Dr. Rekha Balakrishnan completed her PhD studies in Biochemistry at Madurai Kamaraj University from 2014 to 2019. Currently, she is a Postdoctoral fellow of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology at the Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research, City of Hope National Medical Center. Her research focuses on the role of skeletal muscle signaling regulators in type 2 diabetes, muscular dystrophy and cellular/molecular changes associated with endocrine disturbing chemicals. Her expertise includes Seahorse, Western blot, Confocal microscopy, Echocardiography, and working with in vivo/in vitro models. She is a member of American Heart Association and American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.