#  Joia Capocchi 

 

 



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**For me, home is:** Santa Fe, New Mexico

**Prior degree(s):** B.S. in Neurobiology, UC Irvine

**Research experience before PiN:** 6 years as full-time tech in Neuroimmunology (Mathew Blurton-Jones Lab at UC Irvine MIND) studying microglia cell therapies, 2 undergraduate research appointments in Microbiology (Dr. Jennifer Martiny Lab, Dr. Katrine Whiteson Lab at UC Irvine) exploring the gut microbiome in Alzheimer's Disease, 12 lab notebooks, and ~166,400 mg/caffeine.

**Current research interests:** Brains and bugs! I am interested in neuroimmune+microbiome+brain interactions in disease.

**Interests outside lab:** living history, recreating counterfeit fast food, losing at mini golf.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2025-2026](/entry-year/2025-2026)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)