Atefeh Rabiee, PhD earned her Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology from Kharazmi University and her Master of Science in Biochemistry from Azad University, Science and Research Branch. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Southern Denmark. In 2014, she started as a postdoctoral research fellow at Copenhagen University, Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Basic Metabolic Research. In 2017, Dr. Rabiee was the recipient of a 4-year Stanford Bio-X Foundation Fellowship for visiting postdoctoral research scholar, a partnership between Novo Nordisk and Stanford.

A deep interest in disease biology and the ability to dissect the underlying mechanisms of human diseases drew her to pursue a career centered on biochemistry and molecular biology. Preventing and treating human diseases relies extensively on the efforts of basic science researchers, which serves as a strong motivator for Dr. Rabiee. Dr. Rabiee is a member of American Diabetes Association, American Physiological Society, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and the Rho Chi Society.