Amanda Rieffer

PhD Research Assistant

Positions & Titles:

  • PhD Research Assistant

Amanda is a fifth-year graduate student in the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics (BMBB) PhD Program. Though technically in the Harris Lab (now located at UTHSA), she has been warmly welcomed into the Moriarity Lab while she finishes her studies. She has a BS in Biochemistry from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Her research is focused on characterizing the dinucleotide biases of CBEs and utilizing assays to test in cellulo inhibitors of mutagenic APOBEC enzymes. When not in the lab, Amanda loves crocheting, anything horror-related, boardgames, gardening, and spending time with her two cats, Laszlo and Tig.