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      Home  >  University Faculty  >  Bindu Balakrishnan, MSc, PhD

      Bindu Balakrishnan, MSc, PhD

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      San Marcos, CA

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      College of Rehabilitative Sciences

      Education

      Doctor of Philosophy - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
      Master of Science - Kasturba Medical College

      Research Interests

      Neurological Disorders
      Multiple Sclerosis

      Areas of Expertise

      Heart Rate Variability

      Dr. Bindu Balakrishnan graduated with a Master of Science in Medical Physiology from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India and a Doctor of Philosophy in Neurophysiology from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bangalore, India. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins and the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, where she was involved in the study of maternal infection and fetal brain development in a rabbit and pig model.

      Dr. Balakrishnan has published various articles in peer-reviewed neuroscience journals. After her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Balakrishnan worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Dubuque, Iowa, teaching Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Human Physiology to undergraduates. She also taught Physiology to Physician Assistant students. She is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and joined the University in 2019.

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