Sangyong Choi
Assistant Professor
Professional Experience and Training
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (Aug 2020 – Present)
- Postdoctoral/Faculty Associate, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (2016-2020)
- Postdoctoral Associate, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH (2015-2016)
Research Interests
- Understanding how nutrients affect human health and diseases: systemic and cellular roles of zinc in cancer and cardiometabolic diseases
- Investigating how genes affect micronutrients homeostasis: mechanisms of cells integrating internal and external signals in order to coordinate dynamic functions upon nutrients’ availability
- Identifying novel genetic and epigenetic controls governing nutrient metabolism
#nutrigenomics #nutrigenetics #zinc #cancer #cardiometabolic diseases
| sangyong.choi@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | (860) 486-0866 |
| Office Location | Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL) Room 211D |
| Link | ChoiS Lab for Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics |