Nikita Joshi

Nikita Joshi is a Principal Scientist at Moderna as of April 2023, previously serving in the same role at Pfizer from October 2019 to April 2023. Prior experience includes a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine from November 2016 to October 2019, where research focused on the role of immune cells in pulmonary disease pathogenesis. Nikita Joshi also held a Postdoctoral Research Associate role at Michigan State University for a brief period in 2016, following a PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the same institution, where research investigated coagulation mechanisms in liver disease. Earlier academic work includes a Master of Science in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, concentrating on the bioavailability and teratogenic potential of environmental nitrosamines.