Amanda Woodcock is Featured as Geekwire's Geek of the Week
Geek of the Week: Bioengineer by day and artist by night, Amanda Woodcock lives to create
Whether she is brainstorming solutions to a medical problem, or coming up with a new ceramic form, Amanda Woodcock is constantly creating in her worlds as both a bioengineer and as an artist.
Our very own Amanda Woodcock was recently featured as Geekwire’s Geek of the Week!
Woodcock, a Biomedical/Medical Engineering graduate from the University of Washington, points to her work on a specimen container in collaboration with the Paulovich Lab at Fred Hutch that rapidly freezes a biopsy sample at the point of care. The device will enable the use of mass spectrometry — an emerging patient selection tool for personalized oncology therapies.
My inspiration comes from the natural world. Billions of years of evolution has yielded a huge catalog of features, interactions and systems that we have much to learn from.
The story answers fun questions about Amanda’s background and future dreams, including who her role models are, what startup she would launch if given $1 million, and tips on how she manages every day work/life balance.