About the Speaker:

Bio:

Amanda was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She earned her A.B. in chemistry at Cornell University, where she did undergraduate research in the laboratory of Prof. James M. Burlitch, synthesizing copper phthalocyanine nanoparticles. She completed her graduate studies in analytical chemistry with Prof. Jonathan V. Sweedler at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her thesis work focused on the development of mass spectrometric and bioinformatic strategies to predict and identify neuropeptides.

Currently, Amanda is a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Member of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention group in the Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University. She is also the Co-Director of the Proteomics Shared Resource for the OSU Cancer Center.

Research:

Our research interests lie at the intersection of analytical chemistry and chemical biology, with a focus on cancer biology. Cancer is a complex disease, requiring sophisticated and systematic strategies to deliver knowledge that will lead to improved treatment options for patients. Individuals trained in a wide range of scientific topics and possessing a substantial breadth of knowledge are best positioned to tackle this challenge. In the Hummon Research Group, we develop analytical methods to evaluate both the proteome and metabolome in cancer cells, while exploring the deregulation in cancer-associated signal transduction pathways.