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Amanda Moors Recognized for NIST Biorepository Work

Amanda Moors

Amanda Moors began her biobanking career with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2005 and serves as the Program Coordinator of the NIST Biorepository in the Chemical Sciences Division. Amanda oversees the day-to-day operations inside the NIST Biorepository ensuring safety measures are in place and followed in the facility, while also maintaining a bank of monitored liquid nitrogen vapor-phase and mechanical freezers. She also coordinates with collection partners and collaborators around the USA to collect, process, and archive marine animal tissues for real-time and retrospective environmental contaminants analysis. Additionally, Amanda collaborates with partner agencies to develop and implement standardized collection procedures to efficiently collect, transport, and ship samples to researchers during field work.   

Created April 26, 2022