MATT KUCHAN, PhD

Matt-Kuchan

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- Nutrition and Brain Health, Clinical Research -

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Matt Kuchan is a discovery scientist and leads scientific discovery and research on the impact of nutrition on cognition and memory.

Matt oversees a global team of cognition experts who are studying nutritional compounds and their benefits to discover new uses to develop nutritional therapies that address health needs in children and adults. His research has focused on the role of lutein and vitamin E in brain development in babies and in cognitive decline in older adults.

Matt joined Abbott in 1993 and has held various roles in research and development in pediatric and adult nutrition. He assumed the Global Cognition Platform Lead and Science Lead in 2011.

Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Saint Louis University, a master’s degree in human physiology from Illinois State University and his PhD in nutritional science from the University of Illinois. He completed his post doctorate in chemical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.

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