Amanda Kossoff Email & Phone Number

Potomac, Md, Us

Tamil Nadu, India

UPenn Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) Summer Internship Program

Currently working on developing measurable KPIs around the launch of the Fitler Club's Impact Agenda and the relaunch of the Fitler Foundation.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Leading a cohort of four to six students providing blood pressure readings and other primary health screenings at a shelter for the unhoused community in West and North Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Helping scientists & researchers transform their discoveries from Penn laboratories into successful biotech spinouts.

United States

- Charitable Popcorn Business: 100% of profits donated to charitable causes- Fox-5 News, CBS, the Churchill Observer, Pandemic Pivots, City Lifestyle Magazine, The Tide, Hello World, the Future is Female, Newsbreak, Girls With Impact, The MoCo Show, DC News Now, Female Factor, Washington Jewish Week, etc.- Generated over $33,000 to benefit various charitable organizations- Sold over 3,300 units (popcorn bags, popcorn tins, favor bags)- Hosts popcorn-making workshops with the Friendship Circle (empowering youth with disabilities)- 30+ partnered organizations, 20+ supported charities

Ngoma Kenya brings the arts to children living in Kenya so they can release their full creative potential.

Rehovot, Center District, Israel

One of 70 students selected globally to conduct high-level research at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Interned for Dr. Guy Nadel in the Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology to develop a project titled "Comparing β-like Importin Activation via Forskolin Stimulation in Normal Vs. Breast Cancer Cells." Spearheaded the creation, development, and circulation of the "ISSI Social Journal," overseeing a team of six editors for a 67-page journal commemorating and reflecting upon the summer.

Interview & author blog posts about NGCP Board members; Panelist (STEM without Boundaries, Youth Intrepid Summit, National Collaborative Institute Panel); Plan and execute board meetings

United States

Teach dance classes incorporating life skills, confidence, and focus; taught 200+ young dancers, develop dance curriculum, produce staged performances

Center For Advanced Biomedical Research - Bu Medical Campus

Selected as one of 80 students out of 1,600 applicants for RISE internship track. Studied the effect of bicarbonate on maximal response amplitude and absolute sensitivity to light in mouse rod photoreceptors. Presented at the annual RISE Poster Symposium.

Represented 162,680 MCPS students as part of the Montgomery County Regional - Student Government Association.

Maryland, United States

Current support of the Clinical Immunology department at Novavax includes serological assays for COVID-19 vaccine, seasonal influenza vaccine, and a combination vaccine for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza. Through this eight week internship, I entered, analyzed, and verified pipette accuracy and precision derived from single channel and multiple channel calibration certificates in order to prevent volume inconsistency in R&D, CI testing, and lab experiments. I also individually presented my research entitled “Verifying Pipette Accuracy and Precision Through Analysis of Single Channel Calibration Certificates” to the Clinical Immunology Department as a culmination.

- Gained hands-on experience in buffer exchange, Maxiprep, Western Blotting, SDS Page, streaking E. Coli, and cell viability.- Shadowed processes such as monoclonal antibody purification and cell culture.- Produced and extracted recombinant DNA from E. Coli using Maxiprep with high yield, later used to transfect mammalian cells to produce SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.- Gained training in GxP: Good Documentation Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, Good Clinical Data Management Practice, Good Safety Practice.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computational Biology

Activities and Societies: Netter Center Student Advisory Board, Arts House Dance CompanyOffered jointly by Penn’s College of Arts &.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics

Activities and Societies: Wharton Cohort Director, Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare ClubVagelos Life Sciences & Management (LSM).

Education record

Activities and Societies: Ethics Bowl (Captain), Churchill Student Ambassador, Churchill Philosophy and Ethics Club (Founder, President).