#  Amanda Xu 

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**For me, home is:** Ann Arbor, MI

**Prior degree(s):** BS in Neuroscience, University of Michigan

**Research experience before PiN:** Trained AI-based neural networks for quantification of animal behavior, investigated mechanisms of cold sensation in Drosophila

**Current research interests:** cancer neuroscience, neuro-immune interactions

**Interests outside lab:** running/walking, piano, sketching, watching movies/youtube



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2026-2027](/entry-year/2026-2027)
- ## People
    
     [Student](/people/student)