Amanda Hussey

Amanda Hussey is a Scientist II at Microbial Machines, with previous experience as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. At MIT, Amanda's work involved determining post-translational modifications on HMGB4 and developing polyamine-based probes for detecting calcium permeable AMPA receptors. Prior to that, as a Research Technician at Monell Chemical Senses Center, Amanda worked on comparing tannin concentrations across species and investigating gastric taste receptors in mouse models. Amanda holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.