Dr. Diana Betancourt is a renowned researcher in the field of type 2 diabetes, known for her groundbreaking work on the disease’s causes and potential treatments. She is currently 45 years old and holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
After earning her PhD, Dr. Betancourt spent several years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Medical School, where she conducted research on the molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance. She then joined the faculty at Stanford University, where she established her own laboratory to further investigate the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.