Dr. Gengyun Le-Chan is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Hartford with research expertise in exercise physiology, skeletal muscle biology, endocrinology, aging, and musculoskeletal disease. Her work focuses on estrogen and estrogen receptor signaling in regulating skeletal muscle performance, force potentiation, inflammation, and recovery following injury. She has also contributed to fundamental insights into mesodermal cell fate determination, neuromuscular junction maintenance, and joint and cartilage biology. Her integrative research spans molecular, cellular, and in vivo models, offering translational relevance for aging- and hormone-related musculoskeletal disorders. Her scholarly impact includes over 559 total citations (281 since 2021), an h-index of 8 (7 since 2021), and an i10-index of 8 (6 since 2021), reflecting sustained contributions to high-impact research in muscle and endocrine physiology.