Postdoc Feature
Joanie Martin, Ph.D.
Joanie is a postdoc in the Division of Nephrology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She earned her Ph.D. from Meharry Medical College in 2024, where she studied host protein defenses against HIV-1 infection, leading to a first-author publication in Viruses. Prior to that, she completed her Master’s in Agricultural and Environmental Science and her undergraduate degree in Laboratory Animal Science at NC A&T State University. Joanie’s current research focuses on sex-specific purinergic signaling in kidney cells and circadian blood pressure regulation in pregnancy. Originally from Charlotte, NC, Joanie is passionate about translational research and advancing our understanding of renal and cardiovascular physiology.