Dr. Pace’s clinical interests primarily concern diseases affecting the small intestine and systemic diseases with gastrointestinal manifestations. Her research integrates genomics and metabolomics with microbial activity measurements to delineate the human and microbial components underlying complex disease states affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Pace will be joining the Rare Disease Clinic at the University of Utah. This unique clinic integrates the expertise of Gastroenterologists, Neurologists, Rheumatologists and Geneticists to diagnose and manage individuals with complex disease processes. She received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2007 and her M.D. in 2010. Dr. Pace completed her Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Utah and University of California San Diego as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program.