People

Lori Adams, Ph.D.

Director, Iowa Sciences Academy

Co-PI, UI-MARC; Co-PI, UI-LSAMP

Associate Professor of Instruction, Department of Biology

lori-adams@uiowa.edu

319-335-1322

Tori Forbes, Ph.D.

Co-PI, UI-MARC

Professor, Department of Chemistry

tori-forbes@uiowa.edu

319-384-1320

Vincent G.J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Co-PI, UI-LSAMP

Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

vincent-rodgers@uiowa.edu

319-335-1219

Ted Abel, Ph.D.

Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology

Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute

ted-abel@uiowa.edu

319-353-4534

Saba Rasheed Ali, Ph.D.

Research Team LSAMP

Professor, Counseling Psychology

Associate Dean for Research, College of Education

saba-ali@uiowa.edu

319-335-5495

Mirra Anson, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Academic Support and Retention, University College

Kelly Baker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health

kelly-k-baker@uiowa.edu

(319) 384-4008

Elsy Barahona

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

Program Year

2022

Mentor

Martha Carvour

Bengi Baran, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

bengi-baran@uiowa.edu

319-467-4541

Ana Barroso

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

ana-barroso@uiowa.edu

Elizabeth Barroso

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

Program Year

2022

Mentor

Ling Yang

Alexander Bassuk, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pediatrics - Neurology

Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

alexander-bassuk@uiowa.edu

319-356-7726

Melissa Bates

Associate Professor Health and Human Physiology

melissa-bates@uiowa.edu

319-335-7972

Andrew Beckett, PhD

Associate Dean, University College

Nick Benson, JD

Director, Office of Community Engagement

nicholas-benson@uiowa.edu

319-384-3464

Josie Bliss

IBA Scholar 2021-Present

josephine-bliss@uiowa.edu

Program Year

2020

Mentor

Maurine Neiman

Mark Blumberg, Ph.D.

F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu

319-335-2405

Terry Braun, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

terry-braun@uiowa.edu

319-335-6285

Gordon Buchanan, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology

gordon-buchanan@uiowa.edu

319-335-9812

Azeez Butali, Ph.D.

Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine

azeez-butali@uiowa.edu

319-335-8980

Emily Buys

Marketing and Event Assistant

emily-buys@uiowa.edu

Sebastian Cabrera

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

sebastian-cabrera@uiowa.edu

Daniel Carson

IBA Scholar - 2021 to Present

daniel-carson@uiowa.edu

Program Year

2021

Mentor

Ryan LaLumiere

Martha Carvour, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases

martha-carvour@uiowa.edu

Thomas Casavant, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

tom-casavant@uiowa.edu

319-335-5953

Seren Castellano

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

seren-castellano@uiowa.edu

Johanna Castillo Aguirre

UI-LSAMP Intern

Program Year

2021

Mentor

David Drake

Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biology

chi-lien-cheng@uiowa.edu

319-335-2583

Catherine Cherwin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Nursing

catherine-cherwin@uiowa.edu

319-335-7654

Kiley Christopher

Science Alliance Intern (2022-2023)

Program Year

2022

Mentor

Yuriy Usachev