Amanda Biesecker: Program Director & Professor, ISAT

Professor, ISAT; Program Director, ISAT
biesecag@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. in Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University
- B.A. in Cell and Molecular Biology, Dartmouth College
- B.A. in Religion, Dartmouth College
- Foreign study in bioethics, University of Edinburg, Scotland
Scholarly Interests/Research Topics
- Virology, particularly virus-host interactions in diseases of global importance
- Virus-cell fusion
- Bioethics and bioethics education
Experience
- 2006-current Assistant Professor of Integrated Science and Technology, James Madison University. Faculty member in undergraduate degrees in ISAT and Biotechnology.
- 2004-2006 NIH IRACDA postdoctoral fellow, Emory University School of Medicine Postdoctoral Instructor, Spelman College