Dr. Jessica Alvarez, PhD, RD, is an Associate Professor in the Division Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids of the Department of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She is a registered dietitian with a Master's in Clinical Nutrition and a PhD in Nutrition Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Alvarez's research focuses on the role of nutrition and body composition on metabolism in chronic diseases, including cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. Her research, supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, integrates state-of-the-art metabolomics with many aspects of nutrition research including rigorous clinical trials, body composition analysis, biomarker assessment, analysis of dietary intake and physical activity, and the microbiome. Dr. Alvarez also serves as Director of the Certificate Program in Translational Research within the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance.
