David Harper, Ph.D.

We Just Cannot Stop Reminiscing About RMC 2026!

The science continues to roll out, but we are still remembering all the fun we had in Amarillo and at West Texas A&M University. Enjoy this candid look back at RMC 2026, featuring memorable moments, video clips and appreciation for the sponsors
who helped make it all possible. Then mark your calendar for RMC 2027, June 13–16 in Madison, Wisconsin, hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. We cannot wait to do it all again!

 

 

 

 

 

Missed RMC? Recordings of Sessions Available

Miss a session or want to revisit a presentation? Many sessions from the 79th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) were recorded and are now available to watch on demand.

Recordings include the Main Sessions, Concurrent Sessions, and Reciprocal Sessions held in the Classroom Building, making it easy to catch up on presentations you missed or review the latest meat science research and industry insights.

Click here to view! 

2027 RMC Welcome Video

AMSA 2026 RMC Speakers

David Harper, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

University of the Fraser Valley
Dr. David G. Harper is a health educator and cancer researcher whose work over the past two decades has focused on the role of diet, metabolism, and nutrient-dense foods in human health and chronic. His research and teaching explore how dietary composition—particularly fat and protein intake and metabolic state—can influence clinical outcomes, in chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and cancer.
Dr. Harper is the author of BioDiet, a well-formulated ketogenic dietary framework emphasizing metabolic health, high fat, adequate protein, and whole-food nutrition. He has applied this approach in both research and clinical contexts, counseling hundreds of individuals and contributing to clinical trials examining therapeutic nutrition strategies.
He is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley and previously served as a Visiting Scientist at the BC Cancer Research Centre, Terry Fox Laboratory. Dr. Harper holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in comparative physiology at the University of Cambridge. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Canadian Clinicians for Therapeutic Nutrition and is a member of the Institute for Personalized Therapeutic Nutrition.
His research investigates the therapeutic potential of ketogenic diets in women with metastatic breast cancer, in collaboration with researchers at the BC Cancer Research Centre and The Ohio State University.

Upcoming RMC Dates and Locations

·        June 13-16, 2027 | Madison, WI

·        June 18-22, 2028 | Rogers, AR

·       June 24-28, 2029 | Boise, ID

·        June 23-27, 2030 | St. Louis, MO