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Amanda Quijano, M.D., Ph.D.

Education:

  1. B.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
  2. Ph.D., Yale University

amanda.king@yale.edu

 

Research Interests:

Drug delivery to intracranial tumors, Radiosensitizing small molecules, Pediatric Neuro-oncology

Research History:

2015-2016: Yale Cancer Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

2014-Present: Graduate Student Researcher, Saltzman Lab - Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Radiosensitizer-Encapsulating Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

2012: Special Investigations, Saltzman Lab - siRNA Delivery to Intracranial Tumors Using Polymeric Nanoparticles

2011: Special Investigations, Niklason lab - iPSC Reprogramming Using mRNA Transfection, Yale University

2010: Institute of Regenerative Medicine Fellowship - Tissue Engineering of iPSC-Derived Vessels from Prenatal Fibroblasts, University of Pennsylvania

2009-2011: Undergraduate Researcher in Developmental Biology of Congenital Heart Defects, Gruber Lab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Research Interests

Drug Delivery
Gene Therapy
Tissue Engineering

Contact

Department of Biomedical Engineering  |  Yale University
Malone Engineering Center (map)
55 Prospect St.  |  New Haven, CT 06511

Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program | Yale School of Medicine
Amistad Research Building (map)
10 Amistad St.  |  New Haven, CT 06520

For Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in a research position in our lab! We have an application process to help match interested students with mentors and current research projects. Submission of applications are rolling, but we will review all applications on September 14th (fall term) and January 18th (spring and summer term). If you have any questions about the application, please contact anna.lynn@yale.edu. We look forward to receiving your application.

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