Dr. Natasha Jaiswal is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Jadiya Lab, where she leads a major project investigating the role of CLPB, a mitochondrial disaggregase protein, in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Her research focuses on how CLPB dysfunction contributes to mitochondrial stress and neuronal vulnerability, using innovative loss- and gain-of-function transgenic AD mouse models. Through a multidisciplinary approach combining biochemistry, behavioral neuroscience, and transcriptomic analysis, Dr. Jaiswal aims to uncover how CLPB influences amyloid pathology, neuroinflammation, and cognitive decline. Her work ultimately seeks to identify novel therapeutic targets that restore mitochondrial quality control in neurodegeneration.
Dr. Jaiswal's research is currently supported by a prestigious American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, highlighting the high-impact and translational value of her work.She earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from Friedrich Schiller University, Germany, where she developed strong expertise in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling and molecular biology. Outside the lab, Natasha enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling, and dancing—activities that reflect her energetic and well-rounded personality.
Education
- Research Associate, University of South Florida, USA, 2023 - 2024.
- Ph.D., Genetics, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, 2023
- M.Sc., Genetics, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India, 2018
- B.Sc., Chemistry, Zoology, and Biotechnology, St. Joseph's College, Bengaluru, India, 2016
Scientific Interests
Mitochondrial biology, Alzheimer's disease, Protein quality control, Neurodegeneration
Professional memberships and service
- 2024-Present, Member, American Heart Association (AHA)
Honors and Awards
- 2017 Karnataka State Eligibility Test/ Life Science for Lecturer/ Assistant Professorship
- 2019 CSIR- NET Lectureship, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
- 2019 Fellowship for Summer School of Molecular Medicine, Jena, Germany
- 2019 IZKF scholarship for a 3-year PhD program in Jena, Germany
- 2022 Best Poster Presentation at the 2nd Transatlantic symposium for Early Career Investigators2022 Best Poster Award at the 4GPCRnet International Symposium in Leipzig, Germany
- 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association
- 2025 Best Poster Presentation Award (1st Place) in Basic Science category at the 19th Annual Internal Medicine Research Symposium, Wake Forest University School of Medicine