Dr. Priyanka Joshi is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center. Her research focuses on understanding how metabolites influence protein folding and misfolding in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Using innovative approaches combining biophysical techniques, cellular models, and advanced proteomics, she investigates the fundamental mechanisms that maintain protein homeostasis in health and disease. Her personal experience with glaucoma has deepened her commitment to understanding age-related diseases and developing therapeutic strategies.

Dr. Joshi completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry (Biophysics and Chemical Biology) with Prof. Michele Vendruscolo at the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded the Salje Medal for the best Ph.D. in Sciences. She was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Downing College, Cambridge to build her independent research program in Prof. Sir Christopher M. Dobson's laboratory at Cambridge. She also conducted research as a visiting scientist with Prof. Paola Picotti at ETH Zurich, and subsequently completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. Denis Titov at UC Berkeley. Her work has garnered international recognition, including the Everitt Butterfield Research Fellowship at Cambridge, Marie Curie Fellowship, Leading Edge Fellowship, selection for NIH's Experimental Program in Aging Research while at UC Berkeley and the GG2 Young Leadership Award sponsored by the Royal Air Force. She was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Science and Healthcare and British Vogue 25 Most Influential Women in Britain. She has also given a TEDx talk and an invited lecture at the prestigious Royal Institution of Great Britain. Dr. Joshi is committed to scientific outreach and actively engages in public discourse about aging and neuroscience research.

When not doing science, she is usually found experimenting with new recipes, exploring the outdoors with her dog, collecting maps and occasionally running along the Potomac.

Favorite wine: Alsace Rieslings