Joyce joined PCI as an Assistant Director of Licensing for the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) licensing team in 2023. She is responsible for faculty outreach, engagement, managing intellectual property and supporting commercialization of assets resulting from PSOM research. Prior to this role, Joyce held various licensing positions in both academia and industry. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from Louisiana State University and worked as a Postdoctoral research associate in the joint Biomedical and Engineering department at UNC, Chapel Hill, where she focused on developing modular microfluidic systems for various cancer and neuronal translational research applications.