People

Directors

Name Phone Email Office

Lori Adams

Co-PI and Director, Iowa Biosciences Academy
Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Biology

 (319) 335-1322 lori-adams@uiowa.edu 169 BB

Tori Forbes

Co-PI, Iowa Biosciences Academy
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

 319-384-1320 tori-forbes@uiowa.edu W374 CB

Vincent G.J. Rodgers

Co-Investigator, Instructor for Iowa Biosciences Academy
Professor, Physics and Astronomy

 (319) 335-1219 vincent-rodgers@uiowa.edu 513 VAN

Brinda Shetty

Associate Director, Iowa Biosciences Academy

 (319) 335-0964 brinda-shetty@uiowa.edu 169 BB

Current Mentors

Name Phone Email Office

E. Dale Abel

IBA Core Mentor; Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

 319-353-3050 dale-abel@uiowa.edu 4312 PBDB

Ted Abel

Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-353-4534 ted-abel@uiowa.edu 2312 PBDB

Rima Afifi

IBA Core Mentor; Professor and Interim Head, Public Health Department of Community and Behavior Health

 (319) 384-1476 rima-afifi@uiowa.edu N432A CPHB

Alexander Bassuk

Professor of Pediatrics - Neurology; Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology

 319-356-7726 alexander-bassuk@uiowa.edu 2040 ML

Mark Blumberg

IBA Core Mentor; F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology

 (319) 335-2424 mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu E234 SSH

Debra Brandt

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

 319-384-8667 debra-brandt@uiowa.edu 464 MRF

Terry Braun

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

 (319) 335-6285 terry-braun@uiowa.edu 5318 Seamans Center

Gordon Buchanan

Associate Professor of Neurology

 gordon-buchanan@uiowa.edu

Thomas Casavant

IBA Core Mentor; Roy J. Carver, Jr. Chair in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering; Professor Biomedical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

 (319) 335-5953 tom-casavant@uiowa.edu 5316 Seamans Center

Diana Colgan

Asst Research Scientist, Internal Medicine

 (319) 354-1700 diana-colgan@uiowa.edu 3171C MERF

David Cwiertny

IBA Core Mentor; Associate Faculty Research Engineer, IIHR--Hydroscience & Engineering; Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

 (319) 335-1401 david-cwiertny@uiowa.edu 4655 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences

Dao-Fu Dai

Assistant Professor of Pathology; Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

 319-335-0194 dao-fu-dai@uiowa.edu 106C Medical Research Center

Ece Demir Lira

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 ece-demirlira@uiowa.edu

John F. Engelhardt

IBA Core Mentor; DEO and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

 319-335-7744 john-engelhardt@uiowa.edu 1-100 BSB

Polly Ferguson

Director, Pediatric Rheumatology; Professor of Pediatrics - Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

 319-356-1608 polly-ferguson@uiowa.edu 2040-A Med Labs

John Freeman

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences; Stuit Faculty Fellow

 319-335-3243 john-freeman@uiowa.edu 226 SLP

Jessica Goetz

Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

 319-384-4275 jessica-goetz@uiowa.edu 2181J-1 WL

Steven Green

Professor, Department of Biology

 (319) 335-1612 shgreen@iowa.uiowa.edu 238 BBE

Isabella Grumbach

Professor of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Internal Medicine

 319-384-4610 isabella-grumbach@uiowa.edu 4336 PBDB

Bin Z. He

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

 (319) 467-0158 bin-he@uiowa.edu 336 Biology Building East

Andrew Hollingworth

IBA Core Mentor; Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-335-2964 andrew-hollingworth@uiowa.edu W306 SSH

Grazyna Kochanska

Stuit Professor of Developmental Psychology

 319-335-2409 grazyna-kochanska@uiowa.edu G7 SLP

Young Do Koo

Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Internal Medicine - Division of Endocrinology

 (319) 335-5505 youngdo-koo@uiowa.edu 4312 PBDB

Emily Kroska

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-335-0191 emily-kroska@uiowa.edu 470 PBSB

Ryan LaLumiere

IBA Core Mentor; Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-335-3657 ryan-lalumiere@uiowa.edu E219 SSH

Gregory LeFevre

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

 (319) 335-5655 gregory-lefevre@uiowa.edu 4106 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences

Dominique Limoli

Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

 319-335-1955 dominique-limoli@uiowa.edu 203 Eckstein Medical Research Building

Fang Lin

Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

 319-335-7746 fang-lin@uiowa.edu 1-404 BSB

Susan Lutgendorf

IBA Core Mentor; Professor, Department of Psychology

 (319) 335-2432 susan-lutgendorf@uiowa.edu E228 SSH

Ashutosh Mangalam

Assistant Professor, Pathology

 319-335-8558 ashutosh-mangalam@uiowa.edu 1080-A Medical Laboratories

Jeffrey Murray

IBA Core Mentor; Professor, Department of Pediatrics

 (319) 335-6897 jeff-murray@uiowa.edu 2182 ML

Isaac Petersen

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-467-1014 isaac-t-petersen@uiowa.edu 309 STH

Bryan Phillips

Associate Professor; Associate Chair for Graduate Education/Director of Graduate Studies

 (319) 335-2071 bryan-phillips@uiowa.edu

Vincent G.J. Rodgers

Co-Investigator, Instructor for Iowa Biosciences Academy; Professor, Physics and Astronomy

 (319) 335-1219 vincent-rodgers@uiowa.edu 513 VAN

Aliasger Salem

Professor, Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics

 (319) 335-8810 aliasger-salem@uiowa.edu 452 CPB

Diane Slusarski

Professor

 (319) 335-3229 diane-slusarski@uiowa.edu 246A Biology Building

Sarit Smolikove

IBA Core Mentor; Associate Professor

 (319) 335-1977 sarit-smolikove@uiowa.edu 308 Biology Building

Daniel Tranel

IBA Core Mentor; Professor (Neurology/Psychological & Brain Sciences)

 319-384-6050 daniel-tranel@uiowa.edu 2206 RCP

Ingrid Ukstins

Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences

 (319) 335-1824 ingrid-peate@uiowa.edu 237 TH

Edward Wasserman

Stuit Professor of Experimental Psychology

 319-335-2445 ed-wasserman@uiowa.edu 478 PBSB

Chung-Fang Wu

Professor, Department of Biology

 (319) 335-1091 chun-fang-wu@uiowa.edu 239A Biology Building

Charles Yeaman

Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

 319-335-8782 1-400E BSB

Yuan Zhang

Associate of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism

 (319) 353-5505 yuan-zhang-1@uiowa.edu 4312 PBDB

Undergraduate Students

Name Email Mentor Program Year

Madison Anae

IBA Scholar

 madison-anae@uiowa.edu Ingrid Ukstins 2019

Nicole Boodhoo

Science Alliance Intern

 nicole-boodhoo@uiowa.edu Gordon Buchanan 2021

Amanda Caraballo

Science Alliance Intern

 amanda-caraballo@uiowa.edu Bin Z. He 2020

Adelisa Dedic

IBA Scholar

 adelisa-dedic@uiowa.edu Grazyna Kochanska 2020

Mikayla Eppert

IBA Scholar

 mikayla-eppert@uiowa.edu Sarit Smolikove 2020

Floyd Evans

IBA Scholar; 2019-20 Science Alliance Intern

 floyd-evans@uiowa.edu Jeffrey Murray 2019

Dustin Fykstra

IBA Scholar

 dustin-fykstra@uiowa.edu Alexander Bassuk 2019

Cristina Garcia

IBA Scholar

 cristina-garcia@uiowa.edu Steven Green 2020

Sofia (Camila) Gomez

Science Alliance Intern

 camila-gomez@uiowa.edu Diane Slusarski 2021

Bryan Guevara

Science Alliance Intern

 bryan-guevara@uiowa.edu Dao-Fu Dai 2020

Renato Jensen

IBA Scholar

 renato-jensen@uiowa.edu E. Dale Abel 2019

Emily Krogstad

Science Alliance Intern

 emily-krogstad@uiowa.edu Ece Demir Lira 2021

Michelle Krumm

IBA Scholar; 2020 Science Alliance Intern

 michelle-krumm@uiowa.edu John Freeman 2020

Lexi Leali

IBA Scholar

 alexis-sharp@uiowa.edu Vincent G.J. Rodgers 2020

Ricardo Lozano Flores

IBA Scholar

 ricardo-lozanoflores@uiowa.edu Fang Lin 2019

Hannah McCumber

Science Alliance Intern

 hannah-mccumber@uiowa.edu John F. Engelhardt 2021

Mayra Narvaez Cardenas

IBA Scholar

 mayra-narvaezcardenas@uiowa.edu David Cwiertny 2019

Odysseus Orr

Science Alliance Intern

 odysseus-orr@uiowa.edu Edward Wasserman 2020

Joshua Peterson

IBA Scholar

 joshua-peterson@uiowa.edu E. Dale Abel 2020

Elias Shaeffer

IBA Scholar

 elias-shaeffer@uiowa.edu Terry Braun 2020

Cally Tucker

Science Alliance Intern

 cally-tucker@uiowa.edu E. Dale Abel 2021

Anthony Vitale

IBA Scholar

 anthony-h-vitale@uiowa.edu Isabella Grumbach 2020

Jia Zhao

IBA Scholar

 jia-zhao@uiowa.edu Bin Z. He 2019

Undergraduate Alumni

Name Email

Maurisa Aimable

Research Assistant, Dows Institute UIowa

Tartil Ali

MA Student at University of Iowa

 tartil-ali@uiowa.edu

Vanessa Alizo

PhD Candidate in Neuroscience at the University of California - Irvine

 vanessa-alizo@uiowa.edu

Maya Amjadi

MD/PhD Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison

 maya-amjadi@uiowa.edu

Salma AshShareef

IBA Scholar

 salma-ashshareef@uiowa.edu

Jacqueline Bannon, MS, BSN, RN

PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

 jacquann@nursing.upenn.edu

Sarah Bannon

PhD Candidate in Psychology, Stony Brook University

Anamar Blanes

PhD Candidate in Chemistry at Georgetown University

 anamar-blanes@uiowa.edu

Chelia Briner

BSN

Alfonza Brown

MPH, Epidemiology at the US Army Public Health Center, Baltimore, MD; Postgraduate Summer Research Fellow ORISE at U.S. Army Public Health Command

Nicole Cady

Research Assistant - University of Iowa

 nicole-cady@uiowa.edu

Natalia Cardona

Process Improvement Engineer, Alcoa

Michael Dominguez

PhD Program in Applied Physics at the University of Michigan

 michael-dominguez@uiowa.edu

Steven Dominguez, Jr.

Education Analyst - UCSF School of Pharmacy; MS Program in Global Health Studies, UC San Francisco

 steven-dominguez@uiowa.edu

Alessandra Dutra

2019-20 Science Alliance Intern

 alessandra-dutra@uiowa.edu

Timothy Fuqua

PhD Program in Molecular Biology, EMBL - Heidelberg, Germany

 timothy-fuqua@uiowa.edu

LauRen Gaines

MPH Student - University of Minnesota

Lander Geadelmann

PhD Candidate, Plant Biology at Iowa State University

 lander-geadelmann@uiowa.edu

Ashlynn Gerth

PhD Candidate in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience) University of Illinois, Chicago

Alejandra Gonzalez

PhD Program in Nursing, University of Iowa

 alejandra-gonzalez@uiowa.edu

Maia Griffith

Student at Emory University School of Medicine

Chelsea Higgins

IBA Scholar

 chelsea-higgins@uiowa.edu

Zosia Horak

MHA Candidate at the University of Iowa

 zosia-horak@uiowa.edu

Camille Jaime

PhD Student, Immunology at Johns Hopkins University

 camille-jaime@uiowa.edu

Kaitlyn Jones

Home Health Aide at HomeSafe

 kaitlyn-jones@uiowa.edu

Olivia Jones

MPH Student (Epidemiology) at The George Washington University

Benjamin Kirk

Fall 2019 - IBA Scholar; Spring 2019 - LSAMP Intern

 benjamin-kirk-1@uiowa.edu

Evan Lamb

MD/PhD Program, University of Virginia

 evan-lamb@uiowa.edu

Rikki Laser

PhD Candidate in Psychology at Cornell University

 rikki-laser@uiowa.edu

Nicholas McCarty

PhD Program, California Institute of Technology

 nicholas-mccarty@uiowa.edu

Alexis Miller

Research Associate, Cedars-Sinai

 alexis-n-miller@uiowa.edu

Alexandria Miller

PhD Program in Clinical Psychology, Suffolk University

 alexandria-miller@uiowa.edu

Hannah Miller Campbell

PhD Program in Biochemistry, University of Iowa

 hannah-miller@uiowa.edu

Elissa Monteiro

PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology at University of California, Riverside

 elissa-monteiro@uiowa.edu

Jorge Moreno

PhD Program in Molecular Biology, Princeton University

 jorge-moreno@uiowa.edu

Margaret Mungai

Fulbright Research Scholar in Biology

 margaret-mungai@uiowa.edu

William Narhi-Martinez

PhD Program in Cognitive Psychology, The Ohio State University

 william-narhi@uiowa.edu

Maria Nunez Hernandez

PhD Program in Biochemistry, The University of Iowa

 maria-nunezhernandez@uiowa.edu

Chibuzo Nwakama

MSE Student, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Iowa

 chibuzo-nwakama@uiowa.edu

Angela Olvera

MD/PhD Program, University of Wisconsin - Madison

 angela-olvera@uiowa.edu

Evan Paelmo

Registered Nurse

 evan-paelmo@uiowa.edu

Allison Peroutka

PhD Student in Chemistry at Colorado School of Mines

 allison-peroutka@uiowa.edu

Megan Powers

PhD Student, Biology at the University of Washington

 megan-m-powers@uiowa.edu

Edgardo Ramirez

Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellow, National Cancer Institute; Research Assistant, Northwestern University

 edgardo-ramirez@uiowa.edu

Nicole Richardson

MPH Student (Epidemiology) at Emory University

Nicholas Rolston

PhD Candidate in Applied Physics at Stanford University

Edwin Sagastume

Biochemical Engineer at Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Iowa City, IA

 edwin-sagastume@uiowa.edu

Lucero Sanchez

PhD Candidate in Chemistry at Indiana University

Nicholas Sattler

PhD Program in Biology, University of Oregon

 nicholas-sattler@uiowa.edu

Ashley Segura-Roman

PhD Candidate, Molecular & Cellular Biology at University of California, Berkeley

 ashley-segura-roman@uiowa.edu

Callie Shannon

 callie-shannon@uiowa.edu

Shacoya Smith

Orthodics & Prosthetics Student at St. Petersburg College

Paul Taufalele

PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

 paul-taufalele@uiowa.edu

Hannah Tykol

 hannah-tykol@uiowa.edu

Tracy Vo

MPH Student at Columbia University

 tracy-vo@uiowa.edu

Lynn Wang

MA Student in Mental Health and Counseling at University of Missouri

 xinyang-want-1@uiowa.edu

Jesse Weiss

PhD Candidate in Nursing, University of Iowa

 jesse-weiss@uiowa.edu

Frederick Zasadny

PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering, George Washington University

 frederick-zasadny@uiowa.edu

Graduate Alumni

Name Email

Rondine Allen

Graduate Research Assistant

 rondine-allen@uiowa.edu

Toby Avalos

Advisor, Centralia College

 toby-avalos@uiowa.edu

Franklin Bright

Graduate Research Assistant

 franklin-bright@uiowa.edu

Johnny Cruz Corchado

Graduate Research Assistant

 johnny-cruzcorchado@uiowa.edu

Victoria Parker

Graduate Research Assistant

 victoria-parker@uiowa.edu

Jessica Ponce

Graduate Research Assistant

 jessica-ponce@uiowa.edu

Eric Rodriguez

Postdoctoral Scientist, Indiana University

 eric-a-rodriguez@uiowa.edu

Brigitte Vanle

Postdoctoral Scientist, Cedars-Sinai

 brigitte-vanle@uiowa.edu

Amanda Ward

Graduate Research Assistant

 amanda-m-ward@uiowa.edu

Brittany Williams

Graduate Research Assistant

 brittany-williams@uiowa.edu

University of Iowa Advisors

Name Phone Email Office

Daniel Eberl

Professor

Pamela Geyer

Professor

 (319) 335-6953 pamela-geyer@uiowa.edu 3135E MERF

John Keller

Interim Vice President, OVPR&ED; Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate College

Colleen Mitchell

Associate Professor; Director, SLOAN Center

Ann Ricketts

Assis. VP for Research, Communications & External Relations

Sheila Schechinger

Senior Assistant Director, Outreach & Recruitment, UI Admissions

James Torner

Professor and Head of Department of Epidemiology

Dan Weeks

Professor; Director of Graduate Studies in Biochemistry

External Advisors

Name Phone Email Office

Sarah England

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Former IBA Director

 (314) 286-1798 Englands@wustl.edu

Richard McGee

Associate Dean for Faculty Recruitment & Professional Development

 (312) 503-1737 r-mcgee@northwestern.edu Rubloff Building Suite 12-129

Michael Summers

Professor

 (410) 455-2527 summers@hhmi.umbc.edu CHEM 182A

Staff

Name Phone Email Office

All Staff Virtual Office Hours

Halin Chung

Graduate Research Assistant

 halin-chung@uiowa.edu

Devon Dawson

Graduate Research Assistant

 devon-dawson@uiowa.edu

Chelsey Gates

Graduate Research Assistant

 (319) 467-1463 chelsey-gates@uiowa.edu 169 Biology Building

Steve Kehoe

Marketing Coordinator, Iowa Biosciences Academy
Administrative Services Coordinator, Biology

 (319) 335-1051 steve-kehoe@uiowa.edu 143 Biology Building

Laura Kowalski-Bliss

Administrative Services Coordinator

 (319) 467-1483 laura-kowalski-bliss@uiowa.edu 169 Biology Building

Prospective Mentors

Name Phone Email Office

Saba Rasheed Ali

Professor, Counseling Psychology; Associate Dean for Research, College of Education

 319-335-5495 saba-ali@uiowa.edu 362 LC

Bengi Baran

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-467-4541 bengi-baran@uiowa.edu 370 PBSB

Martine Dunnwald

Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

 319-384-4645 martine-dunnwald@uiowa.edu 1-532 BSB

Charles Grose

Professor of Pediatrics - Infectious Disease

 319-356-2270 charles-grose@uiowa.edu 2111 ML

Daniel Hyer

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology; Medical Physics Residency Director

 319-356-2441 daniel-hyer@uiowa.edu 01615 Pomerantz Family Pavilion

Allison N. Jaynes

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy

 (319)-335-3799 allison-n-jaynes@uiowa.edu 404 VAN

Mike Knudson

Clinical Professor of Pathology; Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology

 319-467-5129 c-knudson@uiowa.edu SW247 General Hospital

Emily Kroska

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

 319-335-0191 emily-kroska@uiowa.edu 470 PBSB

Molly Nikolas

Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

 319-335-2455 molly-nikolas@uiowa.edu E112 SSH

Peggy Nopoulos

IBA Core Mentor; Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Department of Neurology

319-384-9264 peggy-nopoulos@uiowa.edu W278 General Hospital

David Soll

Professor, Department of Biology

 (319) 335-1117 david-soll@uiowa.edu 302 BBE

Elizabeth Stone

IBA Core Mentor; Associate Professor, Chemistry

 (319) 384-1863 betsy-stone@uiowa.edu W376 CB

Thaddeus Wadas

Associate Professor of Radiology - Division of Nuclear Medicine

 319-356-8213 thaddeus-wadas@uiowa.edu