Richard D. Moore holds an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in biophysics from Purdue University. He has been a professor of biophysics at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and a visiting professor at the University of Vermont's medical school. A fellow of the American College of Nutrition, he has been active in the field of biomedical research for over 30 years. He lives in New Mexico.