Javaria Munir

Area of Specialization

Her research lies at the intersection of extracellular vesicle biology, molecular nutrition, neuroscience, and therapeutic delivery. She investigates dietary and milk-derived extracellular vesicles and their roles in infant nutrition and gut-brain health, as well as their therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative diseases and brain cancer. Her earlier research examined epigenetic regulation, cell migration, and signaling in cancer.

Teaching

• Molecular Cell Biology (BIOL 310)
• Molecular Genetics (BIOL 422)
• Capstone Seminar on Extracellular Vesicles (BIOL 460)

Background

Year of arrival: 2025
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology William & Mary

Previous Positions:

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
• Visiting Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Visiting Faculty, National Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Integrated Biomedicine, Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, South Korea
• Lecturer, Nanoscience and Technology, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan
• Lecturer, Biology, Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Education:

• Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Science (Cancer Epigenetics), Soonchunhyang University, South Korea
• M.Phil. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
• M.Sc. in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan