About Amy
Positions Held:
2005 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Member, Colorado Initiative in Biotechnology
Member, Center for Neuroscience
University of Colorado, Boulder
2001-2005: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow
Advisor: Roger Y. Tsien
University of California San Diego
Biosensor Design, Fluorescence Imaging, Calcium Signaling
Education:
2001 Ph. D. Biophysical Chemistry, Stanford University
Advisor: Edward I. Solomon
Field: Biophysical and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Thesis: Spectroscopic Studies of the Multicopper Oxidases: Probing the Nature and Reactivity of the Different Copper Sites
2000 M.A. Science Education, Stanford University
Emphasis: Curriculum Development and Teacher Education in Science
1994 B.A. Biophysical Chemistry, Dartmouth College
Advisor: Karen E. Wetterhahn
Thesis: The Effect of Ascorbate and Glutathione on the Interaction of Chromium (VI) with DNA
Honors and Awards:
2011 Featured in the National Institute of General Medical Science Publication 'Findings'
2010 Ed Stiefel Young Investigator in Bioinorganic Chemistry
2010 NSF Career Award
2010 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
2007 Whitehall Foundation Award
2004 FASEB Conference Calcium and Cell Function, Best Postor Invitational Lecture
2003 Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award, NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
2000 Franklin Veatch Memorial Fellowship, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
1999 Centennial Teaching Award, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
1994 2nd Place Sigma Xi Poster COmpetition, Dartmouth College
1994 Merck Index Award, Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College