Najiba Mammadova

Najiba Mammadova, Ph.D., currently serves as the Associate Director and Xenium Catalyst Product Leader at 10x Genomics since October 2023. Prior to this role, Najiba held various positions at Akoya Biosciences, Inc. from January 2020 to October 2023, including Senior Global Product Manager and Business Development Lead for Spatial Biology Services, where responsibilities included leading the Spatial Tissue Exploration program and developing commercialization strategies for new products. Najiba's earlier experience includes roles as a Reagent Sales Specialist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Iowa State University, alongside a Graduate Research Assistant position focusing on neurodegenerative diseases. Najiba also worked as a Research Scientist at Indiana University School of Medicine, specializing in the development of antibiotic candidates. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Immunobiology from Iowa State University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Anthropology from Purdue University.