Researcher profile

Joseph Baur, PhD

He co-authored the 2006 resveratrol mouse paper that launched the field, and has since published some of the most careful work on what NAD precursors actually do to tissue pools.

Role
Physiologist working on NAD metabolism and caloric restriction mimetics
Affiliation
Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania
Topics
NAD · NR · Resveratrol · Dosing

Why we quote Baur

He co-authored the 2006 resveratrol mouse paper that launched the field, and has since published some of the most careful work on what NAD precursors actually do to tissue pools.

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Where they stand, and who pays

Academic, and says plainly that he has not adopted a personal NAD regimen because the evidence does not support one.

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Everything we quote them saying

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Exercise-trained older adults, their NAD levels in the muscle actually aren't even statistically significantly different from those young adults.

Joseph Baur, PhD(profile) Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania TimePie Lecture Series, 2022

Used on What Is NAD? The Coenzyme, the Plus Sign and the B3 Link

If the mice got antibiotics first, so they don't have a microbiome, then nicotinamide riboside doesn't really work so well.

Joseph Baur, PhD(profile) Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, on his lab's antibiotic knockout experiment TimePie Lecture Series, 2022

Used on NMN vs NAD vs NR: What the Comparison Actually Rests On

Most studies are typically using about 500 milligrams per kilogram of NR, which is about 35 grams a day for a 70 kilogram human. Human studies are usually using about one gram.

Joseph Baur, PhD(profile) Professor of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania TimePie Lecture Series, 2022

Used on NMN Benefits: What Human Trials Found, and What Mice Did , NMN Dosage: What the Trials Used and What Nobody Established

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  1. Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, updated 2025.The conflict-of-interest and authorship conventions this desk follows for a lay publication.Verified Sep 14, 2026
  2. PubMed. US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.The index every citation on this site is checked against before publication.Verified Sep 14, 2026
  3. GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. Guyatt GH et al. BMJ 2008;336:924.The framework behind the strong / mixed / limited evidence grades used across this site.Verified Sep 14, 2026

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