Amanda Gunawan
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Hello! I’m a PhD candidate in Metabolic Biology and I’m currently studying the
compensatory mechanisms associated with CoQ deficiencies in brown adipose tissue
as well as developing and characterizing LNP-based treatments for metabolic disorders.
Before coming to the Bay Area I did my undergrad in Biochemistry at Michigan and I
grew up in Indonesia and Singapore. In my free time, I like to read, do yoga, take naps
and do ceramics.
Education and Research
University of California, Berkeley, PhD Candidate in Metabolic Biology (2019-Present)
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, B.S. in Biochemistry (2015-2019
Awards and Fellowships
Awards and Fellowships
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship (January 2023 – December 2024)
Kern Lipid Conference – Early Career Investigator (ECI) Travel Stipend Award (June
2024)
Ellsworth C. Dougherty Memorial Fund (May 2023)
Adelle Davis Scholarship (May 2022)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award (Spring 2021)