Dr. Amanda LeBlanc is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Louisville and directs a research program focusing on cellular therapies for coronary microvascular disease in women. Since joining the faculty in 2012, Amanda has achieved national funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Department of Defense. She was named one of Louisville Business First’s “Forty under 40” in 2018.

Originally from Clarksville, Indiana, Amanda was a 3-time I.H.S.A.A. State Champion while at Clarksville High School and was inducted into the Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2005. At Indiana University, Amanda was All-Big 10 in cross country and went on to compete for the University of Louisville while completing her Master’s Degree. Amanda graduated with her Ph.D. from West Virginia University in the field of exercise physiology in 2008.

Amanda and her husband, Blake, have 2 sons, Louis (6yo) and Émile (2.5yo), and a German Shorthaired Pointer named Julep. On the weekend you can find her at a number of places: running on the trails at Cherokee Park, at a wine tasting (self-proclaimed vino enthusiast), or at a UofL athletic event with the family. She’s currently training for her first ultra race, a 50k trail race in March 2020.