Amanda Maldonado is a freelance science writer and copy editor for Breastcancer.org. Amanda also works as an associate editor for a medical communications agency. She has work experience in microbiology lab work, clinical research, and immunotherapy.

Amanda earned a Bachelor of Arts in Medicine, Science and the Humanities from The Johns Hopkins University. She also earned a Master of Health Science in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology from the Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Master of Arts in Science Writing from The Johns Hopkins University.