Jadiya Pooja, PhD

Dr. Pooja Jadiya is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She earned her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Neurobiology) from the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) in India and completed postdoctoral training in Neurobiology at Temple University, where she received the prestigious NIH K99/R00 grant for the fellow-to-faculty transition. In 2022, Dr. Jadiya joined the faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Her expertise spans neurobiology, aging, molecular biology, cell biology, animal genetics, and biochemistry. Her research focuses on mitochondrial calcium signaling, quality control pathways, and cell death in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Jadiya’s work has been published in top-tier journals, including Nature Communications, Nature, Cell Reports, and Science Signaling. She is funded by the NIH, Alzheimer’s Association, and American Heart Association, underscoring her significant contributions to neurobiology and aging research.