As planned, the center builds upon D’Adamo’s work, which became well known with the 1996 publication of “Eat Right 4 Your Type,” which promoted the ideas of blood type, diet and personalized nutrition. For the past 15 years, D’Adamo has continued his research on human biochemical individuality and he has published more than 20 books, including the recent, “Textbook of Generative Medicine.”

With the addition of the new Center of Excellence, “we will enhance the naturopathic curriculum as well as provide patients the opportunity to receive this cutting-edge care,” Brady said.