Joan Song

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Nutritional Sciences

MS/DI Student

Dawson Hall
305 Sanford Dr.
Athens, GA 30602

jss46776@uga.edu

Research

Joan is in Dr. Robert Pazdro's Complex Diseases Laboratory and investigates how genetic factors contribute to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). By examining genetic variations and their impact on metabolic pathways, the research aims to improve therapeutic treatments for better management of MASLD. 

Teaching

NUTR2100 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (Teaching Assistant)- Fall 2023

NUTR4570 Inherited Metabolic Disorders (Teaching Assistant)- Spring 2024

NUTR5900 Professional Development in Nutritional Sciences (Teaching Assistant)- Fall 2024

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) 2023

Service

Organization Title Year(s) Service Type
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Treasurer 2024-2025

Advisory Committee

Dr. Robert Pazdro

Dr. Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye

Dr. Connie Rogers

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