Amanda J Fischer

Amanda J Fischer has had a long and varied career in the field of biotechnology. Amanda J began their career in 1997 as a Research Assistant at Humboldt State University, where they conducted genetic mapping and phenotypic analysis of genes involved in spermatogenesis in C. elegans. Amanda J then moved on to Purdue University in 2000, where they identified and characterized the calcium spikes produced in S. cerevisiae in response to salt stress. In 2001, they became a Graduate Student at UC Davis, where they directed evolution of the Cyanobacterial Phytochrome 1. In 2004, they became a Graduate Intern at Novozymes Biotech Inc, where they designed and implemented a gene targeted mutagenesis technique using transposons for directed enzyme evolution experiments. In 2006, they joined Novozymes as a Staff Scientist, where they were a Technical Lead, Project Lead, Technical Execution at the Bench, and Supervisor. Amanda J was responsible for automation and scale down of processes for the production of GMO fungi for enzyme production strain improvement. In 2021, they joined TurtleTree as the Director of Precision Fermentation, where they are directing internal and external R&D efforts around microbial strain engineering for recombinant protein production, engaging and directing technology partnerships, and building up in-house capabilities for microbial strain engineering.

Amanda J Fischer attended Humboldt State University from 1994 to 1999, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology, General. Amanda J then attended the University of California, Davis from 1999 to 2005, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Cellular & Molecular Biology.