Yalda Moayedi

Dr. Yalda Moayedi is an Assistant Professor at the Pain Research Center in the Department of Molecular Pathobiology at New York University College of Dentistry. Her research focuses on the biology of somatosensory neurons that innervate the oral cavity and upper airway, investigating how information from these neurons guides oral functions such as flavor perception, feeding mechanics, airway protection, and vocalization. Dr. Moayedi earned her BS from The University of Texas at Austin and her PhD in Neuroscience from Baylor College of Medicine, where she studied the genetics of retinal and cochlear development. She completed her postdoctoral training at Columbia University, concentrating on the anatomy and physiology of mechanosensory neurons innervating the tongue. Dr. Moayedi started her lab at Columbia as an Assistant Professor in 2020, and later moved to NYU in 2023. Dr. Moayedi is recognized as a Kavli Fellow and the recipient of the AChemS Polak Young Investigator Award.