"Spider." The word evokes fear in the hearts of many. However, allow Dr. Amanda Brooks to take you on a journey to show the world that spiders are not creatures of our nightmares, but instead, inspire our dreams. Amanda received her B.S. from the University of Utah and her PhD. from the University of Wyoming, where she genetically engineered spider silk to be more elastic and developed protocols for single fiber mechanical testing. She then completed a Postdoc in Bioengineering at UCSD in cartilage tissue engineering, followed by a Postdoc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Bioengineering at University of Utah. She developed a controlled antibiotic releasing bone void filler for total joint replacements. Amanda was then promoted to the Research Assistant Professor at University of Utah after receiving a grant to develop an antithrombotic, anti-infective silk-based catheter coating. Amanda currently serves an Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences at NDSU. At NDSU, Amanda has a lively, student-focused research program with students working in the lab from 5 different majors across campus. Though there are different projects in the lab, spider silk is threaded through all of them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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