王亮博士，现任美国贝勒大学 (Baylor University)流行病主任、副教授（终身教职Tenured）(2020年8月-至今)。曾任美国东田纳西州立大学（ETSU）公共卫生学院生物统计与流行病学系助理教授（2011年8月-2017年6月）、副教授（终身教职Tenured）（2017年7月-2020年7月），博士生导师；美国流行病学学院(The American College of Epidemiology) 会士（Fellow），美国肥胖学会(The Obesity Society)会士 （Fellow）。哈佛大学公共卫生学院访问科学家、北卡大学教堂山分校公共卫生学院访问学者，中国营养学会第五期营养领导才能培训班北美代表。曾在世界500强医药公司工作，如葛兰素史克、泰科国际医疗等，中学时期曾跳两级录取少年实验班。研究领域涉及肥胖、营养流行病、健康教育与促进等。在国际刊物发表文章超过110篇；参与编写或主审公共卫生百科全书、中国肥胖预防和控制蓝皮书、中国健康教育与健康促进典型案例集锦等多部专著；并为多个国际学术期刊评审、编委、副主编(如Nutrition Journal)、专刊主编(如Nutrients)。他的研究受到美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）、PCORI，田纳西州政府等资助。现任或曾任世界华人青年营养学者发展促进会(ICNYSN)创始主席，中国卫生政策和管理学会(CHPAMS)候任会长、理事，国际健康教育与生命促进研究院(iHELP全球健康)创始主席，中国-田纳西州健康教育培训学院副主任，北美华人营养学会(NACSN)公共关系委员会主任等。2014年他被提名为美国南部博士教育委员会最佳博士生导师;2016年获得北美华人营养学会首次颁发的杰出领导和服务奖；2017年获得ETSU两项公共卫生学院院长特别嘉许奖，包括学校教师议员领导力服务奖以及公共卫生学院教师委员会服务奖；2018年获得ETSU公共卫生学院杰出服务奖（每年选一位）；2019年被提名为ETSU全校杰出教授奖（每年选一位）。

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吴朝栋博士现为美国德克萨斯A&M大学营养与食品系副教授(终身教授），博士研究生导师。吴朝栋博士于1992、1998年分获医学学士、医学科学博士学位。加入美国德克萨斯A&M大学之前, 吴朝栋博士在美国明尼苏达大学生物化学系从事博士后研究，并先后担任副研究员、研究助教授。2015起, 吴朝栋博士任德克萨斯A&M大学农业和生命科学研究机构(AgriLife Research) 之Faculty Fellow。自博士后阶段起，吴朝栋博士在肝脏生理与代谢稳态领域做出突出贡献。利用血嵌技术，吴朝栋博士阐明肝脏糖输出的生物化学机制，并首次证明在不同步骤增强肝脏糖酵解可差异性调节全身能量动员及肝脏脂肪从头合成。加入德克萨斯A&M大学后，吴朝栋博士在解析炎症与代谢相互作用如何促进营养过剩相关疾病如胰岛素抗性、脂肪组织炎症、2型糖尿病、脂肪肝及脂性肝炎方面作出贡献。自2001年起，吴朝栋博士在多种国际知名期刊包括细胞代谢 (Cell Metabolism)、临床研究杂志 (Journal of Clinical Investigation)、循环 (Circulation) 、糖尿病 (Diabetes) 以及生物化学杂志(Journal of Biological Chemistry) 上发表论文超过67篇。吴朝栋博士现担任美国心脏学会 (AHA) 科研基金资助项目评审专家、美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 基金评议人、中国国家自然科学基金 (CNSF) 评议人，及中国北京市自然科学基金 (BJNSF)评议人。

Dr. Chaodong Wu, MD/PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Texas A&M University (TAMU) (College Station, Texas) and Faculty Fellow of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Prior to his tenure, Dr. Wu was an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at TAMU (2007-2013) and a Research Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (2003-2006). Since his postdoctoral training, Dr. Wu has made a series of significant contributions to the understanding of liver physiology in relation to systemic metabolic homeostasis. In 2005, Dr. Wu demonstrated, for the first time, that enhancing hepatic glycolysis at different steps differentially regulates whole body energy expenditure and liver lipogenesis. Since his appointment at TAMU, Dr. Wu has focused his research on elucidating roles of inflammation-metabolism interactions in overnutrition-associated diseases such as insulin resistance, adipose tissue inflammation, type II diabetes and hepatic steatosis and liver inflammatory response. Dr. Wu also has explored how overnutrition induces peripheral circadian clock dysregulation in the context of inflammation and metabolic disease. In addition, Dr. Wu has studied roles of inflammatory and signaling molecules in regulating atherosclerosis, and explored myeloid cell functions in metabolic diseases. Dr. Wu has authored and co-authored over 67 research articles. At TAMU, Dr. Wu teaches nutrition courses and trains new generations of nutrition scientists. As a graduate faculty member, Dr. Wu has chaired and/or served on 23 PhD committees and MS committees. Also, Dr. Wu had served as a member (elected) of the Graduate Program Committee of Nutrition, and a member of Graduate Admission Committee. Since his appointment at TAMU, Dr. Wu has served on many committees at the department, college, and university levels. In addition, Dr. Wu has served as an editor and/or reviewer for a number of scientific journals, and served on over 12 NIH study sections. As a formal member, Dr. Wu also has served on the national peer-review panel of the American Heart Association. Dr. Wu is a full member of the American Diabetes Association, American Society for Nutrition. Dr. Wu received his MD from Hubei College of Chinese Medicine in 1992, Master Degree in Medical Science from Tongji Medical University in 1995, and PhD in Medical Science from Beijing Medical University in 1998.

杨丽琛，博士、研究员。中国疾控中心营养与健康所微量元素室副主任（主持工作），营养与健康所青年学术委员会主任委员。主要从事微量营养素与健康，微量营养素的生物利用率和需要量、人群微量营养素营养状况监测、转基因产品营养与功效评价等方面的研究。迄今已主持完成国家自然科学基金2项；“十一五”科技支撑项目分任务1项；农业部重大专项分任务4项；中国营养学会基金1项；达能营养基金2项。目前主持承担国家卫计委财政专项1项、农业部转基因重大专项分任务1项，国家自然基金重点项目1项（第二承担人）等工作。此外，作为课题组核心成员或执行负责人参与多项国家863、973、卫生部及国际合作项目。参与2010-2012年中国居民营养与健康状况监测、2015年成人慢性病与营养状况监测相关工作。参与多项国家卫计委及农业部相关行业标准制修订工作。以第一作者及通讯作者发表中、英文学术论文40余篇。作为副主编发表专著一部。参加国内外学术交流数十次。2014年被中国营养学会聘为首批“健康传播专家”。2015年5月被中国营养学会授予“百名英才”称号。现为中国营养学会第九届理事会理事、中国营养学会基础营养学分会委员，中国营养学会青年工作委员会委员等。

Dr. Lichen Yang is a deputy director of the microelement office of the Nutrition and Health Department of China Disease Control Center, and also a director of the youth academic committee. Dr. Yang mainly focuses her research on micronutrients and health, micronutrient bioavailability and requirements, iron nutritional status evaluation standard system, the crowd micronutrient nutritional status monitoring and evaluation, and nutrition and efficacy evaluation of transgenic products. Dr. Yang has completed two National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, one "Eleventh Five-year" Science and Technology Support Project sub-task, four major projects for the Ministry of Agriculture, one China Nutrition Society Foundation project and two Danone Nutrition Foundation projects. Dr. Yang has revised a number of National Health and Family Planning Commission and the Minister of Health of China (MOHC) related industry standard system. Dr. Yang also participated in laboratory work related to the monitoring of the nutrition and health status of Chinese residents from 2010 to 2012 and the monitoring of adult chronic diseases and nutritional status in 2015. At present, Dr. Yang chairs one of the special projects of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, one of the major special projects of the Ministry of Agriculture, and one of the key projects of the NSFC. In addition, as the core member and executive director of the research group, Dr. Yang participates in various programs such as National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (‘863’ Program), National Key Basic Research Program (‘973’ program), MOHC program and international cooperation programs. Dr. Yang has published more than 40 academic papers in English and Chinese as the first author or correspondent author, and, also, published a monograph as an associate editor. Dr. Yang has participated in academic exchanges at home and abroad dozens of times. Currently, Dr. Yang has 4 graduate students and 4 doctoral students and is supervising 3 graduate students and assisting supervising 3 doctoral students. In 2014, Dr. Yang was appointed the first "Health Communication Expert" by the China Nutrition Society. In May 2015, Dr. Yang was also awarded the title of "Hundred Talents" by the China Nutrition Society. Now, Dr. Yang is the member of the 9th council of the Chinese Nutrition Society, the basic nutrition committee of the Chinese Nutrition Society and the youth working committee of the China Nutrition Society.

赵长海教授系空军军医大学（原第四军医大学）西京医院营养科主任、党支部书记，第四军医大学十佳青年教师，从事临床营养事业24年，发表学术论文40余篇，其中SCI论文5篇。擅长危重症及器官移植、代谢性疾病营养支持。赵长海教授在营养学科领域获得多项殊荣并担任多个领导职务，包括清华大学海峡研究院医学营养中心特聘教授，中国营养学会理事，中国医师协会营养医师专业委员会副主任委员，中国医疗保健国际交流促进会营养与代谢管理专业委员会副主任委员，中国研究型医院学会医学营养专业委员会常委，中国医师协会整合医学分会整合营养专业委员会主任委员，陕西省整合营养学会理事长，陕西省保健协会营养保健专业委员会主任委员，中国营养领导力培训班第五期班长。

Professor Changhai Zhao works at Air Force Military Medical University (formerly the Fourth Military Medical University) West Beijing Hospital. He is the Nutrition Department Director, Party branch secretary, the Fourth Military Medical University top ten young teachers, has engaged in clinical nutrition for 24 years, published more than 40 academic papers, including 5 SCI papers. He is proficient in nutrition support for critical illness, organ transplant and metabolic disease. Dr. Zhao holds various leadership positions in the field of nutritional science, including distinguished professor of Tsinghua University Straits Institute Medical Nutrition Center, director of China Nutrition Society, vice chairman of Nutritional Physician Professional Committee of Chinese Physicians Association, vice chairman of China Health Care International Exchange Association Nutrition and Metabolic Management Professional Committee, standing Committee of the Medical Nutrition Professional Council of Chinese research-type Hospital Society, chairman of Integrated Nutrition Committee of Chinese Physicians Association integrated Medicine Branch, director of Shaanxi Integrated Nutrition Society, chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Health Association Nutrition and Health Professional Committee, and China Nutrition Leadership Training Course Fifth monitor.

谢玲琳现任美国德州农机大学营养和食品科学系助理教授。她的主要研究方向是： 1. 母体饮食调节对子代肥胖发生的影响及其分子生物学和表观生物学机理的研究； 2. 心脏发育的分子和遗传学机理研究，尤其侧重于研究母体肥胖和糖尿病引起的子代出生缺陷尤其是先天性心脏病的机理研究。谢教授主持的研究目前已获得美国国立卫生研究院和美国心脏病协会4项基金支持。其研究成果发表在美国科学院院刊 PNAS，cell 子刊 cell development 等高水平刊物上。

Dr. Linglin Xie is the chair of the training committee. She is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University. Her research has been focused on two fields: 1) to evaluate the impacts of different maternal diet intervention on reducing the risks for offspring obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and to understand the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms involved; 2) to study the molecular and genetic mechanisms of heart development, with special interests in understanding how maternal obesity and diabetes are associated with a higher risks for offspring birth defects especially congenital heart defects. Dr. Xie’s research has been supported by the NIH-NIDDK, NIH-NHLBI and American Heart Association with as a PI of four different research projects. Dr. Xie has published 22 peer review articles in high impact journals involving PNAS, Developmental Cell, Human Molecular Genetics and the International Journal of Obesity, etc.

杜琛，美国注册营养师和德克萨斯州执照营养师，临床肠内肠外营养认证专家，美国爱荷华州立大学营养学学士，在读硕士。现任德克萨斯一家公立医院新生儿重病监护病房高级临床营养师。临床工作的主要方向是母婴营养。在医院，兼任对实习医师进行婴幼儿营养知识的教育。并协助主治医师团队，研究个性化营养对早产儿生长发育的影响。工作之余，杜琛在Texas Woman’s University进修硕士，主要研究方向是蓝莓植物多酚对关节炎的降炎、降低疼痛、和提高运动功能的作用，植物多酚抗炎机理，以及饮食抗炎。导师为Dr. Shanil Juma, 从1997年起致力于研究各类关节炎， 以及植物多酚对其影响。Dr. Shanil Juma在大小文献中发表过40多篇文章，对管理以及减缓关节炎做出了杰出的贡献。杜琛不仅在临床领域表现出色， 还活跃在各大营养学会。现任德克萨斯州营养与饮食学会基金会副财务总管，曾任德克萨斯东北区域达拉斯专业会议项目共同主席、达拉斯营养协会社区推广项目主席、达拉斯营养协会会员主席。她对营养的热爱及付出， 使她获得了2014-2015达拉斯营养协会颁发的义工奖，并获得2016-2017德克萨斯州年度杰出青年营养师的殊荣。

Chen Du is a Registered Dietitian in the United States, a Licensed Dietitian of Texas, and a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. She graduated from Iowa State University and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree.  She works as an Advanced Practice Clinical Dietitian Parkland Memorial Hospital (County Hospital) in Texas, specializing in Neonatal Nutrition and Maternal Nutrition. She also teaches Residents and Attending Physicians about neonatal nutrition management, and assists physicians to conduct research focusing on the effects of individualized nutrition plans on the growth and development of metabolic syndrome among low birth weight preterm infants. Chen Du is investigating “The Effect of Freeze Dried Whole Blueberries on Pain, Gait Performance and Inflammation in Individuals with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis” under Dr. Shanil Juma. Dr. Juma has been investigating plant polyphenols and their effects in osteoarthritis since 1997, and has published more than 40 articles in many well-known journals.

Chen Du is very active in professional organizations. She is the treasurer of the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. She was the Community Outreach Chair of Dallas Dietetics Alliance (formally Dallas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), the Membership Chair of Dallas Dietetics Alliance, and the Program Co-Chair of the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Northeast Region and Central Dallas Area. She is a recognized volunteer by Dallas Dietetics Alliance in 2014-2015 and is the 2016-2017 Texas Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award Recipient.

包巍博士目前任职于美国爱荷华大学流行病学系，担任Tenure-track助理教授和博士生、博士后导师。包博士毕业于华中科技大学同济医学院，获得营养与食品卫生学博士学位（2011）。此外，他曾获得华中科技大学同济医学院预防医学专业和武汉大学生命科学学院生物科学专业本科双学位（2006）。他曾在美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）完成流行病学方向博士后训练。包博士的研究兴趣主要集中在糖尿病、肥胖和心血管疾病的营养与分子流行病学。近年来，他也致力于研究环境因素对肥胖、糖尿病和神经发育的影响。他目前的研究得到了NIH、爱荷华州和爱荷华大学的资助。自2010年起，他已有75篇论文发表在国际期刊，其中包括JAMA、BMJ、JAMA Internal Medicine、Lancet Planetary Health 、Diabetes Care、American Journal of Clinical Nutrition、International Journal of Epidemiology等。

Dr. Wei Bao is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, USA. He earned his medical degree in Preventive Medicine in 2006 and his PhD degree in Nutrition in 2011 at Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. He completed his postdoc fellowship in the Epidemiology Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. His research interests mainly focus on nutritional and molecular epidemiology of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. He is also interested in environmental risk factors for obesity, diabetes, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. His research was funded by NIH, the Iowa State, and the University of Iowa. He has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including JAMA, BMJ, JAMA Internal Medicine, Lancet Planetary Health, Diabetes Care, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Epidemiology, etc.

Ye is the Chair of Member Services Committee in ICNYSN. He is also a PhD student who majors in Biochemical and Molecular Nutrition in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Currently, Ye is working with Professor Alice Lichtenstein on cardiovascular disease risks and dietary lipids. His research interest is to investigate the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine on human health using modern scientific technique. His goal is to apply nutrition science to serve the public. While Ye was in Professor Manju Reddy’s group at Iowa State University (ISU), he developed a new method that enables assessing dietary iron bioavailability quicker and cost less than the traditional method. He was also a Teaching Assistant for Nutrition, Biological and Anthropotomy courses in ISU. When graduating summa cum laude from the Dietetics program at ISU in 2015, he has been honored as a presidential scholar, honors program graduate, distinguished peer mentor, and alum of the month.

Pauline Wu 是北美营养医学健康咨询集团公司（简称：NANS）的创始人。「NANS」于2014年7月注册于加拿大B.C.省，团队秉持“优化营养是未来的药物”这一信念，开始进行以“营养医学”为核心的科普工作。在开始营养领域的创业之前，Pauline作为多家知名食品企业的品牌策略顾问活跃在市场传播领域，她有15年以上市场营销、广告及品牌策划的实战经验。2008年至2013年间，Pauline曾任盛世长城国际广告公司（Saatchi & Saatchi ）及博达大桥国际传媒广告公司（DraftFCB）两家著名国际4A广告公司的资深策略人及策略总监的职务。2015年，Pauline在中国上海创建了极养（上海）健康科技有限责任公司（简称：极养），致力于把海外优秀的华人营养学家、营养咨询师、临床营养师资源与国内营养师职业教育及高端营养诊疗市场对接，把前瞻的营养职业教育及精准、有效、以人为本的个性化营养干预解决方案带给需求巨大的中国健康管理机构与个人。

Pauline Wu is the founder and CSO of NANS-North American Nutri-Sciences Health Consulting Corp., which is a corporation registered in the B.C province of Canada and has been working on educating the public of the concept of “Nutritional Medicine” with the belief that “Optimum Nutrition is the medicine of the future” through the internet since Aug 2014. Prior to her start-up business in nutrition, Pauline has been a Marketing Communications Specialist & Brand Strategy Consultant with 15-years of experience in marketing, advertising & brand planning，especially in the Food Industry. From 2008 to 2013, Pauline worked as the Senior Strategic Planner and the Strategic Planning Director, respectively, in two international media communication corporations, Saatchi & Saatchi and DraftFCB. Pauline registered JiYang in Shanghai, China in 2015 and aimed to connect the overseas Chinese professionals in Nutrition Sciences and Clinical Nutrition to high-end healthcare and nutrition-related continuing education market in Mainland China.

俞岱青是澳洲执业营养师，澳洲营养师协会成员，弗林德斯慢性疾病管理授权人员。她2014年在Flinders大学完成临床营养硕士学位，然后开始在南澳洲首府阿德莱德从事私人诊所。她为体重管理，糖尿病，代谢性疾病，肝病，减重手术，癌症，慢性疼痛，慢性疲劳综合症，肠胃道疾病，食物过敏和不耐受的客人提供个性化营养干预。她也为社区来自不同文化背景的糖尿病患者设计和执行营养项目帮助他们提高自己管理疾病的能力。另外她还常在自媒体上写营养科普文章，粉碎营养谣言，推崇健康的饮食习惯。她经常参加再教育学习来提高自己的能力和更新自己的知识水平。在参加这些活动中她看到了中国营养从业者在世界范围的影响力不断增大。她十分愿意与全世界的营养工作者结识，希望为中国营养事业的发展做出小贡献。

Grace is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian in Australia, member of Dietitians Association of Australia, and certificated user of The Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program Tools.

She completed her Master degree in Nutrition and Dietetics in Flinders University in 2014, and then started her private practice in Adelaide. She is experienced in weight management, diabetes management, metabolic syndrome, liver disease, bariatric surgery support, nutrition for cancer, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, GI disorder, and food intolerance and allergies. She also designed and implemented nutrition programs in communities to help diabetes patients from different culture background achieve self-management and developed nutrition education resources in social media to promote health eating. She attends continuous professional development regularly to maintain competency and update knowledge. She also sees increasing influence from Chinese dietitians and nutrition scientists in the world. She is always willing to connect with dietitians and nutrition scientists worldwide and passionate about nutrition science promotion in China.

叶树茂能用分子营养学，厨艺，以及企业家的不同视角来看待人类健康问题，以期提高人们的生活质量和健康水平。他自幼对食物本身的原理和相互作用就有十分浓厚的兴趣，自学烹饪，并将烹饪的科学与艺术整合到营养学普及和干预之中。他对食物的独特理解和创新的烹调理念，让他在众多竞争者中脱颖而出，以非科班的身份摘得世界排名前列的米其林二星餐厅Mugaritz的工作学习机会。作为一个学者，他在塔夫茨大学从事心血管营养学研究 （博士在读）。叶树茂在进行学术研究的同时，还立志成为未来的企业家。在哈佛商学院期间，他和几位合伙人起草了关于中国留守儿童营养干预的计划。这个计划以它独到的结构和内容，被作为该课程的范例。叶树茂现任世界华人青年营养学者发展促进会 (ICNYSN) 会员服务委员会主任。学会自2015年成立以来，已经吸引了世界各地1700余位优秀的华人青年营养学者的加盟。他致力于将鼓励性的，无偏见的文化带入营养领域，使得来自不同背景的人都能够有所学习、有所成长。

By integrating lenses of molecular nutrition, culinary arts, and social entrepreneurship, Shumao brings unique insight to his work to improve human health and quality of life. As a self-trained chef, he gained a deep understanding of human eating behavior and how culinary science/ art can improve dietary structures. His innovative cooking demos and passion for cooking won him an offer from Mugaritz, a 2-Michellin starred restaurant in Spain. While as a PhD candidate doing cardiovascular nutrition research at Tufts University, Shumao explored his interest in social entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School and initiated a nutrition care project for children living in rural China. The project lead by him is now used as a fine example in SW47 course at Harvard. Shumao is now serving as the Chair of membership and service at International Chinese Nutrition Young Scholar Network (ICNYSN). Since founded in 2015, the young society attracted more than 1700 excellent nutrition scholars and practitioners to join. Shumao is committed to bring a supportive and non-judgmental culture to the nutrition community, where everyone with various backgrounds could freely grow.

茹苑，PhD, RD。2017年毕业于美国康奈尔大学，获得营养科学博士学位。期间她在康奈尔大学和美国罗切斯特大学医学院完成了注册营养师的社区、临床、管理实习并于2017年考取美国注册营养师资格证。博士期间师从Kimberly O O’Brien教授，主攻母婴营养，结合人群与机理，研究多胞胎铁代谢的问题。学成归国，现于浙江大学朱善宽教授实验室研究肥胖相关慢性疾病风险。曾获美国营养科学学会最佳博士课题奖、青年领袖课题展板奖、入围研究生课题奖决赛。学习营养学近十年，依旧对这个领域里新的知识和技术充满热情。希望可以通过自身努力贡献科学证据和方法于中国慢性疾病的预防与干预。

Dr. Yuan Ru received her Ph.D. Degree in nutritional science from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY in 2017. Meanwhile, she is a registered dietitian and completed her dietetic internship at Cornell University and the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. While Ru was at Cornell University, she worked with Professor Kimberly O O’Brien on maternal and neonatal nutrition. Currently, Ru is working at Zhejiang University on obesity related chronic diseases. Ru is the recipient of the 2015 American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Pre-doctoral Fellowship and the winner of ASN Emerging Leaders in Nutritional Science Poster Competition. She is always eager to pursue new knowledge and skills in the field of nutrition and public health. As for her professional goals, she wants to help prevent or reduce the occurrence of nutrition-related diseases.