Amanda Wendt is a prominent Working Group Leader at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, specializing in Climate Change and Health since February 2020. Previously, Amanda served as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist and Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Heidelberg from October 2014 to February 2020. Amanda earned a PhD from Emory University, where involvement included two large-scale systematic reviews for the Gates Foundation and collaboration on various research projects related to nutrition and health in developing regions. Amanda's early career includes significant contributions as a Community Health Volunteer in the Peace Corps and research assistant roles at the University of Arizona, culminating in extensive skills in biochemistry and molecular biology with degrees in related fields.
PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its impacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Researchers examine the earth system's capacity for withstanding human interventions and devise strategies and options for a sustainable development of humankind and nature. Interdisciplinary and solution-oriented approaches are a distinctive characteristic of the institute.