Robert Coker wins best invention disclosure award

May 3, 2019

University Relations

Institute of Arctic Biology faculty member Robert "Trey" Coker won the 2019 Nanook Award for the Best UAF Invention Disclosure. Coker developed MyoEon 1 - Complete Nutrition for Ideal Body Composition, Functional Capacity and Metabolic Health with funding from a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grant in partnership with Essential Blends, LLC. MyoEon 1 is a meal replacement that provides free form, vegan-sourced amino acids to protect muscle during weight loss, even in the elderly.

Download a poster recognizing the award. For more information contact Phill Harrington at 474-5866 or plharrington@alaska.edu.